Who is Jimmy Leslie?

Jimmy Leslie is a renaissance man on the Bay Area music scene wearing several musical hats with a signature style.  

Music Journalism: Guitar Player and Lats & Atts

Jimmy Leslie is internationally respected as the Frets Editor at Guitar Player, as well as event coordinator for GP Presents. He’s interviewed everyone from Carlos Santana to Jack White, and coordinated GP Presents events ranging from Paco de Lucia to Buddy Guy. Leslie also creates entertainment content for Latitudes & Attitudes focused on the soundtrack to the cruising lifestyle.

Original Artistry: Spirit Hustler and Solo

Leslie is a freak freehand guitar stylist, a soaring singer and a natural storyteller. The singer-songwriter landscape may be flooded, but only one cat sings in a soaring tenor with such grace and power while ripping acoustic-electric in a percussive modern fingerstyle that makes heads spin. Leslie can deliver entire song structures in a solo setting, but he’s happy to surround himself with other virtuosos and let them shine. more...

Bay to Bayou

Leslie’s solo records Surfin’ the Swamp and Dance Until Forever feature players from Galactic and the Honey Island Swamp Band, respectively. They combine the dreamy/funky charms of sister cities San Francisco and New Orleans.

The Allmond Brothers Tribute

The Allmond Brothers is the Bay Area’s top tribute to the Allman Brothers Band. Playing the Dickey role as “Trickey Frets,” Leslie leads a killer lineup including Josh Brough (Poor Man’s Whiskey) and Jules Leyhe, more...

Guitarfish Festivals and Touring

Leslie co-founded the Star City Music Festival and the Guitarfish Music Festival, with the latter taking its title from Leslie’s eco-musical, more...