Artist description "Poet and a one-man band"

Music Style acoustic, folk-rock

Musical Influences Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Nick Drake

Similar Artists Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Paul Simon

Artist History Born in Maine,Mr.Oberzan attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1997. He then moved to New York City to pursue music and theater. He has performed off-Broadway, and has played at several venues, including CBGB's and Baby Jupiter. He produced his own album,"Songs of Straw & Gold," and is currently signed with Wild Oats Records as part of their New Artist Series. His first release thorough Wild Oats, "MIGHTY ABOVE ALL THINGS," is now available.

Group Members Zachary Oberzan

Instruments acoustic guitar (jew's harp, percussion, bass)

Albums Songs of Straw & Gold

Press Reviews REVIEW: Songs of Straw & Gold FACE Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 6 December 8-21, 1999 by Bennie Green This CD turns out to be deeply compelling. By the time Zachary Oberzan actually invokes the name of one of his prime influences, Leonard Cohen, you would have figured it out even if he hadn't said it. For one thing, Oberzan's voice resonates, and not just sonically. For instance, "The Dance Absurd" is much more up than "The Wearing of the Blue," yet you remember Oberzan's tunefully flat delivery first. On "Your Folksinger" he sounds as if he's about to cry on the opening line. ("You don't know what I've got.") For the first several lines of "The Last Thing I Wanted" he resembles a man who's just awakened. Then he takes command and makes you listen. Make no mistake, this is very much poetry-as-music, in the tradition of not only Cohen but Oberzan's other major influence, Paul Simon. For me, it's one of those that almost got away, a record to which diligent listening yields undeniable rewards.

Location New York City, NY - USA

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