May 30, 2025 - I’ve switched web hosting providers so I’ll have to figure this stuff out and slowly add content. There is a google calendar with my gig schedule on the calendar page.
Musician
I live in Akron, Ohio (actually Green, between Canton and Akron, south of Cleveland). I perform solo, with The Mike Lenz Band, with Highway 61, with Umojah Nation, with The Mostly Blues Band, with Wishgarden, and as a sideman / sub / session musician.
I play guitar, slide guitar and lap steel, harmonica, bass, mandolin, banjo, etc. Call or text me at 330-730-5653 or email mikelenzmusic@gmail.com if you need a musician for your event, recording project, or as a sideman for your project. My gigging schedule is always up to date on the calendar page.
Private Music Lessons
I'm available for private lessons for acoustic and electric guitar (fingerstyle or flatpicked), harmonica, slide guitar, lap steel, ukulele, voice, mandolin, banjo, bass, many folk and ethnic instruments, improvisation and music theory.
I also can help you to learn guitar and other fretted and stringed instrument adjustment, maintenance and repair (or I can do repairs and adjustments or upgrades on your instrument for you).
I've been teaching and playing professionally for over 30 years and plan your lessons to meet your specific musical goals.
and I found this old bio…
Mike Lenz is based in Akron, Ohio and performs solo on guitar, vocals, and harmonica. He is influenced by everything from Delta and Piedmont blues artists such as Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Blind Blake and Blind Boy Fuller to the Memphis blues, jug band stomps and rags of the 20’s and 30’s to classic 50’s and 60’s electric Chicago blues of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Howlin’ Wolf to the juke joint boogies of Hound Dog Taylor and North Mississippi blues, as well as a bit of the raw rock he was raised on. His live show includes his originals, lots of blues, bit of classic 20’s-40’s country, and taste of just about every genre of underproduced, unpretentious American music.
contact
Akron / Canton / Cleveland / NE Ohio
call or text: (330) 730-5653