John Q. Lennard is a native of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, where he developed a love for his principal instrument, the saxophone. He pursued his college education at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, earning a B.S. in music education.

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John Lennard was a member of the World-Renowned Marching 100 band and various other ensembles at FAMU. He is affiliated with the FAMU Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity (Tuskegee), and Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority (Tuskegee). John Q. Lennard is also a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

 

After college, John Q. Lennard served as a high school band director in Miami-Dade County, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and Tuskegee, Alabama. He also worked as a jazz and gospel musician in Orlando. John Lennard was the director of bands at the historic Tuskegee University.

 

John Lennard has performed music worldwide and has had the opportunity to perform with or open for renowned musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, The Ohio Players, Victor Goines, Nat Adderley Jr., Jimmy Heath, The Count Basie Orchestra, Brian McKnight, Avery Sunshine, Donnell Jones, Chrisette Michele, Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kurt Carr, P.J. Morton, Marvin Sapp, Beverly Crawford, and Byron Cage. John Q.

 

Lennard is currently a graduate assistant at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. He is the composer and arranger for the performing troupe Bulldog Beat. He also assists with the Marching Maroon and White Band.