Leslie Odom, Jr.

This Music touched our lives!! We are so thankful an amazing talent like Leslie Odum, Jr. came to Knoxville and blessed us with his beautiful music and a few exciting songs from "Hamilton" which we desperately want to see, but it will be many years before it makes it to our town. I bought my kids and my niece tickets to this show as an early Christmas present, and am so happy that we made the big decision. We saw the show on a Monday night and his music is still stuck in all our heads at the end of the week. Last night when I took my little ones to practice figure-skating (they compete), they started trying to come up with a new routine on the ice to a favorite song from Leslie's concert, which surprised me. So he has truly inspired us all, young and old! This concert touched our lives and we will not forget it. We had the privilege to briefly meet and speak to Leslie and he is a class-act. A lot of people will go to his concerts because of the hunger for Hamilton, and that's true of us too, but one thing became obvious to me: Hamilton would not have been the force it's become, had it not been for Lin putting incredible talent like Leslie Odum, Jr. in the cast. The show probably lasted an hour, and everyone wanted to hear so much more. It was fantastic!

I had a GREAT evening listening to Mr. Odom and his smooth voice. Great stage presence. Great connection with the audience and band was spot on the entire show.

I loved the show! I bought the tickets to take one of my friends for her birthday and I was so glad I did!!!! I would definitely go to see him again, his voice is wonderful and I loved the song selections. This was our first time at the Count Basie Theater and we look forward to returning for more shows.

I had recognized Leslie from a commercial or you tube. He had several recurring roles on a TV series called 'Person of Interest'. He embodied his character perfectly. I never new he could sing. So when I heard him on the commercial I was pleasantly surprised and knew it would be a great birthday gift for my partner since he loves music too. Leslie Odom did not disappoint! He has a beautiful voice and terrific stage presence. I have not yet seen Hamilton, but it is definitely a must after seeing Leslie perform. I can't wait to see his next body of work.