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Kris Davis, Cole Porter & Lenny Marcus
by Joe Dimino
Washington DC-area pianist Lenny Marcus begins the 755th Episode of Neon Jazz with new material off his latest 2022 album When a Door Opens. We also hear new works from Ermelinda Cuellar, Kristina Koller and the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Balancing all this new material are classics from The California Ramblers, Aretha Franklin and Muggsy Spanier. A fitting end of this hour comes from the Hard Bop Messengers with new music off a tasty live album. Dig the jazz, my friends. ...
Continue ReadingLenny Marcus Trio: When a Door Opens
by Jack Bowers
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, ...
Continue ReadingTake Five With Lenny Marcus
by AAJ Staff
Meet Lenny Marcus: Lenny Marcus hails from Washington, DC, but studied, performed and recorded for many years in New Orleans, LA, before relocating to Roanoke, VA. He is leader on 18 albums, and has studied and recorded with many jazz legends, including David “Fathead" Newman, Brian Lynch, Sonny Fortune, Frank Foster, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, Jane Powell and many others. Marcus has played in three New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals, two international festivals ...
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