The Sounds of Jazz with Leo Rayhill
Leo Rayhill hosts the “Sounds of Jazz” every Sunday afternoon from 5p until 6p on the CLASSIC FM main channel (91.3, WCNY in Syracuse, 89.5, WUNY in Utica, and 90.9 WJNY in Watertown and southern Ontario), but Leo is heard everyday of the week from 2p until 6p on the digital channel related with the frequencies noted above... WCNY-HD3, WUNY-HD3, and WJNY-HD3. With an HD radio, you can tune-in to hear Leo share some of the world’s greatest jazz from his lifetime personal collection of music.
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Leo has introduced jazz to countless listeners, and his love of the music is demonstrated by the fact that he voluntarily hosts the program. Rayhill says his passion for jazz is the reason he has hosted the show for so long, especially since he was also the owner of a roofing and siding business until just a few years ago.
“Jazz has captivated me since his childhood,” says Rayhill. The owner of the bar behind his father’s business in Utica introduced him to the genre over 70 years ago. “Right away, I was hooked,” says Rayhill. Highlighting those years, Rayhill has had the honor of interviewing jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and others. The Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse also honored Rayhill in 2002 f or “his dedication to jazz and Central New York”.
Rayhill, a native Central New Yorker, resides in Fayetteville with his high school sweetheart, Joan, a jazz fan by marriage. “Music and jazz have always been a big part of our lives,” says Joan. They have four children.
Photo: Leo Rayhill
Credit: CNY Link 2007
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