Composer · Violinist and composer
Zach Brock
Biography
Zach Brock is an American violinist and composer whose work spans jazz improvisation, chamber music and large-ensemble writing.
Classically trained at Northwestern University, he developed his improvisational practice in Chicago’s jazz community. A longstanding member of Snarky Puppy, he has also toured with Stanley Clarke and recorded for Criss Cross Jazz. DownBeat named him Rising Star Violinist in 2013. His work includes teaching multi-genre performance and improvisation at Oberlin College and Conservatory and artistic direction of the Chamber Music Festival of Lexington. On Double Us, he joins Eloisa Manera, Federica Michisanti and Paolino Dalla Porta.