The late Leonard ‘Skip’ Malone was an internationally known African-American journalist, author and poet, a permanent resident of Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1961 until his death in 1998.
Skip was the creator and writer of Copenhagen Samba, a documentary on musical and cultural activities in Copenhagen. He was creator, writer and associate producer of Core of the Apple, a three-part documentary on Black historical contributions to the cultural life of New York City. Skip was creator, writer, and co-producer of More Than You Know, a one-hour TV documentary on the career of Dexter Gordon.
Skip Malone served as co-producer and interviewer, along with Terry Carter as producer-director, on JazzMasters, a series of 13 portraits of internationally acclaimed jazz musicians: Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Carmen McRae, Wayne Shorter, Chet Baker, Palle Mikkelborg, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Johnny Griffin, James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Drew, Randy Weston, and Dexter Gordon.