Got soul!

Part funk, part jazz, part blues, or purely any of them

Zak has toured or shared the stage with, among others, Tommy Emmanuel, Angelique Kidjo, the Van Morisson band, Bernard Purdie (world's most-recorded drummer), the late Master Henry Gibson (world's most-recorded percussionist), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Julius E. Green (Platters), members of the legendary group, Chic, Paul Booth (Steve Winwood), Calvin Bridges (a.k.a. James Mendel of Curtis Mayfield), Pete York (Spencer Davis Group), Grammy nominated Eric Bibb and Jerry Speiser (Men At Work). Through the Soul Enterprise band and other collaborations, he has opened the show for artists such as Wilson Pickett. Al Green and the late Isaac Hayes. He has also undertaken stage-management/sound-engineering work in Australia for: Stevie Wonder, the late the late Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes.

Zak began performing at age 10, playing classical piano pieces on a weekly children's television show. At 14, he took up Rock guitar and, by 17, landed his first recording contract with Warner. He paid his dues by moving on to Funk and Disco, playing R&B circuits, and Jazz and Country music. At 21, he was doing a stint as a Musical Director for a youth radio program, churning out freshly written Folk-Gospel songs for weekly premiere broadcasts.

Zak's versatility has enabled him to work as a recording sessionist and instructor at music colleges, and has brought him on tours throughout Scandinavia, Europe, the US, Australia and the Far East. He has authored instructional material still in use by music schools today. Music legends of our time have labeled him part funk, part jazz, part blues, or purely any of them and always playing from the heart.

Forays into World Music genres have led to festival and TV appearances in the Middle East, and multiple live recordings and performances with Algerian artist Khaled Habib, Kurdish artist Zakaria and the “Queen of African music,” Ang lique Kidjo.