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Jimmy Leach is a professional musician living in Holland, MI where he directs the Wind Symphony and teaches trumpet as a Visiting Professor of Music at Hope College. Since moving to Michigan in the summer of 2005, he has performed with the Grand Rapids Symphony, the West Shore Symphony, and the Michigan IAJE Reading Band.

Prior to moving to Michigan, Jimmy lived in the Boston area for eight years as he worked toward a DMA in trumpet performance at Boston University, where he studied with Tom Rolfs, principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His dissertation research involves Louis Armstrong and his singing.

Around New England, Jimmy performed in both jazz and classical settings with many diverse styles from avant-garde jazz to historic performance on period instruments.
A native of Oklahoma, Jimmy has played with many top musicians including Johnny Mathis, Shirley Jones, Emanuel Ax, the Irish Tenors, Alan Dawson, Rich Matteson, George Roberts, Thelonius Monk Jr., and Marlena Shaw. Jimmy has also performed at Disney World, Opryland, Fenway Park, the Aspen Music Festival, and around the world on Holland America Line ships.

As an educator, Jimmy has served in public schools and universities including five semesters at Harvard College where he received three Certificates of Distinction in Teaching for his work as a teaching assistant with classes in music history, music theory, and jazz. Jimmy has presented papers at the Midwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society and the International Association of Jazz Educators.