Eliot Zigmund (born April 14, 1945) is an American jazz drummer, who has worked extensively as a session musician.

Biography

Zigmund studied at Mannes School of Music and

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, where he graduated in 1969. After moving to

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, he found work in the 1970s playing with Ron McClure, Steve Swallow,

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, Mike Nock,

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, and

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. He moved back to

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in 1974, where he played with

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from 1975 to 1978. He also played with Eddie Gómez, Bennie Wallace, Richard Beirach, Jim Hall, Chet Baker,

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, Fred Hersch, and Red Mitchell before the end of the 1970s. He played with Don Friedman from 1979 to 1984, and then joined a trio with

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until the late 1980s. After this he worked both as a leader in small ensembles and as a sideman with Gary Peacock (1980), Carl Barry (1982), Keith Greko (1985),

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(1988), and Stefan Karlsson (1995). Zigmund has also done work as a session player for Neil Sedaka,

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, and

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, among others. A resident of Teaneck, New Jersey,"The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats"
'' The Star-Ledger'', September 28, 2003, backed up by the

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as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "A scintillating drummer, Zigmund lives in Teaneck." Zigmund has taught at

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and

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Discography

As leader

* ''Time Was'' (

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, 2017) * ''Live at Smalls'' (SmallsLIVE, 2018)

As sideman

With

* ''Crosscurrents'' (Fantasy, 1978) * '' Affinity'' (Warner Bros, 1979) * '' I Will Say Goodbye'' (Fantasy, 1980) * '' You Must Believe in Spring'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''From the 70's'' (Fantasy, 1983) * ''The Paris Concert'' (Fantasy, 1989) * ''In His Own Way'' (West Wind, 1989) * ''The Secret Sessions'' (Milestone, 1996) * ''On a Monday Evening'' (Fantasy, 2017) With

* ''

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'' (television soundtrack, 1974) * '' Live on the Air'' (D&D, 2008) With

* '' Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Concord Jazz, 1985) * ''Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2'' (Video Artists, 1982) * '' Pianism'' (Blue Note, 1986) With others * Joshua Breakstone, ''No One New'' (Capri, 2009) * Don Friedman, ''Half & Half'' (Insights, 1986) * Eddie Gomez, ''Down Stretch'' (Trio, 1976) * Amy London, ''Bridges'' (FiveCut, 2014) *

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, ''Tribute to Bill'' (Star Prod 2011) * Gary Peacock, '' Shift in the Wind'' (ECM, 1980) * Marvin Stamm, ''Elegance'' (2001) * Christina von Bulow, ''The Good Life'' (Stunt, 2014) * Christina von Bulow, ''On the Brink of a Lovely Song'' (Storyville, 2018)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zigmund, Eliot American jazz drummers Musicians from New York (state) Living people 1945 births City College of New York alumni Mannes School of Music alumni People from Teaneck, New Jersey 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Jazz musicians from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians