Lesley Joyce Kranz
​Founder/Director

Lesley is a life-long musician raised in a musical family.
​She has over 25 years of experience as a musician, music educator, curriculum designer, community builder and as an advocate for arts education.  

​Since 2018, Lesley has served as sacred song leader for Sanctuary NY, alongside Rabbi Bethie Miller.  She is also the longtime music specialist at Co-Op Summer Enrichment, Mamaroneck and at Kid's Base + the Little School in Scarsdale.
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Lesley holds a BMA in Voice Performance from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Arts Management from Brooklyn College.  She has performed with New York Choral Society and Chamber Singers, the Juilliard Choral Union, Women of Westchester (WOW) Chorus, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Chorus.

​Before founding Groove in 2005, Lesley served as Director of Development for Jazz at Lincoln Center,  Playwrights Horizons, and BRIC/Celebrate Brooklyn.

Professional Development:
Carnegie Hall Music Educators Workshop (2025, 2026)
World Music Summit (2026)
Karma Kids Yoga in the Pre-School Classroom (2024)
Music for Kiddos Conference  (23, 24, 25)
Brooklyn Music Factory Teacher Training (2021-23)
​Loog Educator Certification (2021)
Yoga Haven Kids' Yoga Teacher Training  (2020) 
Salsa Babies + Salsa Kids Teacher Training (2008) 
​Music Together Babies Teacher Training (1998) 
Music Together Teacher Training (1997)

LESLEY

@groovefamilymusic

EDDIE

@summerflingny

JAKE

@jakealbimusic

JAE

@jaedanimusic