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Uli
Lenz, the dynamic and gifted German pianist whose playful sense of
time, melody and composition has already been heard around the globe,
is one of the new discoveries in jazz. He’s been on the European scene
for over 20 years and has constantly toured Europe, Africa, South
America, The Caribbean, The Middle East, The South Pacific, China and
Southeast Asia, and has recorded over 8 albums. Lenz’s appearances in
the United States have been usually just in New York--but all that changed with the release of his first Arkadia Jazz CD,
Rainmaker’s Dance. Uli has led his own trio through 10
countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and appeared at
the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 1989. Through the 90’s, Uli worked with
such artists as saxophonists Steve Grossman and Don Menza, Abbey
Lincoln, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, bassist Ed Schuller, Idris
Muhammad, and recorded with vocalist Patricia Nomakosazana Dhlamini
and saxophonist Johannes Barthelmes. Uli continues to tour
internationally, often sponsored by the Goethe-Institut to represent
Germany as a musical ambassador to Europe, East Africa, China,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the list goes on and on. In 1997, Uli formed his
current European trio, featuring bassist Pepe Berns and drummer Thomas
Alkier.