Lenny Wilson

Piano and Keyboards

You might say Lenny is mostly a  cosmopolitan man who delves into all forms of the musical genre as he swings and sways his audience with the melodic

The creative piano of Lenny Wilson is the result

of many years of performing as a professional

musician in a wide variety of venues which include

night clubs, supper clubs, concerts and recording

studios. He has appeared on television and radio

as well. He began his professional career at the

young age of 15 years. He has performed with big band and groups. Most of the groups were under his leadership.

Wilson’s Formative Years

   You have to go back to Kentucky and Ohio for some of Lenny's beginnings.  Originally, he played accordion and appeared with The Four Flats & A Spare.  Later Lenny shifted to piano and his territory broadened to Chicago and Cincinnati.  He attended the Cincinnati Conservatory and about this time did a guest spot on a local TV show with a studio band that included a bass player with whom he would later reunite in The Villages--Dick Garrett.

In 1993 a close friend encouraged Lenny to play at the Sarasota Jazz Club.  This resulted in repeat performances and the decision to leave the cold and ice country for Sarasota.  While Lenny found he could play what he wanted, he also enjoyed an afternoon Sidewalk Jam in downtown Sarasota playing straight-ahead jazz with a number of skilled musicians.  Lenny’s marriage in 1994 lead to a decision to move to the Ocala area with his  wife Sandy.

For the past 15 years,  Lenny has appeared most

frequently in The Villages in Florida.