Destiny “Lé Queen” Diggs
Bassist, Bandleader, Composer | Bandleader: Jeff Watts; Creative Mentor: Cecile McLorin Salvant
Destiny “Lé Queen” Diggs is a bassist, composer and bandleader born in Newark, NJ. She was mentored by Chris Berger, Ron Carter, Buster Williams, and Joe Sanders. Lé Queen completed her Masters Degree at the Herbie Hancock Institute in 2025. Aside from her studies, she has toured internationally, and performed at venues such as Birdland, JALC, Carnegie Hall, Jazz Forum, Hollywood Bowl and NJPAC. Diggs has played multiple festivals including New York Fashion Week, Hartford Paul Brown Jazz Festival and Blue Note Jazz Festival. At 25 she has begun to make her mark performing with: Dianne Reeves, Jon Batiste, Godwin Louis, Jon Faddis, amongst many others. Despite being an illustrious sideman, Lé Queen primarily leads her own band “LéQueentet.”
Eddie Allen – Harlem Jazz Series
Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church, 15 Mount Morris Park West New York NY 10027 US
Winning Scores (formerly Dream American) workshop and performance
Garre Winery Ballroom, Livermore CA. 94550










