The cover story of this month’s edition of OffBeat profiles local trumpeter Leroy Jones, from his youth as a member of the Hurricane Brass Band, to his tenure with fellow New Orleanian Harry Connick Jr., to his development as a band leader and one of the finest purveyors of the instrument that forever changed the sound of New Orleans and music around the world. In this week’s episode of OffBeat’s Look Ka-Py Py Podcast Jones, a perennial Satchmo Summerfest favorite, talks in-depth about his passion for playing jazz and the influence Pops had on him prior to ever picking up a horn. He even delivers a heartfelt rendition of the Armstrong staple “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” as the interview draws to a close.

Tune in below to hear Leroy tell his story…