Background
His parents ran a music store and his father was a jazz guitarist. His father started booking him gigs from the age of ten.
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Mike LeDonne
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At 21 he graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music and moved to New York City, playing with the Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra.
Career
He has worked with Benny Golson since 1996 and performs under his own name all over the world. LeDonne is also known as one of the leading players of the Hammond B3 organization Since 2001 he has performed every Tuesday evening at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City.
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson described LeDonne as "one of the most promising and talented pianists of this era." LeDonne made his recording debut in 1988 and joined Milt Jackson"s Quartet.
He performed with the band for 11 years and eventually became the Quartet"s musical director He has also worked with many of the masters of jazz history such as Benny Goodman, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Hutcherson, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie.
