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Lenard Simpson

Lenard Simpson is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lenard was mostly self-taught through high school, but his natural ability and musicianship earned him accolades such as membership in the esteemed Grammy Camp Jazz Session, and an outstanding soloist award at the Mingus Jazz Competition in New York City. Lenard has had the opportunity to play and travel with artists such as pianist and composer-Billy Childs, Kurt Elling, Marquis Hill, and Clayton Cameron. Lenard received a B.M in Jazz performance at Northern Illinois University. While studying at NIU, Lenard was awarded first place in Chicago’s esteemed Luminarts Jazz Competition. 

Along the Way

By Clarence Hines

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: In Transit; Carry On; A Tad of Thad; April Green; All This Time; Altered States; Evening Song; What's Up With That?

Live in Chicago

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Poppy Seed; Streak of Blue; Spheres; Evening Camel; Eagle.

Altered States

November 12, 2026

Album: Along the Way
By Clarence Hines
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 08:27

A New Beginning for Lenard Simpson

by David Bixler
February 2, 2026

What does it mean to embrace a new beginning? For Chicago alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, it means answering the call of faith. Inspired by the prophet Isaiah's famous directive to “forget the former things; do not dwell on the past," Simpson's release, New Beginnings (Lenard Simpson Music, 2024), is a stirring, soulful journey. With pianist Julius ...

Kenny Reichert: Live in Chicago

by Glenn Astarita
January 16, 2026

Kenny Reichert has been steadily building his reputation within the modern jazz world, and Live in Chicago stands as perhaps his most revealing statement to date. Recorded at Pro Musica with a hand-picked quartet featuring alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, bassist Ethan Philion, and drummer Devin Drobka, this five-track collection captures something increasingly rare in contemporary jazz ...

Vocation

By Julian Davis Reid

Label: Self Released
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name ft. Tramaine Parker & Lenard Simpson 2. What a Wonderful World ft. Lenard Simpson 3. Textures (For Carmen) 4. Moan (For Hearts of Flesh) ft. Tramaine Parker, Narykcin & Lenard Simpson 5. Dressing the Wound (For Black and Palestinian Life) ft. Lenard Simpson, Micah Collier & James Russell Sims 6. My Parents’ Greatest Gift to Me (For Winston, Everett, Emmanuel, and Rebecca) 7. Share a Smile (For Lydia and Rebecca) ft. Micah Collier 8. Cockroach, Pheasant, Butterfly (For Those Seeking Dawn) 9. Precious Still (For When We Forget) ft. Tramaine Parker 10. Nerve to be Super (For Michael) ft. Lenard Simpson 11. Nevertheless Hope (For Mom and Dad)

Billy Childs Quartet at the Newman Center

by Geoff Anderson
February 7, 2025

Billy Childs Quartet Newman Center Denver, CO February 1, 2025 Billy Childs is equally at home in both the jazz and classical worlds. He has worked with prestigious ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and served as president of Chamber Music America, among ...

Switch

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Switch; Pivot; Things Aren't What They Seem; Acquaintance; Cherry; Vanguard; Shadows; The Midnight Sky; Farewell.

Rift

By Alex Beltran

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lulu; Bird Dance; Sub Rosa; Frequency; Fragments; Jay; The River Will Decide; Rift.