Zachary McDonald

Lenny Marcus Trio: When a Door Opens

by Jack Bowers
April 18, 2022

Whenever Lenny Marcus sits down to play the piano, elegance and finesse are sure to follow. Such is the case on When a Door Opens, wherein Marcus leads his trio—Zachary McDonald on bass and Denver Nuckolls on drums—through a series of persuasive tributes to his musical heroes, one of whom--Dexter Gordon--is not a pianist, and another--Ludwig von Beethoven--who is best known as a composer. Besides Gordon and Beethoven, Marcus' honorees include Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, McCoy Tyner, ...