JAZZTIMES Magazine described the Lenny Marcus Trio’s music as “infectious”- and you will certainly catch the jazz bug with this music! The album includes Lenny’s tune “Mocha”, a fast latin romp in 7/4 time, then a moving “Ode To McCoy” paying homage to the great pianist McCoy Tyner along with a brilliant new composition called “Seven Heavens,” also in the odd 7 meter. The trio of Lenny Marcus on piano, Rick Eckberg on bass and Larry Scott on drums, is bolstered by Afro-Cuban percussionist Vladimir Espinosa and a riveting horn section with Tom Artwick on sax and flute, Ken Hitchcock on tenor, and Chris Magee playing trumpet and flugelhorn. The group takes us through an eclectic mix of original tunes, Beethoven-flavored themes, and jazz standards. From exciting high energy tracks, to playful, to highly emotional and melodic, to bluesy and funky grooves, this music swings!NOTEABLE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED WITH LMT: Charlie Byrd, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Frank Foster, Brian Lynch, David “Fathead” Newman, Jane Powell.NOTABLE FESTIVALS:Spice Jazz Festival in Grenada, where Lenny Marcus Trio performed with jazz great Frank Foster.BARBADOS FESTIVAL:LMT joined the lineup of other great musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Luther Vandross, and Tito Puente.ROANOKE’S TASTE OF THE BLUE RIDGE - JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL:LMT performed with David “Fathead” Newman.AWARDS:IFC finalist for “In the Middle of the Night” featuring Jane Powell on vocals in 2006.Just Plain Folks Independent Music Awards, top-ten finals for the CD Deeper Still and 4th place for the song “Alexandra” out of thousands of submissions.