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Peter Zak

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Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer

Name
  
Peter Zak

Instruments
  
Piano

Genres
  
Jazz

Years active
  
Late 1980s–present

Albums
  
Nordic Noon

Website
  
peterzakmusic.com


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Born
  
May 13, 1965 (age 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (
1965-05-13
)

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Peter Zak (born May 13, 1965) is an American jazz pianist and composer.

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Life and career

Zak grew up in Ohio. He studied classical piano between the ages of six and 20. He moved to Oakland, California with his parents at the age of 16. He studied history at the University of California, Berkeley, by the end of which he had local jazz gigs. He moved to New York City in 1989. There, he played with mainstream musicians including Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein, Joe Farnsworth, and Ryan Kisor. Zak began recording for SteepleChase Records in 2004.

Zak's playing was influenced by McCoy Tyner and Cedar Walton.

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

References

Peter Zak Wikipedia