A 45-Year Music Veteran, Leo Joseph Polk Always has Something to Sing About
Owner, Band Leader | Polk Entertainment
The son of a professional gospel musician, Leo Joseph Polk often visited his mother at Duke/Peacock Records, an activity that gave him early exposure to such luminaries as Ray Charles and B.B. King. Inspired since then to make music his life's work, Mr. Polk has devoted no fewer than 45 years to the industry. He has enjoyed a colorful career as a singer, musician, and band leader.
Lovingly known as "The Voice," Mr. Polk has earned comparisons to Luther Vandross and Louis Armstrong, and has even portrayed the latter off-Broadway. He is no less distinguished as a trumpeter, having recorded under Joleo Records a CD of instrumentals entitled, "The Pleasure Was All Mine."
Also a successful businessman, he now celebrates two decades at the helm of Polk Entertainment, a company that provides live music for special occasions.
A former accountant, Leo Joseph Polk brings business savvy to his dealings for Polk Entertainment. As the head of the company, he manages five bands that perform at weddings, bar mitzvahs and quinceañera celebrations. He often pulls double duty and takes to the stage during these special events. His own band is called Polk Street Jazz Band, and his son has recently joined making it a family affair.
Mr. Polk studied liberal arts at Carnegie Mellon University and took up business studies and marketing, with a minor in music education, at Texas Southern University. His affiliations include the All Saints Church, the Willowbridge Band Booster Club, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the American Federation of Musicians, the International Trumpet Guild, International Musicians, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Not one to forget his beginnings, Mr. Polk credits his successes to a slew of mentors: Dr. Raymond H. Kaufman, legendary professor Conrad O. Johnson, Dr. Nathan H. Topek, Alex Brennan-Martin, Father B. Fred Hannah, and Bishop Jose Leopoldo Allard.
When he is not making music, Mr. Polk enjoys watching and playing sports, and spending time with his children. He gives generously to the Special Olympics, the Houston Food Bank, and the Cystic Fibrosis Association.
Lovingly known as "The Voice," Mr. Polk has earned comparisons to Luther Vandross and Louis Armstrong, and has even portrayed the latter off-Broadway. He is no less distinguished as a trumpeter, having recorded under Joleo Records a CD of instrumentals entitled, "The Pleasure Was All Mine."
Also a successful businessman, he now celebrates two decades at the helm of Polk Entertainment, a company that provides live music for special occasions.
A former accountant, Leo Joseph Polk brings business savvy to his dealings for Polk Entertainment. As the head of the company, he manages five bands that perform at weddings, bar mitzvahs and quinceañera celebrations. He often pulls double duty and takes to the stage during these special events. His own band is called Polk Street Jazz Band, and his son has recently joined making it a family affair.
Mr. Polk studied liberal arts at Carnegie Mellon University and took up business studies and marketing, with a minor in music education, at Texas Southern University. His affiliations include the All Saints Church, the Willowbridge Band Booster Club, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the American Federation of Musicians, the International Trumpet Guild, International Musicians, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Not one to forget his beginnings, Mr. Polk credits his successes to a slew of mentors: Dr. Raymond H. Kaufman, legendary professor Conrad O. Johnson, Dr. Nathan H. Topek, Alex Brennan-Martin, Father B. Fred Hannah, and Bishop Jose Leopoldo Allard.
When he is not making music, Mr. Polk enjoys watching and playing sports, and spending time with his children. He gives generously to the Special Olympics, the Houston Food Bank, and the Cystic Fibrosis Association.
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