JENKINS, LEROY. Jazz violinist ( in Chicago, Illinois). See also
REVOLUTIONARY ENSEMBLE, THE
. He studied violin as a child and played in a church group. He was first inspired to develop violin skills after hearing performances by
Edward (Eddie
) South
and
Hezekiah (Stuff
) Smith
when he was ten years old. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Chicago, Illinois, where he studied with
Walter Dyett
, and at Florida A & M College...