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jen leigh

i got an itch, i got a fire...

About Me

    guitarist/songwriter/singer/dirty jenny born & raised in CT/now calling lala land home some of my passions are american bulldogs, funk music, performing, analog, all things jimi, MMA, tattoos, purple anything & spirals i endorse & play RMC wah pedals, MESA BOOGIE amps & MAXON effects pedals i DON'T "play like a girl" ...dig ! i have been featured in the book UNCOMMON SOUND, as well as ROLLING STONE, Guitar Player, Guitar ONE & Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazines i took 2nd place in the world in the 1998 Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition Finals & was the only woman i currently write articles & do fighter interviews for various MMA websites (see blog) for the past decade i have been touring, performing & recording with a long list of diverse artists (see below) i am currently writing & recording new material for an upcoming solo album :

    Michael Jackson
    George Clinton & P-FUNK
    Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely
    Kelis
    Sweet Honey in the Rock
    Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band
    Vicki Randle
    Cindy Blackman
    Chuck Rainey
    DRUGS
    420 FUNK MOB
    Mark Batson
    Bonnie Hayes
    Gail Ann Dorsey
    Lizz Wright
    BETTY
    Buddy Miles
    BIG SISTER (my old band-released SO HI HOW ARE YOU in 2000 on Universal/Capricorn Records with a 3 1/2 star review in Rolling Stone)
    for more info/media/press/etc please visit : www.jenleigh.com
    for all business inquiries please contact : [email protected]
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Music:

Member Since: 1/3/2006
Band Website: jenleigh.com
Band Members:
Influences: hendrix, mom, baybean, wendy melvoin, the meters, george clinton, funkadelic, fela, shuggie otis, W&L, betty davis, sly, stones, janis, lita ford, the runaways, tom verlaine, lou reed, jeff beck, pink floyd, motown, beatles, led zep, allman bros, skynyrd, pantera, 24-7 spyz, black crowes, robert lee castleman, AC/DC, the sun
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Record Label: beancountersall4ofem
Type of Label: None

My Blog

THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE/mma-underground.com & my MMA articles

ok...so i LOVE the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) & mixed martial arts in general...and if you think that's weird...well, i really don't care ! haha i used to play the "star spangled banner" ala...
Posted by jen leigh on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:59:00 PST

April 4th-opening for Ani DiFranco !!!!

April 4th - I’ll be getting crazy with my friend ANIMAL PRUFROCK’s new band, ALLORA (she is formerly of Bitch&Animal), opening for none other than ANI DIFRANCO @ the Orpheum ...
Posted by jen leigh on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:52:00 PST

the infamous DUELING GUITARS video ...

http://stage6.divx.com/user/MrMari/video/1595639/Funkadelic: -Mike-Hampton-vs--Jenn-Leigh check out the link above...hopefully it works? the myspace police took it down off here months ago...why, i do ...
Posted by jen leigh on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:48:00 PST

*new songs*

i have 4 new songs/demos on my page... THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE was written in honor of the MMA community, the fighters, fans, etc...it is a positive message lyrically for ANYONE who fights...
Posted by jen leigh on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:25:00 PST

RIP Baybean-my precious American Bulldog

as many of you know, i lost my precious american bulldog, BAYBEAN, on November 22nd @ 1:24pm.   she had been sick for months with various problems, and could not recover from a severe p...
Posted by jen leigh on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:38:00 PST

UNCOMMON SOUND-the ULTIMATE lefty guitar book !!

Uncommon Sound, the ULTIMATE book on left handed guitarists and guitars is finally available for sale. It is a MASSIVE 2 Volume, 19 pound  package...chock full of insightful info, rare phot...
Posted by jen leigh on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:15:00 PST

MICHFEST 2006 REPORT w/NEW PICS !!

ahhh....another michfest gone by. i had, as always, an AMAZING time this year. i had the pleasure of sharing the stage with some of the most talented, heavyweight female musicians in the biz....BIG sh...
Posted by jen leigh on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:41:00 PST