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Mike Lorenz, guitarist/composer/bandleader, is an up-and-coming musician centered in the music scene of the Lehigh Valley. He leads his own original jazz quartet, the Mike Lorenz Quartet, which features some of the most in-demand musicians in the Philadelphia area. Mike has led performances in such venues as Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, Chris' Jazz Cafe, the Tritone and the Sci Fi Philly/Ars Nova Workshop series in Philadelphia, Puck Live in Doylestown and numerous venues in other parts of the Philadelphia region.
Contact: mikelorenzmusic@gmail.com
Info about the tracks:
"3 Step," "Were You Thinking of Me?" "North/South" - Ian O'Beirne, alto saxophone; Ryan Kuhns, bass; Anwar Marshall, drums
"Premise" - Ian O'Beirne, alto saxophone; Brian Howell, bass; Matt Scarano, drums
"I Remember You" - Nick Krolak, bass; Kyle Page, drums
"Another Day" - Koofreh Umoren, trumpet; Ian O'Beirne, tenor saxophone; Lee Clarke, bass; Matt Scarano, drums
"Guitarist Mike Lorenz operates out of the Lehigh Valley and mixes it up regularly in Philly, bringing a focused and fluent vocabulary to music of original construction. Working within the melodically edgy orbit of such role models as Ben Monder and Kurt Rosenwinkel, he can float by on chordal clouds or stun you with quick flashes of linear brilliance, as on a nifty MySpace track called “3 Step.” Lorenz’s quartet comes at the material with a sense of whimsy and seasoned trust. " David R. Adler - Philly Weekly 8/11/09
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