Leigh Howard Stevens (born March 9, 1953 in Orange, New Jersey) is a marimba artist best known for developing, codifying, and promoting the Stevens technique or Musser-Stevens grip, a method of independent four-mallet marimba performance based on the Musser grip. He was childhood friends with Max Weinberg, member of E Street Band and former band leader for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Read more about Leigh Howard Stevens: Studies, Method of Movement For Marimba, Performance, Marimba Productions, Inc., Discography
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