Charles Blenzig (born August 12, 1958) is an American Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator.
In the mid 1980s Blenzig joined the Legendary Gil Evans Monday Night Orchestra that performed weekly at Sweet basil Jazz Club.
Blenzig has performed with Michael Brecker, Marcus Miller, Bill Evans (Saxophonist with Miles Davis), Hiram Bullock, Lew Soloff, Kenwood Dennard, Eddie Gomez, Dave Weckl, Joe Locke, Harvey Mason, Joe Beck, Italian rapper Jovanotti, and, among others.
Blenzig has been musical director for singer/songwriter Michael Franks since 1990, and for the late Latin Jazz Saxophonist Gato Barbieri. Blenzig has toured extensively throughout the world as a leader and sideman including South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Georgia, Europe and Korea.
Professor Blenzig is a member of the Purchase Conservatory Jazz Department faculty with John Faddis, Hal Galper, John Abercrombie and Todd Coolman.
It's About Time (Double-Time)
Pray / Jack Lee / JL music
New York Cats / Fabio Mogera / Alpha Music / 2014
A Kid’s Christmas - Julia Blenzig / K Records / 2013
Perfect Sky - JY Lee / Truespace Records / 2012
Just For The Record - Tom Kennedy / Tom Kennedy Music / 2012
Time Together - Michael Franks / Shanachie Records / 2011
Oh Yea - Jovanatti & Soleluna NY Lab / Verve / 2010
Turnaround - Michael Treni / recorded 2009/ label / Bell Productions / 2009
Detour - Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra / recorded 2008
Sakura - Vinny Cutro / Royal Music Ensemble Records / recorded 2008
Strange Energies - Blenzig / Renzi / Villani / Callgola Records / 2007
Rendezvous In Rio - Michael Franks / Koch Records / 2006
Local Dialect - Jay Azzolina / Garagista Music / 2006
Asianergy - Jack Lee / Truspace Music / 2005
Wild - Terry Silverlight / Terry Silverlight Music / 2004
Watching The Snow - Michael Franks / Sleeping Gypsy Music, 2003
It’s About Time - Charles Blenzig / Double Time Records / 2003
Close Your Eyes - Mike Fahn / Sparky / Productions / 2002
The Spirit Within - Ricky Sebatian / STR Digital Records / 2002
New York Sketch - Jack Lee / TruSpace Music / 2001
Bewitching - Toku, SME Records / 2001
Past Tense - Jay Assolina / Doubletime Records /2000
A Jazz Noel - Various Artists / Windham Hill Jazz /1999
Barefoot on the Beach - Michael Franks / Windham Hill Jazz / 1999
Where My Heart Goes - Jack Lee / TruSpace / 1998
Certain Standards - Charles Blenzig / TruSpace / 1997
Walk Your Dogma - Mike Pope / Walk your Dogma Music / 1996
Live in Europe - Bill Evans / Lipstick / 1995
Gracefulee - Jack Lee / Polydor / 1994
Grove island - Takeshi Ito / East/West / 1994
Flight of the Spirit - Norman Headman / Monad / 1994
Say What You Mean - Charles Blenzig / Big World Music / 1993
Just Advance - Kenwood Denard / Big World Music / 1992
We Remember Pastorious - Compilation / Toshiba/EMI/EAU / 1991
Charles Blenzig - Charles Blenzig / Chase Music Group / 1989
