Lydia Liebman is an award-winning jazz media strategist.
Liebman began LLP in her dorm room at Emerson College in Boston. Originally geared toward up and coming jazz musicians in the area, Liebman started by promoting local shows at venues such as Scullers Jazz Club and Wally’s Jazz Café. One of her first accounts was the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, under the artistic direction of Danilo Perez. Since then, LLP has grown to become one of the most active and sought after PR firms in jazz today. To date, Lydia has spearheaded over 800 new release campaigns including, and has worked with countless artists representing all spectrums of jazz. Her clients have garnered nearly 50 GRAMMY nominations and a dozen wins; past and present clients include Lakecia Benjamin, Catherine Russell, Brandee Younger, Samara Joy, Kenny Barron, Jeff Coffin, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Andy Milne, and many more. She has promoted concerts at storied venues like Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space and Berklee Performance Center, along with most major jazz clubs in the United States.
Liebman regularly lectures about PR and other music industry-related topics and is often invited to join panel discussions and seminars. She has presented at several higher ed institutions including The Royal Academy of Music in London, Berklee College of Music, USC, and others. In 2021, she was included on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the music category. In 2022, she joined the faculty of the Roc Nation School of Music at Long Island University and in 2025, joined the faculty at The New School.
PODCAST APPEARANCES
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PRESS APPEARANCES
Women in Jazz Media: Lydia Liebman, by Fiona Ross (2025)
DownBeat Magazine: So Many Options for Music Grads by Yoshi Kato (2024)
Jazzwise Magazine: Women In Jazz Today by Jane Cornwell (2024)
Broadwayworld: The Days of Cabaret Gratitude: The Publicity Machine by Stephen Mosher (2023)
Jazzit Magazine (Italy): Scrapple from the Apple by Ashley Kahn, photography by Leslie Farinacci (2021)
London Jazz News: #IWD2021: jazz publicist Lydia Liebman by Sebastian Scotney (2021)
Occhi Magazine: Downbeat to Business with Lydia Liebman by Darryl Yokley (2020)
Pocono Record: Stroudsburg Native celebrates clients' Grammy win by Brian Myszkowski (2019)
Allegro Magazine: Exploring the role of a publicist in a jazz musician’s career by Bettina Covo and Todd Weaks (2018)
Pocono Record: Lydia's Grammy night by Howard Frank (2018)
Boston Globe: My Instagram: Lydia Liebman by Christopher Muther (2013)
