"YES & NO" (W. Shorter, arranged by Zack Albetta): Ten String Trio--Danny Embrey (g), Jeff Harshbarger (b). Recorded at All Souls Universalist Unitarian Church. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Honour, University of Central Missouri Studios.........."ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" (Lennon/McCartney arranged by Zack Albetta): Shay Estes (v), Mark Lowrey (p), Ben Leifer (b). Recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Honour at UCM Studios.........."WELL YOU NEEDN'T" (T. Monk, arranged by Zack Albetta): UMKC Jazz Band, recorded, mixed and mastered by Bob Beck at UMKC Studios.........."PASSION DANCE" (M. Tyner, arranged by Zack Albetta): Mark Lowrey (p), Ben Leifer (b). Recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Honour at UCM Studios........."PERE" (Edward Simon): UMKC Jazz Band, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ron Ubel at Soundtrek Studios of KC
Influences
Tony Williams, Bill Stewart, Peter Erskine, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk, Victor Lewis, Bobby Watson, Michael Carvin, Jeff Hamilton, John Scofield, Matt Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Beethoven, Holst, Tom Waits, Niel Peart/Rush, Steely Dan, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, The Beatles/Ringo Starr, Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic
Since coming to Kansas City in 2003, Zack has been active in the area as a drummer, percussionist, composer/arranger, educator and adjudicator. His performance credits to date include Angela Hagenbach, The Kansas City Symphony, The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Stan Kessler, the Boulevard Big Band, The 18th & Vine Big Band, Mark Lowrey, Shay Estes, Megan Birdsall, and his own group, The Ten String Trio (with bassist Jeff Harshbarger and guitarist Danny Embrey). He has also performed and/or recorded with regional, national and international artists such as Bobby Watson, Karrin Allyson, Mary Stallings, Dr. Art Davis, Roberto Magris, David Thorne Scott, Mark Shilansky, Jim Pisano and Ben Markley........Hailing from Santa Fe, NM, Zack began playing drums and percussion at the age of eight and studied privately with the area’s finest, Jeff Sussmann, for nearly a decade. From 1998-2000, he studied percussion with Scott Ney at the University of New Mexico. In the summer of 1999 Zack was the timpanist for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (Denver, CO) and won the DCI Solo Competition for Timpani......In 2000, he transferred to Ball State University in Muncie, IN to study percussion with Dr. Erwin Mueller. In 2001, he won the Ball State Orchestra Concerto Competition, performed as marimba soloist with the orchestra, and represented Ball State in a solo percussion recital at Mukogawa University in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Ball State in 2003 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance.......In the fall of 2003, Zack came to Kansas City, Missouri to study percussion with Dr. Jim Snell and jazz with Bobby Watson and Doug Auwarter at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has since completed a Master of Music in classical percussion and a Master of Arts in jazz and studio music........Zack plays a custom Keller Maple drumset which he designed and built in 2002, and has been an Artist Endorser for Bosphorus Cymbals since 2007. I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V4.4
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Jardine's in Kansas City, MO after their sold out show in January. This time they are back for two nights in a row!
JFJO - Live @ Jardine's - Fri. 6/12 & Sat. 6/13!
w/special guest Mark Southerland
Late show - 10pm!
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Kansas City for two nights of late-night jazz millions at Jardine's w/special guest Mark Southerland.
JFJO | Live @ Jardine's in KC,MO |
Fri. June 12th & Sat. June 13th (late shows)
Zack Attack, I caught you on KKFI yesturday. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I just caught some vids on You Tube. I like your brush thang. I personally like Thigpen's left over hand technique with Cameron's signature brushes. You've inspired me to woodshed some of the things I saw on your vid. Thanks Pal! -Casey P.S. What about Erskine's "no-no" to an emphasized two and four. I'm just a little bitty guy, I like the pulsed groove. - Thanks Man.
well, it doesn't sound great...I think you're right about the head being stretched, and the heads being inconsistent. The rest of the drums I'm happy with, except for one head on the floor tom just won't cooperate. I'm going to get a new snare head this week and see how it goes.
Hey Zack! Thanks a lot for your comment on our page...glad you enjoy the tunes. Unfortunatly these are still unmixed. After some time and gigs we eventually gonna go for some professional studio recordings, we..ll see. =)
Well You Needen't really swings, Zack! Is that the big band that performs at Harlings on Tuesdays? I really dig the big band. All that brass kicks ass!
