Wednesday July 10th, 8pm : B.D.Lenz Trio

B.D. LENZ WEBSITE

Mix the sophistication of jazz, the grit of Blues, and the grooves of funk and soul, and you have the recipe for contempo-jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz. The New Jersey native has played guitar since his early teens, is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, and has studied with such masters as Mike Stern, Vic Juris, and Charlie Banacos along the way. Lenz has released 13 highly-acclaimed recordings as a leader featuring greats such as Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Joel Rosenblatt, & Mark Egan and his music has been featured in hundreds of TV shows globally including "Breaking Bad" (AMC), "Catfish" (MTV), and "Young Sheldon" (CBS) to name a few. This Godin-endorsed guitarist has performed thousands of shows internationally, is a staff composer for Gramoscope Music, and a columnist for AllAboutJazz.com.

Noteworthy Appearances: Jazz at Lincoln Center (NYC), Iridium (NYC), Rochester Int'l Jazz Festival (NY), Birmingham Jazz Festival (UK), Hull Jazz Festival (UK), Nantwich Jazz Festival (UK), Cape May Jazz Festival (NJ), Porthcawl Jazz Festival (Wales UK), Oswego Harborfest (NY), JazzImprov Live! Convention (NYC), Musikfest (Pa.), Deer Head Inn (Pa.), 55 Bar (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Branford Jazz on the Green (Ct.) Seven Arts (Leeds UK) The Verdict (Brighton UK), 27b Flat (Brugges BE), Jazzkeller (Frankfurt DE), Matt & Phreds (Manchester UK), Paxton Centre (London), BBC Radio (Cambridge UK)