Also known as PZ Name Patrick Zimmerli Years active 1991–present | Instruments Saxophone | |
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Born July 23, 1968 (age 55) ( 1968-07-23 ) Origin Bronxville, New York, United States Role Composer · patrickzimmerli.com Albums Modern Music, Twelve Sacred Dances, Phoenix, Expansion, Explosion Genres Contemporary classical music, Jazz Associated acts Tim Fain, Anne-Marie McDermott, Brad Mehldau Similar People Kevin Hays, Brad Mehldau, Octurn, Sonia Rubinsky, Larry Grenadier | ||
Occupation(s) Composer, Saxophonist | ||
Neon Jazz Interview with Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Patrick Zimmerli
Patrick Zimmerli is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and record producer.
Contents
- Neon Jazz Interview with Jazz Saxophonist Composer Patrick Zimmerli
- Selected works
- Discography
- References
His work has been performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London and Salle Pleyel in Paris, as well as at the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. His pieces have been featured in the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Colorado Music Festival, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, California.
Notable musicians and ensembles who have commissioned or performed his music include violinist Tim Fain, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, cellists Kristina Reiko Cooper and Brian Thornton, the Ying and Escher string quartets and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
In addition to his work in the classical realm, Zimmerli has collaborated with dozens of jazz musicians over the course of his career, including Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade, Ben Monder, Larry Grenadier, John Hollenbeck, Jeff Williams and Tom Rainey, as well as Ethan Iverson and Reid Anderson of The Bad Plus. In 1993, he won first prize in the first annual BMI/Thelonious Monk Composer's Competition,