Paz Lenchantin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paz Lenchantin
Occupation	Bassist
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1973(1973-12-12)
Age	51
Birthplace	Mar del Plata
Country	Argentina
Birth City	Buenos Aires
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Paz Lenchantin Biography

Paz Lenchantin is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on December 12, 1973 in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most well-known for her bass guitar in the alternative rock groups Zwan, Pixies, and Entrance Lenchantin also played with a supergroup from Los Angeles known as A Perfect Circle. A multi-instrumentalist, she contributed violin, guitar, piano, and vocal tracks, as well as bass tracks, to several of her bands’ albums.

She as well as the singer She and singer Black Francis were both members of the Boston-based alternative rock band Pixies. were both part of Boston-based alternative rock group Pixies.

Lenchantin also played strings on a song on the Queens of the Stone Age’s album, Songs for the Deaf. She has played with David Pajo in Papa M, and contributed fiddle on the Silver Jews record, Tanglewood Numbers. She has toured with RTX/Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux. In 2002, she performed on Trust Company’s album The Lonely Position Of Neutral. In 2005 she played violin on the Kaura track “Dividing Lines”. She has also contributed to and toured with Jarboe of Swans. In 2000, she appeared in A Perfect Circle’s “Judith” music video as bassist. Lenchantin also played bass on Brightblack Morning Light’s 2006 self-titled album on Matador Records. She worked with director Michael Mann on his film Miami Vice contributing violin on several scenes. She contributed playing strings on Melissa Auf der Maur’s first solo album Auf der Maur. In 2008, Paz co-wrote the Ashes Divide song “Denial Waits”, and she played violin on Jenny Lewis’ second studio album Acid Tongue. She appeared on Into The Presence’s 2009 album, playing the bass.

Lenchantin joined Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, and Maynard James Keenan in the band A Perfect Circle. She contributed to their albums, Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step. Lenchantin later left the group to join with Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, and David Pajo in the band Zwan. In 2002, Lenchantin, Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins and Hole), Samantha Maloney, and Radio Sloan (The Need) created a new band called The Chelsea. The all-female supergroup played only one show on February 2, 2002 before going their separate ways. An audience recording of said show was later bootlegged. Lenchantin returned to play strings and piano with A Perfect Circle in recording their cover album eMOTIVe, released November 2, 2004 and debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200. She also contributed a solo cover of the song “The Hollow” to A Perfect Circle’s CD/DVD release, aMOTION. Since 2005, Lenchantin has been collaborating with The Entrance Band on their album Prayer of Death, as co- producer as well as contributing bass and violin. She also appeared on the previous Entrance album Wandering Stranger (2004). She is now a seemingly permanent member of the Entrance Band. Since 2012 winter, Paz has been touring with Josephine Foster supporting the “Blood Rushing” album promotion. In December 2013, Lenchantin was announced as the new touring bassist for the Pixies, in replacement of founding band member Kim Deal and touring bassist Kim Shattuck, for their 2014 tour. In July 2016, Lenchantin confirmed that she is now a full-time member of the Pixies.

The girl was born to Mar del Plata, Argentina to an ethnically mixed family with Armenian and French origin She grew up within Los Angeles, California. Her brothers, Luciano and Ana Lenchantin were also successful musicians.

Paz Lenchantin Net Worth

Paz Lenchantin is one of the richest Bassist from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paz Lenchantin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 12 she was playing the piano, violin and guitar. She released her first self-titled album Yellow MY SkYcaptain in the year 2000.

She was part of Queens Of The Stone age’s album of 2002 Songs For The Deaf.

Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine American musician. She has been the bass guitarist, vocalist and violinist of the alternative rock band Pixies since 2014. She is known for playing bass or strings with various bands, including Entrance, A Perfect Circle, Zwan, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paz Lenchantin height 5 ft 7 in Paz weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paz Lenchantin Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Paz Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Paz Lenchantin celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

Top Facts about Paz Lenchantin

1. Paz Lenchantin is a bassist, vocalist, and violinist.
2. She was born on December 12, 1973 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
3. Lenchantin joined the Pixies as their bassist in 2014.
4. She has also played with A Perfect Circle and Queens of the Stone Age.
5. Lenchantin has released solo music under her own name.
6. Her first band was called Entrance and formed in 1997.
7. She has collaborated with artists such as Jenny Lewis and Silver Jews.
8. Lenchantin’s father is Argentine jazz musician Néstor Astarita.
9. She studied classical violin at age four in Los Angeles.
10. In addition to music, she is also an artist and painter.

What happened to Paz from a perfect circle?

She is now a seemingly permanent member of the Entrance Band. Since 2012 winter, Paz has been touring with Josephine Foster supporting the “Blood Rushing” album promotion.

When did Paz join Pixies?

In the summer of 1997 , Argentina-born, Los Angeles-raised Paz Lenchantin was just beginning to put herself out into the music scene at age 24 when she received a call from guitarist Joey Santiago of the Pixies. He invited her to audition to play bass for a quick tour with his side project, the Martinis.

How old is Paz Lenchantin?

48 years (December 12, 1973)

How tall is Paz Lenchantin?

5′ 7″