Enlightenment

Composer: Zazen.
Personnel: Joaquin Lievano (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Steve Kaplan (keyboards, programming); Andy West (6-string bass, fretless bass).
Recording information: Zazen Studio, LA, CA; Zazen Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Kristine Larsen.
Zazen's debut album Enlightenment has a new '90s sound that folds keyboards, guitar and percussion into a range of music from mellow acoustic to progressive rock. It's no wonder there's a progressive mix. Consider the band: Joaquin Lievano, former guitarist with Jean-Luc Ponty, and Andy West on bass, formerly of The Dixie Dregs. Steve Kaplan on keyboards and Rama on percussion provide stellar performances. The music is based on a trilogy of songs built around five elements once believed to be the underpinning of all things: water, wind, thunder, fire and earth. ~ MusD