    
Chris Farrow
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Username: Evrtnjrsy
Post Number: 43
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 10:36 am: |     |
Cent'Anni restaurant will be featuring the talents of B.D. Lenz this coming Thursday (22nd) at 8pm.
Hailed as one of the top 20 "up and coming" jazz musicians of New Jersey by the Newark Star-Ledger, and recently featured in the New York Times, noted 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 contemporary jazz; Tell the World (1997), and Lost and Found (2000) and two recordings on New York jazz label Apria Records; Simple Life (2003), and Tomorrow’s Too Late (2005) which features Grammy-winning trumpeter Randy Brecker and legendary bassist Mark Egan. B.D.’s music has also been licensced for television shows on MTV, USA Network, the Food Network, Spike TV and the Soap Network.
This high-energy ensemble has rigorously performed throughout the U.S. for TV, radio, festivals, clubs, cafes, bookstores, etc. Noteworthy appearances include: PBS Radio/TV (National), Panasonic Village Jazz Festivals (NYC), EAT’M Showcase (Las Vegas), Black Dog Jazz Festival (VA), Central PA Festival of the Arts (PA), House of J&B (IN), NJPAC Absolut Sounds of Summer (NJ), Westfield Jazz Festivals (NJ), News12 (TV), Black Potatoe Festival (NJ), Trumpets, Morristown Community Theater, Conduit, Wetlands, Stanhope House, 55 Bar, Katmandu, and Crossroads. |
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