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Reverend Zen


Reverend Zen is a New York rock/r&b/jazz group that debuted in 2006 with their album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon. Blakjak Music Records / Anamosa Songs ASCAP.

The band was formed by Jack Evans, and he is the current lead singer and drummer.

Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon

Album cover.

The album and Reverend Zen has won over forty worldwide music industry awards including a 2008 Best Song Nomination Los Angeles Music Awards, 2008 Best Song Nomination Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards - Toronto, Canada, 2008 Finalist France's 100% Song Contest - Arville/Paris, France, 2008/2009 ASCAP Plus Award - NYC, 2008 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London, UK, 2008 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney, Australia, 2008 Golden Wave Artist of the Year Award - The Colorado Wave Radio Show - Denver, 2007/2008 Song of the Year ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Malaga, Spain, 2007/2008 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C., 2007 Artist of the Year Los Angeles Music Awards, 2007 Artist of the Year WCH Radio - St. Louis, 2 Finalist Awards 2007 Unisong International Song Contest - L.A., 2006 Bronze Artist Award RGW Radio - Norfolk, U.K., Finalist 2006 VH1 Song of the Year Contest - Houston/New York [1], as well as awards in the Billboard World Song Contest - N.Y.C., the Mid Atlantic Song Contest - Washington D.C. and the U.K.'s Singer/Songwriter Awards in London.[2] [3] [4]

The album was co-written by Evans and James Gerard. Musicians on the album have performed with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin, Donald Fagen, John Scofield, B.B. King, David Sanborn, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer. Reverend Zen also appears on the compilation releases "Fresh Produce 4" c2007 from MVY Radio - Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Ma., Newport, R.I., "Music For Coffee Beings" c2007 from RPW Records - British Columbia, Canada, "Songwriters & Storytellers" c2007 from Indie Artist Alliance - Castro Valley, Ca., "Just Talents" c2007 from Research Music - Miami, Rio De Janeiro, Berlin.[5] [6]

Track listing

(Source:[7])

  1. "Magdalena" (4:41)
  2. "Bad Attitude" (4:35)
  3. "Don't Try to Tell Me" (4:18)
  4. "The Boston Shakedown" (4:09)
  5. "Only a Fool" (4:46)
  6. "My Sigmund Freud" (4:42)
  7. "Her Love" (5:12)
  8. "Dangerous Times" (3:12)
  9. "Boy Genius' (4:46)
  10. "The One in Love" (4:52)

References

  1. ^ "VH1 Song of the Year Contest Finalists Release Debut CD". PittRadio. 2006-08-08.
  2. ^ "Reverend Zen Press".
  3. ^ "New York's Reverend Zen Goes Global Winning Song of the Year at Spain's Effigy Awards". Jazz News. 2008-02-23.
  4. ^ "Reverend Zen Named Artist of the Year at 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards". Jazz News. 2008-02-08.
  5. ^ "Biography".
  6. ^ "Reverend Zen / The Musicians".
  7. ^ "Reverend Zen Music (album)".
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