A marriage between two souls, saxophone and voice, their music together and depth of feeling is both intimate and intensely powerful...
Kenny and Leah Soderblom
Kenny:
From his Chicago roots, saxophonist, bandleader,
producer, Kenny Soderblom has had a multifaceted career as a full time musician. His 8 years with the CBS/ Chicago Staff Orchestra, performing on all the woodwind instruments, led him into the free lance world where he played on thousands of TV and radio commercials.
In addition, Kenny found time to contract and play with orchestras for: Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Helen Merrill, Henry Mancini, Julie Andrews, Burt Bacharach, Benny Goodman, Anita O’Day, Mel Torme, Steve and Eydie, Louis Bellson, Oliver Nelson, Ken Nordine, Jaco Pastorius, Bobby Rosengarden {Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Jerry Lewis Telethons}, Dick Hyman {92nd Street Y in New York} TV show in Chicago with Tom Waits, soloist with Sarah Vaughan and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and many others.
Nine country tour of jazz festivals with Gerry Mulligan.
Four years as musical director Chicago Theatre.
Associate music director Magic Mountain opening season,
in Los Angeles, contractor of musicians for name acts, Ravinia Festival.
Leah:
Former Philadelphian: Multilingual singer, actress and dancer, Leah has modeled internationally, performed with symphony orchestras, big bands {including Lawrence Welk and The Guy Lombardo Orchestra}, acted in industrial films, sung at jazz festivals throughout the country and much more.
She has sung for Bruce Swedien at his recording studio in Ocala, Florida. She has recorded with Brazilian guitarist/ singer Paulinho Garcia, performed with world reknowned jazz steel drummer Othello Mollineaux, outstanding jazz
pianists, Kenny Drew, Jr., Richard Drexler and Judy
Roberts, to name a few.
From her beginnings as a classically trained mezzo
soprano, singing fluently in 6 languages, Leah has
flowered into a multi-ranged performer, equally
comfortable singing jazz standards, Broadway treasures, Brazilian classics, torch songs and the passionate sounds of Fado.
While in Lisbon Portugal in 2007 she received a standing ovation singing Fado for an International audience.
During the 1980ʼs Leah performed on several luxury liners, among which, was the elegant Fiffanella.
She continues to push the envelope and has added sign language to her repertoire.
Together:
They have performed for select audiences aboard Regent and Crystal Cruise Lines and will be performing on the Seabourn Odyssey later this year.
Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago 2007.
Concert Series with Judy Roberts, Greg Fishman, and Paulinho Garcia at Eclecticity, the place to shop in Chicago.
Also Aronimink Golf Club and Philadelphia Country Club, Main Line Philadelphia, Indian Creek Country Club, Bal Harbour, Florida.
CD release party for over 200 people at the grand estate
of John H. McCoy in Villanova, PA.
Featured performers during Jan Schneider’s congressional political campaign.
Sarasota Jazz Festival -2008
Recently they had 3 cd release parties at high end condominiums on Longboat Key, Florida among them Grand Bay, where they received 2 standing ovations.
Kenny and Leah also performed for Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation, Patty Duke and The Sunshine From Darkness Foundation and Hospice of Florida.