Area Jazz Musician, Educator, Entrepreneur Leon Brady, 92, Dies
Leon Brady holds a Tribute presented to him by Kansas State Sen. David Haley (left) at his 90th birthday event at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and Museum. 2022 file photo/ courtesy Jerry Lockett
Musical Journey Was ‘Amazing Ride’
From New Orleans, Louisiana to the top of the music scene in Paris.
Leon A. Brady’s musical journey was an amazing ride.The journey came to an end on the morning of Friday, Feb. 21 at an assisted living facility in Overland Park.
Brady, 92 was born Nov. 4 in New Orleans in 1932, the heart of the depression era. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in…
