Zach Brock is a violinist at the forefront of his genre. He has been described by critically acclaimed trumpeter, educator, arranger and composer Orbert Davis as "... not just a violinist who plays jazz, but a jazz musician who happens to play the vi [+]Zach Brock is a violinist at the forefront of his genre. He has been described by critically acclaimed trumpeter, educator, arranger and composer Orbert Davis as "... not just a violinist who plays jazz, but a jazz musician who happens to play the violin." Zach Brock's music is an amalgam of American jazz and original composition.
Zach Brock is fast gaining notice from the critics. Jerome Wilson in the June 1999 issue of Cadence remarked that Zach "can wail, worry and screech like Jean-Luc Ponty," while WBEZ personality Larry Smith said that Zach is "the most exciting young jazz violin player in Chicago." In its August 2002 edition, The Courier-Journal noted that Zach Brock was "starting to turn heads in the world of jazz, building a reputation as a consummate technician willing to take chances without abandoning musicality...classic American jazz with one eye on the fringes."
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1974, Zach Brock was introduced to music at an early age by his parents. He left Lexington in 1992 to pursue his musical training in Chicago. Not long after leaving Lexington, Zach was studying and playing with critically acclaimed Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis. He had the distinct honor of appearing with Mr. Davis at the 1997 IAJE International Convention as a guest artist/clinician.
Since arriving in Chicago, Zach has performed with such notable local musicians as Von Freeman, William Russo, Johnny Frigo, Willie Pickens, Orbert Davis, Kurt Elling, Paul Wertico, Jim Trompeter, Ron Perillo, Patricia Barber, Jim Cammack, Michael Arnapol, Larry Gray, John McLean, John Moulder, Kelly Sill, Marlene Rosenberg, Jim Ryan, Bobby Lewis, Tom Garling, Mwata Bowden, Harrison Bankhead, Ari Brown, and Jeff Stitely, and Dana Hall.
Other notable musicians Zach has performed with recently include Chris Potter, Rob Scheps, Johannes Weidenmueller, and Django Bates.
recent accomplishments include
___December 2000. Awarded a grant by the National Endowment For The Humanities and The Smithsonian Institution to fund a lecture and concert illuminating early American jazz violin pioneers and their impact on the jazz culture in Paris, France during the 1920s and '30s.
___March 2001. Performed with Orbert Davis and Laurence H
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