Charles Blenzig

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Charles Blenzig (born August 12, 1968 in the Bronx , New York City ) is an American fusion and jazz musician ( piano , synthesizer , composition , arrangement ).

Live and act

Blenzig worked in the New York fusion and jazz scene from the late 1980s; he played his self-titled debut album in 1989 with Chris Hunter , Mike Stern , Will Lee and Joe Bonadio . In the following years he played a. a. with Gato Barbieri , Michael Brecker , Bill Evans , Larry Coryell , Joe Locke , the Mingus Big Band , Michał Urbaniak , Dennis Chambers , Manolo Badrena , Billy Kilson , Marcus Miller , Eddie Gomez , Billy Hart and as musical director for the singer-songwriter Michael Franks . He was also a member of the Gil Evans Orchestra when it performed regularly at the Sweet Basil jazz club . Blenzig teaches in the Jazz Department at the Purchase Conservatory of Music (State University of New York at Purchase) . In the field of jazz he was involved in 23 recording sessions between 1998 and 2018, including a. also with Kenwood Dennard , Mike Fahn , Vinnie Cutro , Michael Treni and Tom Kennedy . Currently (2019) Blenzig is working with his own quintet, which includes Corey Wallace , Christopher McBride , Joshua Crumbly (bass) and Kush Abadey .

Discographic notes

  • Say What You Mean (Big World, 1993), with Alex Foster , Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Will Lee, Dennis Chambers, Manolo Badrena
  • Certain Standards (Truspace, 1997), with Kenny Davis , Gene Jackson
  • It's About Time (Double Time, 2012)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Charles Blenzig. Smalls, January 21, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 22, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Blenzig, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx