Antony Orlando Frank le Fleming (born 7 July 1976) is a jazz musician and English cricketer.

Biography

Cricket

Orlando le Fleming made his county debut for

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

in the 1992 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. At the age of 15, he was the second youngest player to turn out for Devon. He was a right-handed

batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball, ball with a cricket bat, bat to score runs (cricket), runs and prevent the dismissal (cricket), loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since Septembe ...

who bowled right-arm

medium pace Fast bowling (also referred to as pace bowling) is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling. Practitioners of pace bowling are usually known as ''fast'' bowlers, ''quicks'', or ''pacemen''. T ...

. From 1992 to 1996, he represented Devon in 24 Minor Counties Championship matches, with his final match coming against

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. He also played two

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matches for Devon, the first of which came in the 1994

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against

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, where le Fleming took 2/42. His second and final List-A game came against

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in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. In 1995 he played eight Second Eleven Championship matches for the Somerset Second XI.

Jazz career

After retiring from cricket, Fleming studied music at The Royal Academy of Music and went on to play and tour with UK musicians such as Julian Joseph,

Jason Rebello Jason Matthew Rebello (born 29 March 1969) is a British pianist, songwriter, and record producer. Career Rebello was born in Carshalton, Surrey. His father's family is from India. Rebello was raised a Catholic in Wandsworth, London. He was cl ...

, Tommy Smith, and

Iain Ballamy Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the greatest modern jazz saxophonists. Career Ballamy was born in Guildford, Surrey, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 19 ...

. In 2003 he moved to New York City and joined Jane Monheit's band, appearing on her albums ''Taking a Chance On Love'', ''Surrender'' and ''The Season''. Three years later he played on he played on

Jimmy Cobb Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was a ...

's album. In 2007 he started his association with Ari Hoenig and played on his albums ''Berts Playground'', ''Lines of Oppression'', ''The Pauper and Magician'', and ''NY Standard''. In 2010 Fleming released his first solo album, ''From Brooklyn with Love'', with drummer

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, Will Vinson and

Lage Lund Lage Fosheim Lund (born 12 December 1977) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist. Early life and education Initially aspiring to become a professional skateboarder, Lund began playing guitar at the age of 13. He later founded a jazz trio and performing ...

. He formed the OWL Trio with Lund and Vinson.

Educational materials

* 2019 Get It Together * 2020 Polymuting

Discography

As leader

* ''From Brooklyn with Love'' (Nineteen-Eight, 2010) * ''Orlando Le Fleming & Romantic Funk'' (OLF, 2017) * ''Romantic Funk'' (Whirlwind, 2020) With OWL Trio * ''OWL Trio'' (Losen, 2013) * ''Life of the Party'' (Newvelle, 2020)

As sideman

, ''More Jazz'' (Basho, 2007) *

Seamus Blake Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...

, ''Way Out Willy'' (Criss Cross, 2007) *

Joey Calderazzo Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born ...

, ''Going Home'' (Sunnyside, 2015) *

, ''Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb'' (Marsalis Music, 2006) *

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the ''Mode ...

, ''The Art of Five'' (In+Out, 2004) * Ari Hoenig, ''Bert's Playground'' (Dreyfus, 2008) * Ari Hoenig, ''NY Standard'' (Fresh Sound, 2018) *

, ''Early Songs'' (Criss Cross, 2008) * Harvey Mason, ''Changing Partners'' (Videoarts, 2006) * Tobias Meinhart, ''Silent Dreamer'' (Enja, 2015) *

Jane Monheit Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977"Jane Monheit." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 33. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2001. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2017-05-07.) is an American jazz and pop singer. Early life Monheit was bo ...

, ''Taking a Chance On Love'' (Sony, 2004) * Jane Monheit, ''The Season'' (Epic, 2005) * Jane Monheit, ''Surrender'' (Concord, 2007) *

Nerina Pallot Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born 26 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and producer, who has released six albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an I ...

, ''Dear Frustrated Superstar'' (Polydor, 2001) *

Gerard Presencer Gerard Presencer (born 12 September 1972) is an English jazz trumpeter. Biography Presencer showed his first interest in what was to become his chosen instrument, the trumpet, at nine. He attributes his early determination to become a trumpete ...

, ''The Optimist'' (Linn, 2000) *

Jochen Rueckert Jochen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jochen Asche, East German luger, competed during the 1960s *Jochen Böhler (born 1969), German historian, specializing in the history of World War II *Jochen Babock (born 1953), East G ...

, ''Charm Offensive'' (Pirouet, 2016) *

Ben Sidran Ben Hirsh Sidran (born August 14, 1943) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer. Early in his career he was a member of the Steve Miller Band and is the father of Grammy-nominated musician, composer an ...

, ''Don't Cry for No Hipster'' (Nardis, 2012) *

Jeff "Tain" Watts Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Biography Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny ...

, ''Detained in Amsterdam'' (Dark Key Music, 2018)

References

External links

Official site
at Cricinfo
Biography on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Fleming, Orlando 1976 births Living people 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands Devon cricketers English cricketers of 1969 to 2000 English cricketers Basho Records artists Losen Records artists