Eliot Zigmund Quintet

Veteran jazz drummer Eliot Zigmund has enjoyed a wide and varied careeer in jazz spanning forty years of playing. <br>Past and present associations with artists include Bill Evans, Michel Petrucciani, Vince Guaraldi, Jim Hall, Stan Getz, Benny Golson, Richie Beirach, David Berkman, Gene Bertrocini, Eddie Gomez, Bobby Watson, Eddie Henderson, Enrico Pieranunzi, Dado Maroni, Jed Levy, Bobby Porcelli, Michael Kanan, Mauro Negri, Paolo Birro, Lee Konitz, Don Friedman, Fred Hersch, Art Lande, Helen Merrill, Ted Rosenthal, Pete Malinverni, Lorenzo Conte, Cameron Brown, Warren Vache and many others. <br>Born 1945 in the Bronx, Eliot grew up in the fertile New York jazz scene of the 50's and 60's and began playing professionally at the age of 15 with an older brother who was an aspiring jazz guitarist. He studied music at both the Mannes College of Music and at the City College of New York and upon receiving his degree from CCNY in 1968, he devoted himself to pursuing his dream of becoming a jazz musician. He currently resides in Teaneck, New Jersey with his wife Anna. <br>Eliot has been a sideman on many recordings and has also released three albums under his own name including his just released Steeplechase recording titled Breeze, featuring Gary Versace, Mike Lee and Phil Polumbi. <br>Eliot maintains a busy playing career within the New York scene and internationally. <br>Weblinks: <br>eliotzigmund.net <br /><br />Educated at world renowned music school Indiana University, composer / producer / engineer, videographer Rick Savage has lived and worked in & around New York City and been a part of the recording industry for the past 30 years. He continues to be in demand as a performing & recording trumpet player, making guest solo appearances on the CD projects of many NY area artists.One of Rick's special talents involves bringing out the best in up & coming talent, offering tools, suggestions & directions many hadn't thought of.Rick also has a rich composing background. He recently scored "A Whole New Day" for Cinemax ( https://vimeo.com/12337535), staring James Gandolfini. Other composing credits include jingles & industrial films for Nissan & Pfizer. On the video side, Savage Multimedia has been documenting the seminars and conferences of two prominent psychotherapy models. Rick's experiences as a former band member / studio musician for the following well known artists, set the stage for the makings of an extremely versatile composer / producer / engineer / videographer. <br /><br />With confidence, lyricism, and a tonality that is suffused in warmth, saxophonist <br><br>Matt Garrison fervently pursues the art-form of jazz as reflected in his own words, <br><br>"I like to think that I am a translator of sorts. A jazz musician, in my opinion, is <br><br>supposed to interpret the world around them and convert those situations and <br><br>feelings into music." This is the essence of Garrison's voice and music. <br><br>Born on May 20th, 1979 in Poughkeepsie, New York, Matthew Gordon Garrison <br><br>grew up in a household that was absent of the sounds of Miles, Coltrane, and other <br><br>jazz musicians; instead the music of Doo Wop, 1960s rock and roll, and 1980s <br><br>contemporary tunes found precedence. <br><br>Though Garrison's parents weren't musicians, he attributes his creativity and <br><br>imagination to his mother (a superb quilter and crafts maker) and his technical and <br><br>mathematical gifts to his father (a skilled draftsman and CADAM designer) as the <br><br>core ingredients in his acumen as a jazz artist. <br><br>After taking an early interest in the saxophone in school, the spark was ignited, as <br><br>well as some minor obstacles, as Garrison remembers humorously, "I started to get <br><br>into trouble with some of my teachers for changing some of the music in the <br><br>concert band while playing. I wanted to add my own ideas to the charts and that's <br><br>when I started to get into the idea of improvisation." <br><br>Through hard work and determination, he excelled and went on to earn, both <br><br>Bachelors and Masters degrees (including the Anthony Newman Award, given to <br><br>one exceptional jazz major) at Purchase Conservatory of Music in Westchester <br><br>New York where he studied with Javon Jackson, Ralph Lalama, Hal Galper, Todd <br><br>Coolman, and Jon Faddis. <br><br>As a seasoned professional, Garrison has gigged or recorded with various players <br><br>of note--the late Dennis Irwin, Pete Malinverni, Adam Nussbaum, Eliot Zigmund, <br><br>Sam Yahel, Jeff Hirshfield, Jon Cowherd, Andy Laverne--and was once in a band <br><br>with trumpeter great, Ray Vega. Garrison continues to establish himself and thrive <br><br>in a variety of settings and states, "I am never satisfied with stopping the search for <br><br>a better way to express myself." <br><br>His pursuit has been witnessed in performances at area venues in Brewster, NY at <br><br>Uncle Cheef, Philadelphia at Chris's Jazz Cafe, and Smalls and Smoke in New <br><br>York City. His own music came into fruition first with an album of original <br><br>compositions entitled "Familiar Places", featuring an illustrious band of seasoned <br><br>and newer names with Michael Dease (trombone), Bruce Harris (trumpet), ZaccaiCurtis (piano), Luques Curtis (bass) <br>Rodney Green (drums), Claudio Roditi <br><br>(trumpet / flugelhorn), and Mark Whitfield (guitar). He released a second album in <br><br>May 2012, which featured six of his original songs and one arranged standard. The <br><br>album entitled "Blood Songs" featured Greg Gisbert on trumpet and Michael <br><br>Dease on trombone, who also contributed one composition each. A special guest <br><br>spot by master tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander is supported by the rhythm <br><br>section of Roy Assaf, Dezron