Join us as sacred music, musicianship, worship, and community come together for an uplifting experience at Mt. Zion AME Millburn at 56 Church Street, Millburn NJ, Sunday November 29, 2026 11:30 to 1pm
Leonieke Scheuble is a jazz pianist, Hammond organist, recording artist, and improviser whose musical voice draws from jazz, blues, soul, and gospel. Born in 2002, she became interested in the piano as a young child after being inspired by the Ray Charles film Ray. By age seven, she had recorded several pieces, including original compositions, which led to her studying with respected jazz pianist Steve Ash. [allaboutjazz.com], [jazzin.nyc]
Her development on the Hammond organ was strongly influenced by two major figures in jazz organ history, Joey DeFrancesco and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Joey DeFrancesco introduced her to his Hammond B-3 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in 2011. After hearing about her interest in jazz organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith arranged for a Hammond organ to be given to her when she was only ten years old. [iajo.org], [allaboutjazz.com]
Her recording career began early as well. Leonieke Scheuble recorded her first professional album, Debut, at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio in New Jersey, with musicians including NEA Jazz Master and celebrated drummer Jimmy Cobb. She later released her second album, Live in the Studio, in 2016. [iajo.org], [jazzin.nyc]
In 2013, WBGO featured her in an hour-long radio special titled"The Future of Jazz." She received the 2013 International Women in Jazz "Youth in Action" Award, and in 2015 was named"Best Up and Coming Young Artist" at the HotHouse NYC Fans Decision Awards. [iajo.org], [allaboutjazz.com]
Leonieke Scheuble has developed as both a pianist and Hammond B-3 organist, working in soul-jazz organ trio settings as well as straight-ahead jazz piano settings throughout New York and New Jersey. [jazzin.nyc]
Her musical journey makes her an especially fitting artist for a setting where jazz, gospel influences, spirituality, and community come together. That connection is particularly meaningful for this appearance at Mt. Zion AME Church in Millburn, where the Hammond organ's unmistakable voice can bridge the worlds of the jazz club and the church sanctuary.
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