Len Skeat

Len Skeat
Len Skeat at Upwell Jazz Club, 2020
Len Skeat at Upwell Jazz Club, 2020
Background information
Birth nameLeonard Skeat
Born(1937-02-09)9 February 1937
East London, England
Died9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 84)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
Years active1960s–2021

Leonard Skeat (9 February 1937 – 9 March 2021) was a British[1] jazz double-bassist, and the younger brother of Bill Skeat, a saxophone player (1926–1999).[2][3]

  1. ^ "RIP Len Skeat (1937 -2021)". Londonjazznews.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 400. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  3. ^ Len Skeat Musical Biography Jazzsteps.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.