Reverend Zen
| Reverend Zen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Katonah, New York, United States |
| Genres | Rock / R&B / jazz / blues |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Associated acts | Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin, Donald Fagen, John Scofield, B.B. King, David Sanborn, Sheryl Crow |
| Website | Website |
| Members | Jack Evans, Rob Aries, Kjell Benner, Chris Carter, Margaret Dorn, Rudy Feinauer, James Gerard, Sherryl Marshall, Nick Moroch, Gil Parris, Kip Sophos, Vaneese Thomas, Soozie Tyrell, Chris Vitirillo, Wayne Warneck |
Reverend Zen is a New York rock/r&b/jazz group that debuted in 2006 with their album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon, released by Blakjak Music Records / Anamosa Songs ASCAP.
The band was formed by Jack Evans, who is also the group's lead singer and drummer.
Recognition
Album cover.
The album and the band won seventy worldwide music industry awards:
- 2011/12 ASCAP Plus Award
- 2010/11 ASCAP Plus Award
- 2010 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest
- 2009/10 Artist of the Year Nomination
- 2009/10 Song of the Year Nomination with 9 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards
- 2009/10 ASCAP Plus Award
- 2009 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest
- 2009 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest
- 2008/09 Artist of the Year Nomination and 7 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards
- 2008/09 ASCAP Plus Award
- 2008/09 2 Finalist Awards, Unisong International Song Contest
- 2008 Best Song Nomination Los Angeles Music Awards
- 2008 Best Song Nomination Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards
- 2008 Finalist France's 100% Song Contest
- 2008 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest
- 2008 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest
- 2008 Golden Wave Artist of the Year Award - The Colorado Wave - Indie Music Wave shows I Radio LA
- 2007/08 Song of the Year and Artist of the Year Nomination with 5 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards
- 2007/08 ASCAP Plus Award
- 2007 Artist of the Year with 4 Best Song Nominations Los Angeles Music Awards
- 2007 Artist of the Year WCH Radio
- 2007/08 2 Finalist Awards, Unisong International Song Contest
- 2006 Bronze Artist Award RGW Radio
- Finalist with 5 Runner Up Awards 2006 VH1 Song of the Year Contest[1]
- Multiple awards in the Billboard World Song Contest, the Mid Atlantic Song Contest and the UK Singer/Songwriter Awards.[2][3][4]
The album was co-written by Evans and James Gerard.
Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon Track listing
- "Magdalena" (4:41)
- "Bad Attitude" (4:35)
- "Don't Try to Tell Me" (4:18)
- "The Boston Shakedown" (4:09)
- "Only a Fool" (4:46)
- "My Sigmund Freud" (4:42)
- "Her Love" (5:12)
- "Dangerous Times" (3:12)
- "Boy Genius' (4:46)
- "The One in Love" (4:52)[5]
Compilations
Reverend Zen appeared on compilation albums:
- Fresh Produce 4 (2007)
- Music For Coffee Beings (2007) RPW Records
- Songwriters & Storytellers" 2007 Indie Artist Alliance
- ↑ "VH1 Song of the Year Contest Finalists Release Debut CD". PittRadio. 2006-08-08.
- ↑ "Reverend Zen Press". Reverendzenmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "New York's Reverend Zen Goes Global Winning Song of the Year at Spain's Effigy Awards". Jazz News. 2008-02-23.
- ↑ "Reverend Zen Named Artist of the Year at 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards". Jazz News. 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Reverend Zen Music". Reverend Zen Music. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Reverend Zen". Reverendzenmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Reverend Zen". Reverendzenmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
External links
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