Leon Brown “Chu” Berry (September 13, 1908 – October 30, 1941) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist during the 1930s. He is perhaps best known for his time as a member of singer Cab Calloway‘s big band.

According to music critic Gary Giddins, musicians called him “Chu” either because he chewed on the mouthpiece of his saxophone or because he had a Fu Manchu mustache.

Berry was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, to father Brown Berry and mother Maggie Glasgow Berry.He graduated from Lincoln High School, in Wheeling, then attended West Virginia State College for three years.