"The GRAMMY Museum was thrilled to present an intimate conversation with GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom, Jr. followed by a performance at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY. The conversation, moderated by journalist Marcus J. Moore, included a discussion about Leslie’s studio album, When A Crooner Dies, his creative process, career, and more. When A Crooner Dies is his fifth full-length album and first of all-new original music since 2019. The music was written and recorded over the course of the last few years and features a collection of 10 penned, original tracks that mark Leslie’s most personal body of music to date, showcasing his unparalleled musical talent and instantly recognizable, effortlessly smooth vocals.

Leslie Odom, Jr. is one of the many artists to be featured in the GRAMMY Museum’s New York City program series, which includes bringing a slate of the GRAMMY Museum’s renowned GRAMMY In The Schools Education Programs and Public Programs to the East Coast in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “A New York Evening With…” is generously supported by the Dawn and Brian Hoesterey Family Foundation.

About Leslie Odom, Jr.

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, actor, and New York Times bestselling author. With a career that spans all performance genres, he has received recognition for his excellence and achievements in Broadway, television, film, and music. Odom made his long-awaited return to Broadway starring in, and co-producing, the first Broadway revival of the classic American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by the legendary Ossie Davis. The production opened in September 2023 to widespread praise and unanimous acclaim with Variety proclaiming, “Odom electrifies as Purlie,” The New York Times hailing he “instantly stands out” and “it’s Odom who carries the play’s weight as it shifts from genre to genre and reveals further layers of character,” and New York Magazine stating, “unsurprisingly, Odom’s got charisma for days.” "