Opening track of the 2022 release:

B.D. Lenz - guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dan Paul - piano/keys
Dave Edwards - bass
Abe Fogle - drums

So It Begins

Title track of the 2022 release:

B.D. Lenz - guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dan Paul - piano/keys
Dave Edwards - bass
Abe Fogle - drums

It's Just A Dream

from the 2022 release.

B.D. Lenz - nylon guitar
Mike Stern - electric guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dan Paul - piano/keys
Dave Edwards - bass
Abe Fogle - drums

Our Darker Angels (feat. Mike Stern)

Personnel:

B.D. Lenz - guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dave Edwards - bass
Brendan Buckley - drums
Daniel Mintseris - piano
Joe Mekler - percussion

Juxtaposition

Personnel:

B.D. Lenz - gtr
Ken Pendergast - bass
Matt Scarano - drums
Jeremy Grenhart (piano/keys) 

Honus

Personnel:

B.D. Lenz (guitar) 
Geoff Mattoon (sax/wind controller) 
Dan Paul (piano/keys) 
James Rosocha (bass) 
Tom Cottone (drums) 

Superstition [Stevie Wonder]

Funk/jazz guitarist extraordinaire returns with a stripped down, straight-up set of originals sure to please those who like their jazz with a heaping helping of jam. 

 JAZZ TIMES REVIEW - "Contemporary jazz guitarist BD Lenz's quartet lays down a funky, jamming vibe...integrating catchy good time grooves with moodier, blues-inflicted pieces." 

 JAZZ IMPROV REVIEW - "["Straight Up"]...is so there, so ideal, so darn near perfect that it makes a listener want to head straight up there in a pilgrimage to quality..."
 
credits

released 01 January 2007  

B.D. Lenz (guitar) 
Joe Ashlar (piano/keys) 
James Rosocha (electric bass) 
Tom Cottone (drums) 


Uh Huh

Funk/jazz guitarist extraordinaire returns with a stripped down, straight-up set of originals sure to please those who like their jazz with a heaping helping of jam. 

 JAZZ TIMES REVIEW - "Contemporary jazz guitarist BD Lenz's quartet lays down a funky, jamming vibe...integrating catchy good time grooves with moodier, blues-inflicted pieces." 

 JAZZ IMPROV REVIEW - "["Straight Up"]...is so there, so ideal, so darn near perfect that it makes a listener want to head straight up there in a pilgrimage to quality..."
 
Personnel:

B.D. Lenz (guitar) 
Joe Ashlar (piano/keys) 
Karl Latham (drums) 
Dave Edwards (upright bass) 
Geoff Mattoon (sax) 

Us and Them [Pink Floyd]

B.D. Lenz returns with an All Star cast of Will Lee (bass), Joel Rosenblatt (drums), Nick Rolfe (keys), & Geoff Mattoon (sax). Guitar driven contemporary jazz with a masterful mix of virtuosity and composition.
 
Personnel:

B.D. Lenz - guitar 
 Will Lee - bass 
 Joel Rosenblatt - drums 
 Nick Rolfe - keys 
 Geoff Mattoon - sax 

We Share A Secret (feat. Will Lee)

B.D. Lenz returns with an All Star cast of Will Lee (bass), Joel Rosenblatt (drums), Nick Rolfe (keys), & Geoff Mattoon (sax). Guitar driven contemporary jazz with a masterful mix of virtuosity and composition.
 
Personnel:

B.D. Lenz - guitar 
Will Lee - bass 
Joel Rosenblatt - drums 
Nick Rolfe - keys 
Geoff Mattoon - sax 

H-Town

B.D. Lenz returns with an All Star cast of Will Lee (bass), Joel Rosenblatt (drums), Nick Rolfe (keys), & Geoff Mattoon (sax). Guitar driven contemporary jazz with a masterful mix of virtuosity and composition.
 
Personnel: 

B.D. Lenz - guitar 
Will Lee - bass 
Joel Rosenblatt - drums 
Nick Rolfe - keys 
 Geoff Mattoon - sax 

Hit It And Quit

True North

from the 2016 release "Manifesto"

Musicians:
B.D. Lenz - guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dan Paul - piano/keys
James Rosocha - bass
Abe Fogle - drums
Kevin Soffera - perc

Zodiac

from the 2016 release "Manifesto"

Musicians:
B.D. Lenz - guitar
Geoff Mattoon - sax
Dan Paul - piano/keys
James Rosocha - bass
Abe Fogle - drums


Left, Right, & Wrong

Jazz/rock cover of the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" to be released on the forthcoming "Live in the UK!" recording.
B,D. Lenz - guitar
James Rosocha - bass
Joe Falcey - drums

Live in the UK!

Norwegian Wood

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.

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