Bio: B.J. Jansen, born January 3rd 1981 in Cincinnati, has only begun to establish himself as a charismatic and dynamic jazz performer, composer and bandleader on and off the stage. Recent performance highlights as leader have included 55 Bar, Knitting Factory & Garage in NYC: NY, Blues Alley in Washington, DC, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mann Center For The Performing Arts in Philadelphia. In addition to performing regularly in the northeast and midwest, B.J. has also founded the Jazz Development Group, a non-profit corporation to provide supplemental jazz education clinics to school-age children at no cost.