LEIGH PILZER - JEN KRUPA QUINTET
Leigh Pilzer is a native of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. She began her musical studies on piano and cello, switching to saxophone after hearing the music of the Count Basie Orchestra. She attended Berklee College of Music where she majored in Jazz Composition and Arranging. California native Jen Krupa attended the University of North Florida to study with Rich Matteson, Bunky Green, and Jack Peterson and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Trombone Performance. Jen was accepted into the inaugural class of The Juilliard School's Institute for Jazz Studies, earning an Artist Diploma in Jazz Studies.