Glenn Jenks simply doesn't recall a day in his life without music.   This dynamic pianist composer, teacher, and performer was born in Boston, MA in 1947, and before his second birthday had learned to conduct the William Tell Overture while standing before the family phonograph.

As a teen he studied at the Wellesley branch of the New England Conservatory with David DeLisle, and went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in music from Earlham College in Richmond, IN.   Jenks taught in private schools for three years before embarking on a career as a solo performer of folk music and ragtime, and in 1975 he joined gifted country music singer and humorist Jud Strunk as guitarist and vocalist.   He toured with Strunk for three years, appearing all across North America in a wide variety of venues, including the glitzy clubs of Las Vegas and the summer musical theater circuit where they were paired with such distinguished acts as Manhattan Transfer and Andy Williams.

He returned to solo performance in 1978, and resumed his private teaching practice in 1984.   Jenks served as official pianist of the New England New Vaudeville Review, and later appeared with song and dance team Brian Jones and Susan Boyce, and for eleven years produced the popular annual Harvest Ragtime Review.   He currently instructs about two dozen people of all ages in piano and music theory, and tours occasionally with his own lively program of American and New World music.   Jenks made his first recording in 1979 and has gone on to make nine others on a variety of independent labels.   He has also recorded with other artists, including ragtime pianist Dan Grinstead.   He is a fixture at numerous ragtime festivals where he is known for his energetic playing, versatility, and unflagging good spirits.