Oakwood resident and University of Dayton music professor, Jimmy Leach, plays trumpet and sings a wide range of jazz music, including works composed or performed by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Tom Jobim, and Richard Rodgers. Jimmy Leach has appeared locally at the Dayton Art Institute, the Levitt Pavilion, and the Masonic Temple. Jimmy’s past performances include shows with Shirley Jones, Johnny Mathis, and T. S. Monk, Jr.

Fellow musicians include Christian Berg, bass; Phillip Burkhead, piano; Jim Leslie, drums.