Charles Blenzig
Charles Blenzig is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator.
In the mid 1980s Blenzig joined the Gil Evans Monday Night Orchestra that performed weekly at Sweet basil Jazz Club. Blenzig has performed with Michael Brecker, Marcus Miller, Bill Evans, Hiram Bullock, Lew Soloff, Kenwood Dennard, Eddie Gómez, Dave Weckl, Joe Locke, Harvey Mason, Joe Beck, and Italian rapper Jovanotti
He has been musical director for singer-songwriter Michael Franks since 1990 and for Latin jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri. He has toured extensively throughout the world as a leader and sideman, including South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Georgia, Europe, and Korea.
He is a member of the Purchase Conservatory Jazz Department faculty with Jon Faddis, Hal Galper, and Todd Coolman.Discography
As leader
- Charles Blenzig
- Say What You Mean
- Certain Standards
- It's About Time
As guest
- New York Cats, Fabio Mogera
- A Kid's Christmas – Julia Blenzig
- Perfect Sky – JY Lee
- Time Together – Michael Franks
- Oh Yea – Jovanatti & Soleluna NY Lab
- Turnaround – Michael Treni
- Detour Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra
- Sakura – Vinnie Cutro
- Strange Energies – Blenzig, Renzi, Villani
- Rendezvous in Rio – Michael Franks
- Local Dialect – Jay Azzolina
- Asianergy – Jack Lee
- Wild Terry Silverlight
- Watching the Snow – Michael Franks
- Close Your Eyes – Mike Fahn
- The Spirit Within – Ricky Sebastian
- New York Sketch – Jack Lee
- Bewitching – Toku
- Past Tense – Jay Azzolina
- Barefoot on the Beach – Michael Franks
- Where My Heart Goes – Jack Lee
- Walk Your Dogma – Mike Pope
- Live in Europe – Bill Evans
- Gracefulee – Jack Lee
- Grove Island – Takeshi Itoh
- Flight of the Spirit – Norman Headman
- Just Advance – Kenwood Dennard
