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who is mickey lenny really?
Producer. Multi-instrumentalist. Composer. Instructor.
Mickey Lenny a.k.a. Michael Lenssen is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, producer and composer based in Colorado’s Front Range. Michael performs on the cornet, keyboards, and the EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument), playing a diverse range of genres; from jazz to classical, psychedelic rock to modern dance music. He has a degree in Jazz & Commercial Music from the University of Miami, studying with Brian Lynch and John Daversa.
Michael was the trumpet electronics consultant on the Grammy-winning Maria Schneider album, “Data Lords”. He currently co-leads a project with Denver legend Greg Gisbert (Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich) and performs with his own project all over Colorado. He has performed with Ric Wilson, Benny Golson, Emmet Cohen, Isaac Teel, Michael Piolet, and arranged/performed with Evanoff, Clay Street Unit and Tenth Mountain Division. Michael was a long-time member of the band Amoramora, playing festivals around the country and selling out the Fox Theatre in Boulder.