Biography: Zbigniew Seifert, Ze Nogueira, Zebradonk, Zelienople, Zep Meissner, Ziggy Elman, Zilner Randolph, Zim Ngqawana, Zimbo Trio, Zinky Cohn,

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Zbigniew Seifert Biography, Photos, Pictures

A masterful improviser who could have ranked at the top with Adam Makowicz and Michal Urbaniak, Zbigniew Seifert’s early death robbed Poland of one of its top jazz artists

Having studied at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Berklee College of Music, Zé Nogueira, one of the leading Brazilian instrumental musicians, started in 1975 as a saxophonist in the play Gota d’Água (Chico Buarque), having participated later in Buarque’s Ópera do Malandro and Rei de Ramos

Toronto-based group Zebradonk plays an eclectic blend of world music and jazz, with an added dose of humor Drummer Shawn Abedin; trumpeter and bassist Alfons Fear, and Brodie West, who plays alto, melodica, and percussion, came together in May 1998 and began performing around Toronto

Forming in 1998 out of the ashes of several failed rock bands, jazz trio Zelienople was a godsend for the members Keyboardist/clarinetist Brian Harding, bassist/synth player Matt Christensen, and drummer Mike Weis came together out of a similar dislike for their previous experiences and a love for drone-based jazz

Zep Meissner Biography, Photos, Pictures

This westerner is part of the Spike Jones alumni, having worked in the reed section of the City Slickers from 1944 through 1946, the period where the band’s popularity skyrocketed following the release of the record “Der Fuehrer’s Face

Ziggy Elman (born Harry Finkelman) had an influence on both big band, swing, jazz, and klezmer music His interpretation of the klezmer tune “Fralich in Swing,” recorded in 1939 with vocalist Martha Tilton as “And the Angels Sing,” became a major hit and still remains a classic of the swing era

Zilner Randolph Biography, Photos, Pictures

Zilner Randolph was more important as a teacher than as a musician although his involvement with Louis Armstrong during a brief period has insured him a place in the jazz history books

Zim Ngqawana Biography, Photos, Pictures

Zim Ngqawana is one of South Africa’s leading jazz musicians In addition to leading his own band, Ingoma, Ngqawana has played with such influential jazz musicians as Max Roach, Keith Tippett, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Hugh Masakela and with top-notch modern dance ensembles, the Free Flight Dance Company and the Moving Into Dance Company

The Zimbo Trio is a reference group in Brazilian music In its 36 years of existence, always with the same formation, the group has recorded more than 40 albums throughout the world, receiving several national prizes as Best Instrumental Group (Cidade de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Troféu Imprensa, Chico Viola, Medalha de Ouro dos Diários Associados, Roquette Pinto, Euterpe, among others) and international ones as well

Zinky Cohn was a pianist associated with the late-’20s and ’30s Chicago scene, especially the groups of clarinetist Jimmie Noone Although playing jazz has never been a sedate enterprise, this era was certainly among the wildest in the history of this genre

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