BRIAN EARL JENKINS

A Connecticut native, bassist BRIAN EARL JENKINS is a graduate of The University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. He is student of the late saxophone legend, Jackie McLean, bassist, Nat Reeves and, pianist Hotep Galeta. Jenkins has been a fixture of the New England music scene for the last decade and a half and has performed with an eclectic list of musicians in a wide range of musical styles. They include trombonist, Steve Davis' Explorers Quintet from 1994-98, with whom he recorded two CDs, "The Moon Knows" and "New Terrain"; Saxophonists: Houston Person, Mike DiRubbo, and Kris Jensen; vocalists, Shawnn Monteiro and Nicole Pasternak; Guitarists Kevin O'Neil, Joe Beck and Michael Musillami, Richard Goldstein and Chris Tofield; Pianists: Kent Hewitt, Warren Byrd and Mark Templeton; and many Jazz, Rock, R&B, and Blues outfits of the northeastern U.S.A. The BRIAN EARL JENKINS BAND, formed in mid 2006, is a fresh and eclectic musical entity. Consisting of stellar musicians, (Kevin O'Neil, a brilliant guitarist/composer, who has toured extensively with jazz great, Anthony Braxton; the boundless talent of a rising young star of the piano, Craig Hartley; the relentless rhythmic and sonic power of drummer, Ben Bilello; rounded out by the rollicking bass work of leader and founder, bassist BRIAN EARL JENKINS). THE BRIAN EARL JENKINS BAND, seeks to utilize a multitude of musical influences by playing works from hard-bop legends like, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and John Coltrane, original compositions, and re-harmonized arrangements of hard rock melodies by such artists as, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains, and others. Jenkins also leads "straight ahead jazz" duos and trios, that are very suitable for a wide range of private and public functions.

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