Are you a musician who has performed at Smalls or Mezzrow in the past and doesn’t have an artist account then please contact us directly at musician@smallslive.com.
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
Royalties are paid directly to the musicians by The SmallsLIVE Foundation.
Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Bob Leto
Drums
Recently Added
06/07/2008
Smalls
The Bob Leto Group
Upcoming Shows
Bob Leto, heard for the first time on record in Burn'in the Blues (CAP 2000), is a jazz drummer's drummer. Bob's fastidious, provocative drumming is a cornucopia of jazz styles, says Proctor Lippincott of the New York Times. Mixing the old and the new is the direction he paves on his debut record, Burn'in The Blues. Burn'in the Blues is a collaboration with guitarist John Abercrombie, alto saxophonist Vincent Herring and Hammond B-3 player Jeff Palmer. My first exposure to standards came when my parents took me to Broadway musicals. Buddy Rich was also a beginning influence, along with Max Roach and Joe Morello. When I was 18, I won a National Endowment for the Arts award to study with percussion masters Joe Morello and Tony Williams. Tony Williams taught me musical concepts, inspiring me to play in more experimental environments, while Joe Morello focused specifically on classical technique. I backed rock singer Pat Benatar, a former neighbor and classmate in Lindenhurst, New York, during the 1970s, before heading off to Boston to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music. I was a regular performer at Sonny's Place in New York in the mid-1980s, where I performed with Billy Mitchell of the Count Basie Band, in addition to leading various jazz combos. My latest recording, Cheesecake, a trio with bassist Dominic Duval and guitarist Tim Siciliano, is an eclectic set of jazz...creat(ing) fresh renditions of jazz classics. Cheesecake features Leto, Duval and Siciliano reviving, exploring and uplifting eight songs by famous jazz musicians including an original by Siciliano.(Scott Yanow, jazz critic and author). Weblinks:www.myspace.com/bobletotrio