Eric Zinman was born and educated in Boston, MA . He studied music/composition with Bill Dixon at
Bennington College and later George Russell and Jimmy Giuffre
at New England Conservatory. He formed a
piano trio with percussionist Laurence Cook, bassist Craig Schildhauer
and later bassists John Voigt and Jacob William. For years, he has been an
active producer, performer and organizer and composer and arranger of ensembles
in Boston including Citizen’s Orchestra with Stanley Jason Zappa and the
ensemble New Language Collaborative with Syd Smart,
drums and Glynis Lomon,
cello. Turning away from the music scene he worked in theatre, with poets and
with painter Linda Clave. Mr. Zinman has collaborated with artist, Aldo
Tambellini in presenting performances
which used Tambellini’s films, videos and
poetry read with poet singer actress Lo Galluccio. In
2006, he began to play and gain recognition in Europe in collaboration with
Austrian based musician/artist Mario Rechtern, and a
trio with French bassist Benjamin Duboc and
percussionist Didier Lasserre and later Makoto Sato
with bassist Yoram Rosillio He has performed in 6 different
countries and has been reviewed in 5 different languages. Since 2005 musician/composer Eric Zinman has
been recorded and produced on Cadence(US), Ayler, (France) Studio234(USA), Improvising Beings(France.
). He will again be featured in an
upcoming recording “Devototionalien”Nottwo Records(Poland). He is listed in the 19th edition
Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings
PRINCIPAL
PERFORMANCES
Jamaica
Plain Multicultural Arts Center -
Jamaica Plain, MA
- Benefit for Friends of the Amazon
- arrangement of Legba Crossing by Cecil Taylor for a 12-piece
orchestra 1989
New
England Conservatory, Jordan Hall -
Cecil Taylor Student Ensemble, performed Burning
Poles 1989
Raphe
Malik Quartet - Performed with the
Quartet in 1989
Worcester
Artists Group (WAG) - Performed at
the space in 1991
Zachary_s at the Collonnade
Hotel - Boston, MA 1992
Cambridge
Adult Education - Cambridge, MA
Zeitgeist
Gallery - Organized and Directed a
music performance series under the name of Playground
in September of 9/95, Cambridge, MA. Also Created the Composer Ensemble with
Musician Raphe Malik
Zeitgeist
Gallery - Organized and produced the
Cambridge Piano Festival
Bennington
College - 1995 ,
1996
Autumn
Uprising Festival 1997 (organized and
produced by David Gross)- The performance was recorded on the Tautology Label
and bought and released by Cadence records
Boston
Dance Company - performed with Dancer
Adrienne Hawkins
Knitting
Factory - New York City, performed
with tenor saxophonist Sabir Mateen
and percussionist Mike Lopez 98,99
Studio
234 - Founder and Director, taught
workshops with bassist/composer John Voigt - produced performances begining 2000
Jimmaize Art Club - Cambridge, MA 2002
Music
of The Momment-
Birmingham, Alabhama, 2002 produced by Ladonna Smith
The
Tremont Theatre- Boston, MA produced
by the International society 2002
composed music for a nine piece orchestra in collaboration
with THE ARTEZANI THEATRE in the
production of Dionysus in Cambridge
at the Zeitgeist Gallery 4/6/02 and
at the Boston Dance CO. 5/30/02
Performed at the Williamsburg Art Nexus in Brooklyn, NYC 4/27/02 at the Sound and Form Festival with multi-reedist Blaise Siwula and Percussionist Matt Weston.
Performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston with Bassist John Voigt
and Percussionist Laurence Cook 10/7/02 as part of the Autumn Uprising Festival 2002
Performed with C.O.M.A. (Citizens Ontological Musical Agenda) at ABC NO-RIO in NYC 10/02
Performed with Ian Mackinnon of the Artezani Theatre at the Zeitgeist Gallery in The
Bush/Cheney Christmas 12/23/2003
Performed at the Artists At Large Gallery in Hyde Park, Boston 4/9/2004 with Raqib Hassan and the Interdimensional
Science Research Orchestra
Performed and cowrote
concept and music with Ian Mackinnon of the Artezani Theatre at the Zeitgeist
Gallery in The Apotheosis of George
W. Bush 6/27/2004
Deep
Listening Space in Kingston, New York
with percussionist Laurence Cook and bassist John Voigt 4/14/2005
Vermont
Jazz Center in Brattleborough,
Vermont with percussionist Laurence Cook and bassist John Voigt 4/15/2005
sponsored by Green River Data Analysis
Cafe
Olympic Rue Leon, Paris, France with
percussionist Didier Lasserre and bassist Benjamin Duboc September 27, 2006
Stralau 68 Berlin, Germany with percussionist Thomas Rehnert,
bassist Jan Roder, and Saxophonist Ernst Ludwig Petrowski October 10, 2006
Espace Culturel de L'Universite d'Angers Angers, France with percussionist Didier Lasserre and bassist Benjamin Duboc
October 13, 2006
L’Atelier Tampon 14 Rue Jules Valles 75012
Paris, FRANCE with percussionist Didier Lasserre and
bassist Benjamin Duboc Sep.16, 2007
With
percussionist Makot Sato and Clarinetist Michael
Marcus October 11, 2007
Alten Schmiede with the Reform Art
Unit Schonlaterngass 9 1010 Vienna, Austria September 22 Saturday @
4pm 2007
The Reform Art Unit (septet and diverse)
Seven for Art
Walter
Mali soprano saxophone and drums
Eric Zinman piano
Mario Recthern reeds
Karl
Wilhelm Krbavac viola da gamba
and piano
Karl Vossner oboe damiara
Monika
Staedler harp
Fritz Novotny soprano saxophone (leader and
director)
Alt Stralou 68, 10245
Berlin, -S- Treptowerpark/Ostkreuz Germany September 30, Sunday 9pm
Das
Quartet
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky tenor saxophone/ Eric Zinman piano/
Jan Roder bass/ Michael Griener
drums
Satchmos [Reinhardstrasse
25-27]
Boston-Berlin
Ensemble Mittwoch
3 Oktober 20.30 uhr
Matthias Muller trombone/ Eric Zinman piano/ Berit Jung bass/ Christian Marien
drums
Brecht Forum NYC February 17th 2008
with Laurence Cook drums and John Voigt bass
14.April, 2009 Celeste Bar/Hamburgerstr.18/1050 Wien with Mario Rechtern-reeds, Hannes
Krebs-drums, Kilian Schrader-electric bass
2009 TOUR with Pirates South East: Mario Rechtern, Federico Ughi, Renato Ciunfrini, and Christiano de Fabritiis
V:NM Festival Graz,Austria April 16, 2009
Scuola Popolare
Di Musica IVAN ILLICH April
25, 2009
Via Giuriolo,
7 40129 Bologna, Italy
February 25 @theOUTPOST
in Cambridge, MA
NEW LANGUAGE COLLABORATIVE
Glynis
Lomon cello
Syd
Smart drums
Eric Zinman piano
EUROPEAN TOUR WITH ROCKS IN THE SEA 2010
March 4, 2010
Centro Cultural Matadero
Avda.
Martinez de Velasco, 6, Huesca
March 5, 2010
CASINO DE JACA.
Calle de Echegaray 13, Jaca. - 974 36 01 94 ESPAGNE.
