Jerry Léonide is a native of the beautiful island of Mauritius. He started his musical journey at the age of seven with the help of his father who is a guitarist. He gleaned as much musical knowledge as possible from more experienced musicians as he performed throughout the Mauritian scene.

Jerry Léonide relocated to France at 17 to further his musical education while integrating into the parisian Jazz Scene. Jerry quickly built himself a reputation of being one of the most talented and versatile pianists of his generation.

Jerry Léonide's accomplishments speak for themselves : In 2012 , Jerry Léonide was one the 3 finalists of the Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition and later the same year Jerry was awarded the 1st prize of the French National Piano Contest « Concours Boris Vian ». Then Jerry arrived on the international Jazz scene with a splash when he won the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and more significantly the Audience-favourite prize! 

« THE KEY » is the title of the his 1st album released under german Label ACT music. Hardly ever a formerly unknown musician has received such a euphoric press reactions for his debut album.