Leo Genovese (born 1979 in Venado Tuerto, Argentina) is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. He won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo for his performance on 'Endangered Species' from the live Wayne Shorter / Esperanza Spalding album. Alongside his own projects, he is a touring member of The Mars Volta and a long-standing collaborator of Esperanza Spalding.
The trio album Unleashed (Boomslang/Galileo Music) by Genovese, Takashi Sugawa and Alfred Vogel was released in 2026, recorded during a nocturnal free improvisation session in Berlin in May 2025.
Solo Brooklyn, a live solo album recorded at the New York Forward Festival in January 2025, was released on 9 January 2026 via 577 Records.
Genovese performed in April 2025 with The Mars Volta at Madison Square Garden as part of their tour.
New York Sessions Vol. 1, a collaboration with Mariano Otero, was released on 2 February 2025.
The solo album Forward, recorded live at the New York Forward Festival in Brooklyn in March 2024, was released on 4 October 2024 via 577 Records.
