Since 1991, Leonid Chizhik and his family have been living in Munich, Germany.
He played in the trio with Georgy Garanjan's Melodija Ensemble in Moscow at café Molodjoschnoje (Youth).
Afterwards he started his own trio, and he gained "popularity [as] a grandmaster of the concert jazz piano".
[2][full citation needed] P. Frederick Starr describes Chizhik as a "virtuoso pianist who combines the terrifying speed of Art Tatum with the delicate attack of Teddy Wilson.
"[clarification needed] For Starr, Chizhik is in the tradition of Alexander Tsfasman; he has also recorded George Gershwin's music.