CitySpace Presents: Leo Harrison

Leo Harrison, February 5 Pay it Forward 2026 After many years of feeling more comfortable behind the scenes, Leo is returning to performance as a means of voicing stories that have never been heard before. In pursuing ancestral connections, he feels drawn to imagine the lives of those who came before us, reclaim the songs that were stolen and lost, and maybe embellish the truth a little. Leo’s music conjures modern folktales, forgotten legends, and everything in between. Leo Harrison A gifted jazz vocalist, Leo Harrison (he/him) croons over syncopated bass lines, colorful keys, and hip hop beats with supreme ease. His cool, sophisticated musicality is reminiscent of Stevie Wonder and João Gilberto, not only in ingenuity but in his ability to convey complex ideas in deceptively palatable ways. This ability is more than a knack, it’s a means of survival. As an autistic trans man, Leo has to swim upstream, and his music is rife with Black American blues. Yet Leo perseveres, and his songs of love and everlasting comfort shine all the brighter. The Pay it Forward program is generously made possible by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Greenfield Savings Bank, Greenfield Northampton Cooperative Bank, Never Give Up, Tom Schiff Consulting, and Tandem Bagel Company