Lefty Hathaway is a piano player, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, arranger, and all around performer. Born in the UK in the late 70's, Lefty moved around quite a bit and has spent the majority of his life around the US. He has played with many different outfits ranging from blues, jazz fusion, rock, pop, reggae, country bluegrass, and more. He will tell anyone who asks he is most influenced by music from Leon Russell, JJ Cale, Dr. John, The Meters, Bill Withers, Frank Zappa, Fela Kuti, Allen Toussaint, Stevie Wonder, and many others from Motown, London Sound, and even the jamband hippy counter culture that brought forth great touring bands like Little Feat, Grateful Dead, and the Allman Brothers.
