Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion".[1][2][3]
White has won three Grammy awards, two nominations[4] and one Latin Grammy.[5] His song Algorithm Takedown won Best Song at the Cannes World Film Festival in 2023.
Born in Queens, New York City, White became interested in music at a young age. While he was living at home, his father would take him to jazz gigs. A self-taught drummer, he started playing with groups on the New York jazz scene. Early on, he played clubs in Queens such as the Aphrodisiac, Slugs, and The Gold Lounge.
It was at The Gold Lounge where he had his first gig with saxophonist Jackie McLean.[7] During the late 1960s he began performing with Mclean around Queens. Through this, White was recommended to play on Miles Davis' landmark 1969 LP Bitches Brew and feature on Freddie Hubbard's 1970 LP Red Clay. During 1972, White joined Return to Forever.
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