B.D. Lenz

Jazz fusion guitarist B.D. Lenz forged his identification by merging his history in mathematics along with his understanding of music theory to create the right mix of grooves and melodies on his Inform the entire world (1997) and Shed and Found out (1999), both individually recorded and created at S.S. Audio Studios in Hamilton Square, NJ. The B.D. Lenz group contains Lenz (guitar), Geoff Mattoon (sax), Wayne Rosocha (bass), and Tom Cottone (drums) in 2001. Drummer Brendan Buckley performed within the 1st Compact disc and Cottone performed drums on the next disk. Bernard Davidson Lenz, who was raised in Western Milford, NJ, found out jazz relatively past due in his existence. He 1st encountered it in a clinic distributed by jazz guitarist Mike Stern in the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA, where Lenz analyzed inside a one-year music system from 1989-1990. Lenz didn’t perform in public areas, concentrating rather on learning acoustic guitar and music theory during his yr in California. Following a calendar year of travels over the U.S. and in European countries, he came back to NJ to study mathematics education and music at Trenton Condition College (afterwards renamed the faculty of NJ) from 1991-1995. Jazz guitarists Mike Stern and Pat Metheny became his bridges towards the jazz globe. He paid attention to recordings by both and journeyed into Manhattan to listen to Stern perform on the 55 Club in the Western world Community in NEW YORK. Metheny and Stern piqued Lenz’s curiosity about jazz and he began to listen to Mls Davis, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. Lenz examined electric guitar briefly with Stern, who aimed him to pianist Charlie Banacos for even more jazz research. Lenz received his B.A. in mathematics education with a in music in 1995 and started teaching mathematics at Lenape Valley SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Stanhope, NJ. In 1991, he produced a jazz music group and began composing tunes and executing gigs locally. Nonetheless it wasn’t until 1997 a regular lineup for his band finally emerged jointly and he began to obtain serious engagements on the Morristown Community Theater in Morristown, NJ, the Stanhope Home in Stanhope, NJ, NJ Performing Arts Middle in Newark, NJ, with the 55 Club, Wetlands, as well as the Panasonic Community Jazz Celebration in NEW YORK. Ahead of his curiosity about jazz, Lenz was specialized in rock and roll. Like many teenagers of his era, he paid attention to Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Hurry. His electric guitar idols included Joe Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Electric guitar, however, had not been his initial instrument. He began on sax at age group ten and performed within the marching music group and in pit orchestras in junior senior high school and at Western world Milford SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. He started electric guitar at age group 14 and began to enjoy in local rings before he understood that he had a need to learn about the life span of a specialist musician. Lenz continuing to operate hard at his music. He employed acoustic guitar daily and published new music whenever he got an opportunity. He by no means forgot his like of rock along with other music. Outdoors his jazz group, Lenz performed with rock and roll vocalist John Virag, with folk-country vocalist/songwriter Jeff Callahan, along with jazz drummer Greg Frederico. Following the achievement of Shed and Found out, Lenz extended his music by combining his passions in funk, spirit, R&B, rock and roll, and jazz, but he by no means abandoned the first affects of Stern and Metheny.