Borderlands

Borderlands is the name of the Shawn Snow painting that graces the cover of this album. Snow's art inspired the four-part theme and variations that for the album's framework. The title also describes the artistic realm in which Jonathan Lorentz finds himself. This is borderlands as unsafe, unfamiliar territory, where the only things more vague than the demarcations are the rules. It also represents literal geography: Lorentz is a veteran of the Manhattan scene (with a Ph.D. in jazz studies from NYU), but now based in New Hampshire. Bringing bassist John Menegon and drummer David 'Scorch' Calarco together to form the Trio has allowed JL to experiment, compose and develop his exceptional talents. Jonathan Lorentz is the new face of New York club jazz, whether in the city or out in the Borderlands.