Douglas, and Ulysses Owens Jr, piano, bass, drums, <br><br>respectively. Garrison released his third album in March 2014 entitled <br><br>"Patchwork”. This album features the exceptionally talented vocalist Melissa <br><br>Morgan covering songs by Beck, Don McLean, Lee Morgan, and Matt Garrison <br><br>originals. <br><br>Garrison’s band “The Terranean Tinge” was created in October of 2016 and <br><br>focused on a synthesis of jazz, mediterranean, and hip hop influences. An album <br><br>was recorded in August of 2018 and can be found on YouTube under the handle, <br><br>The Terranean Tinge, where there are listenable examples. <br><br>Matt continues to play and perform in Westchester County where he resides and is <br><br>a current member of several bands including “The Library Jazz Band” which is a <br><br>big band comprised of professionals from Westchester as well as Rockland County. <br><br>Currently, Garrison is playing with an touring with his newest project band <br><br>entitled, “The Hudson Calls”. The music showcases a unique dedication and <br><br>tribute to various river towns and features throughout the Hudson Valley. Each <br><br>song projects a distinctive musical style ranging from jazz to folk to ska, and the <br><br>colors and textures were carefully curated and divided within the instrumentation <br><br>of each piece. <br><br>At home and abroad, Matt enjoys exploring unconventional instrumentation with <br><br>wife and violinist Emily Garrison. Together they formed Scroll & Reed in 2019, a <br><br>duo which features unique arrangements of jazz standards and pop tunes, as well as <br><br>original compositions. <br><br>Please find Matt's YouTube page or follow the link to take a listen. <br><br>https://www.youtube.com/@halfstepmatt <br /><br />Jazz pianist and composer, David Janeway, grew up in Detroit in the early sixties and was heavily influenced by Motown and local jazz musicians such as Marcus Belgrave and Harold McKinney before moving to New York City in 1978. Janeway studied with the late Albert Dailey and performed with many Latin-Jazz and mainstream jazz artists during this period including The Supremes, Art Farmer, Angel Canales and Sabor, Michal Urbaniak, Jr. Cook, Sonny Fortune, Tom Harrell, Valery Ponomarev, Dakota Staton, Eliot Zigmund and many others. <br><br>He recorded his first LP/CD as a leader, “Entry Point (New Direction, 1986), which featured Bob Berg, Marcus Belgrave, Steve Berrios and Lee Smith. In the early nineties he recorded <br>“Inside Out “on Timeless Records (SJP 402), his second as a leader which featured Sonny Fortune and Billy Hart. "Interchange" recorded in 1993, is Janeway's first trio album (Steeplechase SCCD33150) and features Harvie S and Steve Johns. “Excursion” (New Direction, 2004) features Janeway in a trio setting with Harvie S and Steve Davis. <br><br>Janeway recorded, “Shadow Dances” with the Hastings Jazz Collective; a group he established in 2008 that features Tim Armacost, Jay Azzolina, Harvie S and Ron Vincent. <br>His widely acclaimed recent trio CDs, “Distant Voices” and "Forward Motion" on Steeplechase Records, features his working trio with Cameron Brown on bass and Billy Hart on drums. His newest CD released on 5/8/26, "Live at Blue Llama" also on Steeplechase, captures Janeway at Ann Arbor's premiere jazz club with Billy Hart and Robert Hurst. <br><br>Janeway has performed extensively in the NYC club scene from the late 70s to the present both as a leader and sideman at Sweet Basil, Birdland, Visiones, Zanzibar, Jazz Forum, Maureen’s, <br>Smalls and Mezzrow as well as the Detroit Jazz Festival, Madison Square Garden for the 1980 Salsa Festival, the Village Gate for the Salsa Meets Jazz series and other clubs and venues throughout the US and Europe. <br><br>REVIEWS: <br>Referring to Janeway’s latest trio release, “Distant Voices” on Steeplechase: <br>“This is an excellent recording, and the more you listen, the more compelling the music becomes. This could easily be one of the Top Ten Jazz CD’s of 2021, and maybe one for the ages.”Michael Nastos: SEMJA Update, Hot House, WCBN, Ann Arbor, MI <br>“A skilled composer and pianist capable of creating music that is imaginative, sensitive, and often exciting.” <br>David Franklin, Cadence <br>“….welcome your ears to David Janeway. You’ll enjoy this new recording talent.” <br>Sid Gribetz, WKCR, Jazz Times <br>“This is pleasant contemporary jazz that is easy to enjoy.” <br>Michael Nastos, The Ann Arbor News <br>“It is no small feat to say that not only is Janeway’s playing sparkling but so is his ability to write tuneful compositions.” <br>Michael P. Gladstone, All About Jazz Review <br>“David Janeway is an extra ordinary pianist with great facility and wealth of ideas. Hi exhibits maturity and depth in his playing. He has most definitely “ARRIVED”. <br>Eddie Henderson <br><br>“Janeway is not afraid to experiment in the moment and has a range of technique that allows him to test the waters fearlessly…he is constantly evolving, and I have never heard one player have so many different ways of texturizing.” <br>Monique Avakian, The Patch <br><br>Learn more at DavidJaneway.com, follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/David.Janeway.5, davidjanewaypiano on Instagram, DavidJanewayJazz on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music. <br><br>CDs available through CD Baby, Amazon, and I Tunes and widely streamed on Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Music. <br /><br />Bassist David Kingsnorth has performed with the John Abercrombie/Rob Scheps Quartet, Eliot Zigmund, Joshua Breakstone, Oscar Brown Jr., Richard Wyands, Frank Jackson, the New Jersey Ballet, and the Summit Symphony. He is originally from California, where he studied with John Clayton and received degrees in math and music from the University of California, Berkeley.