Leo Codiga is a Montreal-based saxophonist and composer. Now an experienced professional on the city’s thriving music scene, he has recently completed his studies at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, where he had the privilege of learning from and performing with some of Canada’s finest jazz musicians. Upon graduation Codiga was awarded one of the program’s top honors, Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Saxophone. He is also the winner of the Young Composer’s Prize at the 2024 ODD Sound Jazz Festival, a collaboration between labels ODD Sound and Effendi Records.
Codiga is currently working on his first recording as the leader of the Southwest Corridor, one of Montreal’s most exciting new groups. The band featured at TU Jazz Fest 2024 in Toronto and won the Small Ensemble category in the 2025 edition of Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards.