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Sideperson Albums




El Vapor de Brooklyn
La Sombra y El Sol
(2025, Tocuyo Records)
fluteAdam O’Farrill
For These Streets
(2025, Out Of Your Head)
alto saxophone & flute
Tal Yahalom
Mirror Image
(2025, Adhyâropa Records)
alto saxophone & flute
Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos
Khé?
(2024, Sony Music Latin)
alto saxophone
alto, tenor & baritonePeter Lenz
Breathe - Music for Large Ensembles
(2024, self-released)
alto saxophone & flute Ricardo Romaneiro, Metropolis Ensemble & Andrew Cyr
LIQUIDVERSE: Microcosm & Macrocosm
(2024, Cosm Media)
alto, tenor & baritone saxophones
Alec Goldfarb
Fire Lapping at the Creek
(2024, Infrequent Seams)
alto saxophoneLesley Mok
The Living Collection+
(2023, American Dreams)
alto & soprano saxophones, flute, alto fluteVeronica Swift
Veronica Swift
(2023, Mack Avenue)
baritone saxophoneAmbrose Getz
Great House of Embers
(2023, self-released)
flute, flute arranging, alto saxophoneJason Nazary
A Rummed Chop
(2022, We Jazz Records)
alto saxophoneCory Smythe
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(2022, Pyroclastic Records)
clarinet, alto & baritone saxophonesJohn Sturino
Quartet
(2022, Modus Operandi)
alto, c-melody & baritone saxophonesVincente Hansen Atria
Orlando Furioso+
(2022, Aguirre Records)
clarinet, alto, tenor & baritone saxophonesFlorian Herzog
Moon Tree
(2022, self-released)
alto saxophone, clarinetLisa Hoppe’s Third Reality
Dinner with Abstract Poetry
(2022, self-released)
alto saxophoneJason Nazary
Spring Collection
(2021, We Jazz Records)
piccolo, flute & alto fluteStephen Gauci/ David Leon
Pandemic Duets
(2021, self-released)
alto & soprano saxophones, piccolo, alto fluteAlmog Sharvit
Get Up or Cry
(2021, Unit Records)
fluteAmanda Ekery
Some (more) Short Songs
(2021, self-released)
alto saxophoneEmily Maddox
Paris
(2021, self-released)
alto saxophoneIngrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey
Stir Crazy Episode 25
(2020, self-released)
compositionLesley Mok
propagate
(2020, self-released)
soprano saxophoneLisa Hoppe’s Third Reality
Lightness of Change
(2020, self-released)
alto saxophone, voiceChildish Japes
The Book of Japes
(2020, self-released)
alto & c-melody saxophones, alto flute, bass clarinetStephanie Lamprea
Unaccompanied: Tiny Works for Quarantine, Vol. 1
(2020, self-released)
compositionBobby Spellman Nonet
Revenge of the Cool
(2020, Sunnyside Records)
alto saxophone South Florida Jazz Orchestra
Cheap Thrills: The Music of
Rick Margitza
(2020, Summit Records)
baritone saxophone & bass clarinetPieta Brown, William Britelle
We Are Not Machines, Meta Version (feat. Holland Andrews, Metropolis Ensemble, Jenn Wasner)
(2020, 37d03d)
alto saxophone, alto flute Lisa Hoppe’s Third Reality
The Mighty Unlikely
(2019, JazzHausMusik)
alto saxophone, voiceOld Feels
Anew
(2019, self-released)
alto saxophone Brian Lynch Big Band
The Omni-American Book Club*
(2019, Hollistic Musicworks)
alto saxophone, flute & clarinetJacob Hiser
Seconds
(2019, self-released)
alto & soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, flute

Alec Aldred
Momentarily Temporary
(2019, Hollistic MusicWorks)
alto saxophone Sound Underground
Power of Three
(2018, self-released)
alto saxophone, bells, compositionThreeplustwo
Threeplustwo
(2018, self-released)
alto saxophone, composition
John Daversa Big Band
American Dreamers***
(2018, self-released)
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, piccolo
Earlyface
Earlyface
(2018, self-released)
alto saxophonePinkie Promise
Pinkie Promise
(2018, self-released)
clarinet

Distant Dreams
Errol Rackipov Group
(2017, OA2 Records)
alto saxophoneGarrett Wingfield & David Leon
Yeah, No Thanks
(2017, self-released)
alto & c-melody saxophones, objectsSound Underground
Quiet Spaces
(2016, tinymusic)
alto saxophone, composition

Sound Underground
Sound Underground
(2014, self-released)
alto saxophone, compositionVarious Artists feat. Bobby Mcferrin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Terence Blanchard
Jazz & The Philharmonic
(2014, Okeh Records)
baritone saxophone

Leader Albums





Bird’s Eye

2024, Pyroclastic Records

Original music for woodwinds, kayagum and drumset. Influenced by Afrocuban folkloric and Korean traditional musics

David Leon - soprano & alto saxophones, alto flute, piccolo
DoYeon Kim - kayagum, voice
Lesley Mok - drumset & percussion, glockenspiel

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Aire De Agua

2021, Out Of Your Head

Original compositions for alto saxophone, piano, bass and drums

David Leon - alto saxophone
Sonya Belaya - piano
Florian Herzog - bass
Stephen Boegehold - drums

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Current Obsession Series


Current Obsession Vol. 2

2023, self-released

Improvisations with Zekkereya El-Magharbel, Lesley Mok & Florian Herzog

David Leon - alto and soprano saxophones
Zekkereya El-magharbel - trombone
Florian Herzog - contrabass
Lesley Mok - drumset

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Current Obsession Vol. 1

2019, self-released

Improvisations with Asher Kurtz & Chris Pitsiokos

David Leon (left channel) - alto saxophone, piccolo, game calls, homemade instruments
Asher Kurtz (center) - guitar
Chris Pitsiokos (right channel) - alto saxophone