Lenny White

Lenny White
White at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2016
White at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2016
Background information
Birth nameLeonard White III
Born (1949-12-19) December 19, 1949 (age 74)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • bandleader
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion
Years active1968–present
Websitelennywhite.com

Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".[1][2][3]

White has won three Grammys and one Latin Grammy.[4][5] His song Algorithm Takedown won Best Song at the Cannes World Film Festival in 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "All About Jazz: Lenny White biography". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Lenny White". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  3. ^ Kara Yorio (December 19, 2013). "Teaneck's Lenny White to play four nights at Jazz Standard". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016. White, a two-time Grammy winner, is one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion. His first recording gig was with Miles Davis on the groundbreaking "Bitches Brew" album that was released in 1970.
  4. ^ "Artist Lenny White". Grammy Awards. February 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Latin GRAMMYs". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cannes World Film Festival - Remember the Future | June 2023 Winners".