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In 1986-87, Brent Jensen studied in New York City with jazz legend Lee Konitz on a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. He was a featured winner of the "Woodwinds on Fire" international talent search conducted by Jazziz magazine (August 1996).
Brent has performed with a wide variety of jazz artists including Gene Harris, Bobby Shew, Bill Anschell, Jeff Johnson, John Bishop, Gary Foster, Dave Peck, Joe LaBarbera, John Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon, Warren Vache, Curtis Stigers, John Stowell, Matt Jorgensen, Thomas Marriott, Jeff Baker, Kristin Korb, Jamie Findlay, Duck Baker, Dianne Schuur and many others.
His recording, "The Sound of a Dry Martini: Remembering Paul Desmond" on Origin Records, charted at the number 1 position on jazz radio stations across the country. "Dry Martini" was also featured on JazzWeek's Top 100 and NPR's JazzWorks' Top 25 lists for the year 2002. "Stay Cool", Brent's second release on Origin made Jim Wilke's (host of Jazz After Hours) "Favorite Jazz CDs of 2002" list. His fifth release on Origin is "One More Mile" featuring Seattle musicians Bill Anschell (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and John Bishop (drums). That disc was named one of Jim Wilke's (host of Jazz After Hours) "Favorite Jazz CDs of 2007" and made Tom Hull's (writer for "Village Voice" magazine) "Top 50 Jazz CDs of 2007" list. Brent's most recent release on Origin ("We Couldn't Agree More") is a duo project with pianist Bill Anschell. That recording was recently selected as a 2009 "Critic's Choice" by "Jazziz" magazine.
Brent's recordings are available on iTunes and at all the major online music outlets (Amazon, Borders, etc.) and at the Origin Records website (www.originarts.com).
Brent Jensen is an Assistant Professor of Music at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
Cool to see the pictures of you and Gary Foster, I was just talking to a friend of mine a couple minutes ago about this great version I just listened to in the car of him playing Relaxin at Camarillo, on Jazz 88.1 down here in L.A., what a great player. :) How have you been?
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Hey Brent, great playing with you again last night. Love the new tracks, and can't wait to hear the whole duo album, and the upcoming one you were speaking of.
thanks for a really fun gig last week! it was great catching up with you, even though it was sort of quick. love "one more mile" too...the liner notes really hit home. all the best, teach!
Hey man! I'm sorry I don't keep up on things that well. Another CD huh? Cool! Can't wait to hear it. How's it going? I really miss playing with you. We have that connection you know. Heard from Rob Kohler the other day. He wants me to play in Oregon somewhere. We should go together!!! Hopefully we'll talk soon. Take care Brent, Joe
PS - Still doing the quiet bar thing if you're around on a Friday!
Hey Brent! Your page is looking great! I see you are playing the Ballard Jazz Walk on the 30th, I will hopefully see you there. It was so much fun in the spring. Anything going on in Twin Falls over Thanksgiving? I am flying, and won't have my keyboard, but if you are need of a keyboardist, I am around. Christmas too. It would be great to jam. Anyway, hope things are well!
Oh, also, I have some new stuff up on my site web.mac.com/keatonwilson We had a chance to open and sit in on a clinic with David Friesen. Pretty fun stuff.
hi daddy! sarah and i wrote this song about premium night [steak and shrimp night at Turner cafeteria].. well, anyways...it's glorious. i thought you'd appreciate it, seeing as you're all musical and stuff.
