LENNY MARCUS
Genres: Post Bop, RnB, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Third Stream, Blues • United States

Lenny Marcus hails from Wash, DC, but he worked for many years in New Orleans, studying and performing with legends such as Ray Bryant, Ellis Marsalis, Alvin Batiste, and recording with David “Fathead” Newman, Charlie Byrd, Frank Foster, Sonny Fortune, Brian Lynch, Jane Powell and others. His band is a well schooled jazz group. “Their jazz is infectious!,” says Jazz Times magazine. Lenny has recorded 18 CDs to date, performed in two international jazz festivals, and has had his music featured on the National Weather Channel (many songs over the last several years), NPR’s ALL that Jazz and ALL Songs Considered. Two of his songs were finalists in the ISC international song writer’s competition. Lenny’s music goes from modern high energy to a more contemplative, meditative approach. Lenny is a highly trained jazz pianist who also plays flute and adds vocals. His compositions are refreshing and uplifting, and he has been compared to read more...