Television and video
Television
Jennifer Jane Leitham has numerous television appearances to her credit including:
A&E Presents: An Evening With Mel Tormé Live From The Disney Institute
The Tonight Show with The Ed Shaughnessy Quintet
Night Court with Mel Tormé
The Christmas Songs with Mel Tormé, Maureen McGovern and Doc Severinsen on PBS
Impressions of Hollywood Boulevard with Tommy Tedesco on VH1
The Arsenio Hall Show with Doc Severinsen
Live with Regis and Kathy Lee with Doc Severinsen
The LA Women's Fest with Sweet Baby J'ai on LOGO
She has also appeared in the following videos:
Live from Ambassador with Mel Tormé
A&E Presents Mel Tormé Live From The Disney Institute
Hollywood Gypsy with Tommy Tedesco
The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio Live In Tokyo - (live DVD) Universal UCBJ1004
Video
Jennifer and her East Coast Trio playing at Proline Music January 3, 2009 with John di Martino on piano and Sherrie Maricle on drums:
Beat the Meatles
The Trashman Cometh
Solo bass on Keni's Song
The Jennifer Leitham Trio playing Oscar Pettiford's Tricotism at the 2006 Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival. Josh Nelson piano, Randy Drake drums. After the sound conflict is resolved, (Jennifer takes matters into her own hands), the ballroom swings! (Jeff Michelson camera, Helen Hill editing)
Jennifer's trio playing compositions from "The Real Me" at the 2006 Sweet and Hot Festival.
Turkish Bizarre
C.O.D.
Woody Herman Alumni concert in 2006. Jennifer is visible at the very beginning. She's off-camera after that, but she can be heard! (With the Herd!)
Pre-transition Jennifer playing with Doc Severinsen and the old Tonight Show Band.
Another pre-transition link to a recording session for Pete Rugolo in 1999. Jennifer is in an isolation booth and can be seen in the lower left under the podium in the shots of Pete as he conducts the session.
2007 Sacremento Jazz Jubilee, a traditional jazz fest. The Migrant Jazz Workers play impromptu, seat of the pants sets, it's a style that differs from Jennifer's own groups but still a lot of fun. Traditional? Hey! A girl's gotta eat!
Jennifer's solo begins at the 3-minute mark
Jennifer plays an arco solo on "Blame It On My Youth"
Jennifer gets her solo spot at about the 5-minute mark
No solo, but very pretty
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't
The Mountain Dew commercial that featured Mel Tormé. Jennifer's bass can be heard quite clearly.
"A COTA Christmas" at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on December 29, 2008. Featuring Bob Dorough (p), Nancy Reed (v), Spencer Reed (g), Sherrie Maricle (d) and Jennifer Leitham (b).
Playing for Chihiro Yamanaka in Japan:
Chazuke
Snippets from some recent gigs that were shot on digital cameras (that also shoot videos). ← Back
At Cafe 322
At the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee
At the Playboy Jazz Festival with the all-female big band DIVA
