Leon Jean-Marie

Leon Jean-Marie is a 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist and singer creating music that is funky, bluesy and soulful. Leon Jean-Marie’s first involvement with music came aged 10, when his dad bought him a guitar, kindling an early love of Nirvana and Led Zeppelin. In his mid-teens he was part of a five-part R&B group called Syndicate. Syndicate recorded some demos in a top-flight London studio. One of the owners of the studio spotted his enthusiasm and gave Leon Jean-Marie a job as runner.