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Monday Night Orchestra that performed weekly at Sweet basil Jazz Club. Blenzig has performed with

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, Kenwood Dennard,

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, Joe Locke,

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, and Italian rapper

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He has been musical director for singer-songwriter Michael Franks since 1990 and for Latin jazz saxophonist

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. He has toured extensively throughout the world as a leader and sideman, including South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Georgia, Europe, and Korea. He is a member of the Purchase Conservatory Jazz Department faculty with Jon Faddis, Hal Galper, and Todd Coolman.

Discography

As leader

* ''Charles Blenzig'' (Chase Music Group, 1989) * ''Say What You Mean'' (Big World Music, 1993) * ''Certain Standards'' (Truspace Records, 1997) * ''It's About Time'' (

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, 2003)

As guest

* ''New York Cats'', Fabio Mogera (Alpha Music, 2014) * ''A Kid's Christmas'' – Julia Blenzig (K Records, 2013) * ''Perfect Sky'' – JY Lee (Truespace, 2012) * ''Time Together'' – Michael Franks (Shanachie, 2011) * ''Oh Yea'' – Jovanatti & Soleluna NY Lab (Verve, 2010) * ''Turnaround'' – Michael Treni (Bell Productions, 2009) * ''Detour'' Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra (2008) * ''Sakura'' – Vinnie Cutro (Royal Music Ensemble, 2008) * ''Strange Energies'' – Blenzig, Renzi, Villani (Callgola, 2007) * ''Rendezvous in Rio'' – Michael Franks (Koch, 2006) * ''Local Dialect'' – Jay Azzolina (Garagista Music, 2006) * ''Asianergy'' – Jack Lee (Truspace, 2005) * ''Wild'' Terry Silverlight (Terry Silverlight Music, 2004) * ''Watching the Snow'' – Michael Franks (Sleeping Gypsy Music, 2003) * ''Close Your Eyes'' –

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(Sparky Productions, 2002) * ''The Spirit Within'' – Ricky Sebastian (STR Digital, 2002) * ''New York Sketch'' – Jack Lee (TruSpace Music, 2001) * ''Bewitching'' – Toku (SME, 2001) * ''Past Tense'' – Jay Azzolina (Doubletime , 2000) * ''Barefoot on the Beach'' – Michael Franks (Windham Hill, 1999) * ''Where My Heart Goes'' – Jack Lee (TruSpace, 1998) * ''Walk Your Dogma'' – Mike Pope (Walk Your Dogma Music, 1996) * ''Live in Europe'' –

(Lipstick, 1995) * ''Gracefulee'' – Jack Lee (Polydor, 1994) * ''Grove Island'' –

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(East West, 1994) * ''Flight of the Spirit'' – Norman Headman (Monad, 1994) * ''Just Advance'' –

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(Big World, 1992)

References

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