Artist description Louis Landon has played classical music for Mikhail Baryshnikov on national and international tours. He has played Latin music with "Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers" on national and international tours. He has played pop music with Rupert "Pina Colada Song" Holmes on television and national tours. He has played rock & roll with John Hall, opening for "Little Feat" on national tours. He has written and produced music for film, video, and commercials, including three years of "best plays" and "bloopers" commercials for the National Basketball Association. As a recording artist, Landon has released four CD's. He is currently performing a concert program called "The Gershwins, Cole Porter, & Me."

Music Style Jazz on Love Songs & Jazz, Smooth Jazz on Joyous Spirit and Joyous Spirit 2, Pop/Rock on Feel This!

Musical Influences Miles Davis, Keith Jarret, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, John Mayall

Similar Artists John Pizzarelli, Harry Connick Jr. on Love Songs & Jazz

Artist History Louis Landon has earned a living writing and performing music since he was fourteen years old. As a recording artist, he has led the Louis Landon Trio for ten years. "Love Songs & Jazz," was released in 1994 and "Joyous Spirit," was released in 1997. "Real Good Feeling" on the "Feel This!" CD, released in the summer of 1999, reached #23 on the mp3 pop charts. His latest CD, Joyous Spirit 2 has climbed both the "Smooth Jazz" charts and the "New Age" charts and is currently the #1 selling jazz CD on mp3.com. His personal mission in life is to create a more emotional world by creating and performing music from his heart.

Group Members On "Love Songs & Jazz" Louis Landon - piano and vocals, Jon Hart - Acoustic Bass, Joe Mantia - drums. On "Joyous Spirit" Louis Landon plays all instruments. On "Feel This!" Louis Landon plays keyboards and guitars as well as performing all vocals (except back-up vocals on the song "Take Me Away," sung by Katy Wagner. On Joyous Spirit 2, Louis Landon plays keyboards and guitars with Billy Drewes on tenor and soprano saxes.

Instruments Piano, keyboards, guitar, and vocals

Albums Love Songs & Jazz, Joyous Spirit, Feel This!, & Joyous Spirit 2

Press Reviews THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 1999 ==== JAZZ MAN IS POSITIVE ABOUT FEEL-GOOD MUSIC --- Profile by Nadia Wynters ---- Age is just a number to a 40 something musician who has devoted his life to jazz with a positive vibe. "I feel like I started all over again," said Louis Landon, a jazz musician from Thompsonville. "I want to create an attitude where people can feel good about themselves and about others. It can be the feel behind the song that stirs up a positive mood." Landon plays regularly throughout the mid-Hudson and has no intention of slowing down. "I feel physically and mentally, like I am in my 20s." And he said that age is just a number. "There's always time to learn new material."

Additional Info FROM FIRST NIGHT 2000 --- A NEW YEARS CELEBRATION CONCERT --- from the program -- Louis Landon, of Thompsonville, hung out with Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt, and James Taylor when he played keyboards on national tours with the John Hall Band. He double-dated with Mikhail Baryshnikov when he played synthesizer for the great dancer in Paris and Japan. And as a son of bandleader/comdeian Leo de Lyon, he ate pot roast at home with Phil Silvers and went backstage in Vegas hotels and Brooklyn's Paramount Theatre to meet start such as Nat King Cole and Dion. Landon is well known for his musical direction of the

Location Thompsonville, NY - USA

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