Reverend Zen

Reverend Zen is a New York rock/r&b/jazz group that debuted in 2006 with their album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon. Blakjak Music Records / Anamosa Songs ASCAP.

The band was formed by Jack Evans, and he is the group's lead singer and drummer.

Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon

Album cover.

The album and Reverend Zen has won seventy worldwide music industry awards including 2011/12 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C., 2010/11 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C., 2010 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London, UK, 2009/10 Artist of the Year Nomination & 2009/10 Song of the Year Nomination with 9 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Costa del Sol, Spain/N.Y.C., 2009/10 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C., 2009 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London, UK, 2009 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney, Australia, 2008/09 Artist of the Year Nomination and 7 Finalist Awards from ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Costa del Sol, Spain/N.Y.C., 2008/09 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C, 2 Finalist Awards 2008/09 Unisong International Song Contest - L.A. 2008 Best Song Nomination Los Angeles Music Awards, 2008 Best Song Nomination Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards - Toronto, Canada, 2008 Finalist France's 100% Song Contest - Arville/Paris, France, 2008 Semi Finalist UK Song Contest - London, UK, 2008 Semi Finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney, Australia, 2008 Golden Wave Artist of the Year Award - The Colorado Wave - Indie Music Wave shows I Radio LA - Denver/Los Angeles, 2007/08 Song of the Year & 2007/08 Artist of the Year Nomination with 5 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards - Costa del Sol, Spain/N.Y.C., 2007/08 ASCAP Plus Award - N.Y.C., 2007 Artist of the Year with 4 Best Song Nominations Los Angeles Music Awards - L.A., 2007 Artist of the Year WCH Radio - St. Louis, 2 Finalist Awards 2007/08 Unisong International Song Contest - L.A., 2006 Bronze Artist Award RGW Radio - Norfolk, U.K., Finalist with 5 Runner Up Awards 2006 VH1 Song of the Year Contest - Houston/New York,^[1] as well as multiple awards in the Billboard World Song Contest - N.Y.C., the Mid Atlantic Song Contest - Washington D.C. and the Singer/Songwriter Awards in London.^[2][3][4]

The album was co-written by Evans and James Gerard. Musicians on the album have performed with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin, Donald Fagen, John Scofield, B.B. King, David Sanborn, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Albert Collins, Ashford & Simpson, Michael Jackson. Reverend Zen also appears on the compilation releases "Fresh Produce 4" c2007 from MVY Radio - Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Ma., Newport, R.I., "Music For Coffee Beings" c2007 from RPW Records - British Columbia, Canada, "Songwriters & Storytellers" c2007 from Indie Artist Alliance - Castro Valley, Ca., "Just Talents" c2007 from Research Music - Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin.^[5][6]

Track listing

(Source:^[7])

1. "Magdalena" (4:41)
2. "Bad Attitude" (4:35)
3. "Don't Try to Tell Me" (4:18)
4. "The Boston Shakedown" (4:09)
5. "Only a Fool" (4:46)
6. "My Sigmund Freud" (4:42)
7. "Her Love" (5:12)
8. "Dangerous Times" (3:12)
9. "Boy Genius' (4:46)
10. "The One in Love" (4:52)

References

External links

• Official website
• Reverend Zen on Myspace