March 6
2010
ARTACTS
2010 festival for Jazz and Improvised music
Alt Gerberei/St. Johann/Tyrol, Austria
ROCKS IN
THE SEA
Benjamin Duboc contrabasse (F)
Didier Lasserre drums(F)
Mario Rechtern saxophones(A)
Eric Zinman piano and Euphonium (US)
March 9 Celeste Bar/Hamburgerstr.18/1050 Vienna
Mario Rechtern-reeds,
Hannes Krebs-drums,
Kilian Schrader-electric bass
Eric Zinman piano
14.(16h)and 16.march (19h) 2010:reformARTunit plays the
GOLEM Story live at the
ALTE SCHMIEDE Schönlaterngasse
9 1010 WIEN
johannes
GROYSBECK groysophon,el.bass guitar
hans
HEISZ drums
sepp
MITTERBAUER trumpet
fritz NOVOTNY reeds
eric
ZINMAN piano,bass fluegelhorn.
March 19
Gallex
Paris,
France
Eric
Zinman piano
Yarom Rosillio bass
Makoto
Sato drums
European Tour 2011
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 March 21:00
Eerste Sweelinckstraat 10
Eric Zinman piano
John Dikeman
saxophone
Wilbert de Joode
bass
Michael Vatcher
drums
Paris France
March 29 21:30
Babilo
9 Rue de Baigneur
Paris XVIII
Eric Zinman piano
Makoto Sato drums
Benjamin Duboc bass
Theater im Bahnhof
Elisabethinergasse 27A
VNM festival Graz, Austria
7 April 21:00
Sheik Anorak guitar
Mario Rechtern reeds and saxstrings
Weasel Walter drums
Eric Zinman piano
Vienna Austria
11 April 20:00 uhr
Klavier Bernhard Balas
Märzstrase 103 (eingang Nobilegasse), 1150 Wien (A)
Angelina Ertel (D) Querflöte,
Stimme
Eric Zinman (USA) Klavier
Clementine Gasser (CH) Violoncello
Vienna Austria
12 April 20:00
Celeste
Hamburgerstrasse 18 Wien 1150
Johannes Krebbs drums
Mario Rechtern reeds
Killian Schrader electric bass
Eric Zinman piano
Paris, France
17 Avril 20:00
Espace Z’avant garde
137 rue de Sèvres
Camille Escudero dance
Mario Rechtern reeds
Yoram Rosillio bass
Sato Makoto drums
NYC 2011
University of the Streets
New Language Collaborative with Ras
Moshe
Eric Zinman piano
Syd Smart drums
Glynis Lomon cello
Ras Moshe Tenor Saxophone
THE STONE
August 12
Weasel Walter drums/Lisle Ellis bass/Eric Zinman piano
Boston 2011
June 12 Fred’s Piano Service Dedham
François Tusques piano
Eric Zinman piano/percussion
June 14
Isabella Juanpera voice/ François Tusques piano/ Eric Zinman Electric Piano/percussion
European tour 2012
3 Avril 20:00
Espace Z’avant garde
137 rue de Sèvres
Paris, France
Eric Zinman solo piano/percussion
François Tusques solo piano
26 March
De Wittenstraat 100
1052 BA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eric Zinman piano
John Dikeman saxophonist
Ono Govaert drums
Wilbert de Joode bass.
2
August 2012
OUTPOST
186
Hampshire St.
Cambridge,
MA USA
Aldo Tambellini Black Films/ Video/Poetry
Music Eric Zinman
Reading Lo Galluccio
Educational Resume For Eric Zinman
Masters
Degree in Music - New England Conservatory of Music
piano studies - Ran Blake
Lydian
Chromatic Concept - Goerge Russell
composition - Jimmy Giuffre
Bachelor
of Arts - Bennington College
Black Music
Major - Music Major with a
concentration in Black Music Aesthetics
Studies
in Composition and Performance - Bill
Dixon
Piano
Studies - Nadi
Qamar ( Spaulding Givens),
Lionel Nowak
EXPERIENCE
Experience with small and large ensembles both
as Composer and Performer
Dance Accompanist for Harvard Dance Program -
Claire Mallardi, Director
Private piano instructor
Radio at WBRS-FM in Waltham - 20th Century
Music Show