The people who work at Groove Family Music in Larchmont NY

Lesley Joyce Kranz
Founder/Owner/Educator

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

Growing up in Stamford CT, Lesley studied violin from the age of 9 and voice from 14 years old.  She holds a BMA in Voice Performance from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College.

In the years before she founded Groove, Lesley enjoyed a 12-year arts management career during which she served as Director of Development for Jazz at Lincoln Center (with Wynton Marsalis), Playwrights Horizons and BRIC/Celebrate Brooklyn.  She is proud to have performed with New York Choral Society and Chamber Singers, the Juilliard Choral Union, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Chorus.

Currently, Lesley is a music specialist at Kid's Base/Little School in Scarsdale, Co-op Summer Enrichment in Mamaroneck and The Nurtury Montessori School in Larchmont. Since 2018, Lesley has served as song leader for Sanctuary NY , working alongside Rabbi Bethie Miller. In support of her musical work with children, she is dedicated to continuing education having completed Yoga in the Pre-School Classroom Training with Karma Kids (2024), Kid's Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Haven (2020), Salsa Babies Teacher Training (2008) and, Music Together Teacher Training (1996).

Lesley is the proud mama of two young adults who both make music (check out Eastman Guitars). Fun Fact: Lesley sang with Peter, Paul and Mary at Carnegie Hall, on Broadway and on The Phil Donahue Show, in the late 1980s.