B.D. Lenz

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About the Artist
Hailed as one of the top 20 "Up and Coming" jazz musicians of New Jersey bythe Newark Star-Ledger (1/11/01),and recently featured in the New York Times (3/4/01), guitarist B.D. Lenz leads an original band which has best been described as "a spirited mixture of sounds in the contemporary vein, ranging from the sprightly to the hard-wailing" (Curt Yeske - The Trenton Times).

He has released two independent CD's of his original jazz/funk beginning with Tell The World in 1997 and followed up with Lost & Found in 2000. His third release entitled Simple Life is due in early 2003 This high-energy ensemble has performed rigorously throughout the Northeast for TV, radio, festivals, clubs, cafe's, bookstores, etc. Noteworthy appearances include: News12, Panasonic Village Jazz Festivals (NYC) EAT'M Showcase (Las Vegas), Black Dog Jazz Festival (VA), Central PA Festival of the Arts (PA), NJPAC Summer Concert Series (NJ), House of J&B (IN), Westfield Jazz Festivals (NJ), Morristown Community Theater, Trumpets, Wetlands, 55 Bar, Conduit, Stanhope House, Crossroads, and Katmandu.

Since picking up a guitar at the age of 14, B.D. has studied with such jazz luminaries as Mike Stern (Miles Davis Band, Atlantic Jazz recording artist), pianist Charlie Banacos (instructor of Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, and Jeff Berlin), and Vic Juris (recording artist and instructor at William Paterson College and Manhattan School of Music). After graduating from Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA., B.D. continued his studies at the College of New Jersey, where he graduated with honors He has played in bands ranging from pit orchestras to rock bands; big bands to jazz combos. Recordings include his own CD's Tell The World, Lost and Found and Simple Life, as well as recordings with jazz drummer Greg Federico on his CD's, Forever Now, Purity, and Love to Live, Live to Love. B.D. is also featured on bassist Ron Velosky's recording Trios and Quartets (Denim Records).

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