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Dr. Leslie J. Deutsch has had a long and broad musical career. His father taught him to play trumpet early on and began instruction in classical organ and harmony at age 11. He taught himself to play several instruments each year so that now he performs on almost all keyboards, brass, and woodwinds. This helps in his work as a composer of classical and jazz music.
Les also studied Mathematics and combined his two interests while working for his father, the inventor of the first digital musical instruments. Les retired in late 2022 from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he was the Deputy Director for Interplanetary Networks - which includes NASA's deep space communications and navigation capabilities. He recieved NASA's Distinguished Service Medal in 2023, the highest award NASA bestows. He holds over 25 patents, mostly in electronic music.
Les has been the organist at his alma mater, Caltech, since his sophomore year. While in school, Les worked as a concert and church organist, earning money to buy musical instruments. He has played Dixieland since his undergraduate days and has played with the New Bull Moose Party Band, the Hot Frogs Jumping Jazz Band, and the Tenth Avenue Jazz Band before joining the Night Blooming Jazzmen (NBJ) in 2001. Les took over leadership of the NBJ in 2022.
Les still plays at Caltech. He has played trumpet, trombone, alto and bari sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo, tuba, horn, and percussion with the wind ensemble and trumpet, sax, and piano in the big band. He also plays keyboards in the Ka-Band (a bop group) and reeds in his own band, Living Stereo. He has been privileged to work with some of the top names in jazz including Eddie Daniels, Al Vezutti, Bill Watrous, Gary Foster, Wayne Bergeron, Gordon Goodwin, and many, many others.The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
