One of the most optimistic and genuine guys you’ll meet, Jimmy talks about the positive influence his dad had on him, the pressure he often felt being “Harry’s son”... a great story about the best gig he had as part of the house band for Bon Jovi’s birthday party - playing alongside Roger Waters, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney… some tough times he went through, loads more: 

Jimmy Leahy started playing guitar at age 7, learning from his dad, Harry - a well-known jazz player and a prolific teacher in New Jersey. Jimmy’s toured and recorded with John Waite, Patty Smyth, Martha Davis, Gloria Gaynor, Alison Krauss, currently on tour with Dennis DeYoung, from Styx

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