Les has lived in 3 distinctly different locations (Baton Rouge, Chicago and Los Angeles)His influences have ranged from rhythm & blues to contemporary classical to jazz....etc. Music started early at the age of 4, and the rest is history. After 7 Grammy nominations, an Emmy, a Cleo, and some film festival awards his work has taken him into almost every imaginable venue. Seven albums of his own, numerous TV shows, many motion pictures and a slew of orchestral commissions and published jazz pieces, Les has just finished "Damaged" and has done additional music for Spike Jonze's "Being John Malkovich" and Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday" He has co-written the music to a new Alan Arkin film with Alan Barcus called "Raisin' Flagg". He has also written some extra music for "The Player" as well as appering in the film with his big band.

Les has music published by some of the biggest publishers in the world: UNC Jazz Press, Sierra, Hal Leonard, C.L. Barnhouse, Alfred, Warner, Kendor, and Walrus. His jazz big band charts are being played by most college and high school bands around the world.