REVEREND ZEN's rock/r&b/jazz features stand out NYC musicians & RZ's original songs on their 2006 debut cd. Finalist-VH1 Song of the Year Contest("Dangerous Times")/ Best Performance-Unisong World Song Contest("The Boston Shakedown")

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ROCK: Classic Rock, BLUES: Rhythm & Blues



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REVEREND ZEN delivers not only a rogue's cleverness but also a vivid sense of introspection behind melodies and vocals that have the power to make you remember both the songs and their performances. Their instrumentation and arrangements give them a unique and colorful sound with standout guitar thatâs perfectly executed. RZâs songs are right on target and straight from the heart with emotion, tremendous flow, excellent style and first rate production.

Finalist - VH1's Song of the Year Contest

These songs prove to be infectious, in a style thatâs reminiscent of Steely Dan. REVEREND ZEN is the kind of band that develops a huge following who know all the rather arch lyrics of every song and dance at every gig. Itâs a great blend of instrumental and vocal with sweeping keyboards, dead on guitar, great bass lines, solid drumming and tight harmonies.

-Elizabeth Hilts- Fairfield County Weekly (Conn.)

From the love found pomp of the opening song âMagdalenaâ and on to straight forward rockers like âBoy Geniusâ REVEREND ZEN successfully flex their musical muscle before finishing with the darkly beatific ballad âThe One In Loveâ.

-Sean Coulter- Aquarian Weekly / East Coast Rocker (N.J./N.Y.)

Combining the people pleasing qualities of the 70's Doobie Brothers with the New York wit of Brooklynâs Five Chinese Brothers of the 90's, REVEREND ZEN has a glossy product thatâs ready to ship. These songs are blues/funk/pop with standout guitar counterpoint and female background vocals providing the winning personality.

-Mark Klein- Soundviews (NYC)

This thoroughly enjoyable release from New York based REVEREND ZEN will appeal to those who enjoy the musicianship and cleverness of Steely Dan and the straight ahead listen ability of Sting or AC favorite Bruce Hornsby. Successfully blending strong song writing with obviously accomplished musicianship, bandleader Jack Evans and co-writer James Gerard create a sound that the everyday pop listener will enjoy, but will also turn the heads of more uppity musician types. Some great music.

-Rich Lepescu- The Nebula Music Magazine (N.J.)

REVEREND ZEN is emerging in 2006 with their debut independent album Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon on Blakjak Music. Named Finalist in VH1's Song of the Year Contest, the band fuses rock, r&b and jazz into their own musical vision with songs of wit, cultural commentary and introspection. They've won a total of nineteen awards in the VH1, Billboard, Mid Atlantic and Unisong International Song Contests for writing and performance.

The band is led by songwriter Jack Evans whoâs brought together a group of NY musicians whoâve performed/recorded with Eric Clapton, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryll Crow, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagen, Annie Lennox, B.B. King, Luther Vandross, Dr. John, Shawn Colvin, Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, Don Henly, Elvis Costello, John Scofield, David Sanborn and John Medeski, to record Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon.

âWe tend to write about our life experiences, observations and twists of fate. Some are humorous, some are serious.â remarks Evans. âThen we try to bring out the rhythms weâve always loved from r&b, soul and rock and add in some technicolor, so to speak, from our jazz influences.â The album's ten original songs of back beats and ballads bear him out with RZ giving us their tale of love found with an angel, a he said, she said take on bad luck, love lost, higher education with a Boston party girl, love in question, the Enquirer like adventures of a laughable psychotic, a womanâs romantic desperation, misguided machismo, a kid prodigy and a jazz club named the Crying Moon.


REVEREND ZENâs Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon is being heard on radio, internet radio and satellite stations in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas City, Kentucky, LA, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nashville, North Carolina, NYC, Oregon, Philadelphia, Utah, Virginia, Australia, Canada, Japan, Paris, Spain and the UK.They were just awarded RGW Radio's Bronze Artist Award - Top Ten Independent Albums 2006; Norfolk, UK.