Reverend Zen is a New York rock/blues/jazz group that debuted in 2006 with their album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon, released by Blakjak Music Records / Anamosa Songs ASCAP c2006. In 2015 the band released their ten song video collection entitled Reverend Zen The Videos in association with Blakjak Music Records / Anamosa Songs ASCAP c2015.
The band was formed by Jack Evans, who is also the group's lead singer and drummer.
The album and the band have won seventy four worldwide music industry awards:
2016 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney2016 Runner Up Song of the Year Contest - Houston2015 Finalist Great American Song Contest - Portland2015 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London2011/12 ASCAP Plus Award -NYC2010/11 ASCAP Plus Award - NYC2010 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London2009/10 Song of the Year Nomination with 9 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Spain2009/10 ASCAP Plus Award - NYC2009 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest -London2009 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney2008/09 Artist of the Year Nomination and 7 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Spain2008/09 ASCAP Plus Award - NYC2008 Best Song Nomination Los Angeles Music Awards - Los Angeles2008 Best Song Nomination Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards - Toronto2008 Finalist with 2 Semi Finalist Awards France's 100% Song Contest - Paris2008 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London2008 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney2008 Golden Wave Artist of the Year Award - The Colorado Wave - Indie Music Wave shows I Radio LA - Denver2007/08 Song of the Year and Artist of the Year Nomination with 5 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Spain2007/08 2 Finalist Awards Unisong International Song Contest - Los Angeles2007/08 ASCAP Plus Award NYC2007 Artist of the Year with 4 Best Song Nominations Los Angeles Music Awards - Los Angeles2007 Artist of the Year WCH Radio - St. Louis2006/07 2 Finalist Awards Unisong International Song Contest - Los Angeles2006 Bronze Artist Award RGW Radio - Norfolk, UK2006 Finalist with 5 Runner Up Awards VH1 Song of the Year Contest - Houston/ NYCAdditional, multiple awards in the Billboard World Song Contest - NYC, the Mid Atlantic Song Contest - Washington, DC and the UK Singer/Songwriter Awards - London.The album was co-written by Evans and James Gerard.
- "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)
Reverend Zen appeared on compilation albums:
Fresh Produce 4 (2007) MVY Radio - Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Newport, RIMusic For Coffee Beings (2007) RPW Records - Vancouver, CanadaSongwriters & Storytellers" 2007 Indie Artist Alliance - San FranciscoJust Talents (2007) Research Music - Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin