Genres:
Acoustic, Alternative, Alternative Country, Blues, Country, Experimental, Indie Pop, Indie Rock Sponsored by SideCho, Jazz, Pop, R & B, Rock, Singer-Songwriter (female), Southern Rock
Jennifer leads the Whalers with a Joni Mitchell songbird quality tempered by Carole King’s songwriting style and a delivery touching on everyone from Chrissie Hynde to Edie Brickell.
From the sound of the trenchant folk/blues of Gods & Nations, and the driving, impassioned emotion at the heart of "Patron", Leonhardt is a gale force to be reckoned with.
Leonhardt plays blues with vivid modern lyrics and harmonies. For her latest album, she wove the influence of her family of artists and musicians and the impact of Katrina into flowing Americana ballads."
Why this girl is not one of the top acts in the country is beyond me--her singing is like throwing a lit cigarette out a car window, she's an absolute runaway wildfire. Her band's live show wais some of the hardest, rootsy-est rhythm-n-blues-'grass ever.