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Musician

Jerry Z is a Hammond B3 organist and composer known for soulful grooves, fiery improvisation, and an approach that draws freely from jazz, blues, and funk. Based between New York and Austin, he has long been a presence on the New York jazz scene, bringing the distinctive sound and expressive possibilities of the Hammond B3 to a wide range of musical settings.

Best known for his work with The Headhunters and guitarist Oz Noy, Jerry has built a career as both a bandleader and sought-after collaborator. He has toured internationally with his own trio and recorded and performed with an impressive cross-section of jazz, funk, soul, and blues artists, including Mike Clark, Melvin Sparks, The Headhunters, Delbert McClinton, Hiram Bullock, Mark Whitfield, Bernard Purdie, and NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison.

Album

Break Allegro

By Jerry Z

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Break Allegro; Rego Park; Strange Brew; Zoya; Road Dog; Angelie; Bebop; In the Garden.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kris Davis Trio, Trumpeter Giveton Gelin, Steve Swallow's latest + Poet Anne Waldman, Thurston Moore and James Ilgenfritz set Willam S. Burroughs' Cut Ups to Music

by Hobart Taylor
September 23, 2026

New music from the Kris Davis Trio, pianist Marta Warelis, poet Saul Williams, and rising trumpet star Gaveton Gelin. Host Speaks 00:00 Agneya Chitke “ Naima" from Agneya (Self-Produced) 00:13 Kris Davis Trio “Congestion Pricing" from Lost In Geneva (4166 Records) 05:41 Host Speaks 13:54 Saul Williams “Baobab Constellations (feat. Carlos Niño)" from ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024

by Geoff Anderson
July 1, 2024

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2024 Aspen, Colorado June 20-22, 2024 The Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience returned this year with 20 acts performing over the course of three nights in various venues around downtown Aspen. JAS has been sponsoring two festivals (or “Experiences") each of the last several years. The June ...

Article: Album Review

The Headhunters: Speakers In The House

Read "Speakers In The House" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
November 27, 2022

Herbie Hancock's Headhunters (Columbia, 1973) remains one of the seminal works of the jazz fusion era. The group's heavy emphasis on rhythm not only separated it from its guitar-oriented peers of the era, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the middle-period Return to Forever, but also from Weather Report: grooves became increasingly more prominent as that band evolved, ...

Album

Carnival Of Soul

By Mike Clark

Label: Owl Studios
Released: 2010
Track listing: T's Boogaloo; Monk's Dream; Cry Me a River; Water On the Moon; Turok Son of Stone; Angel Eyes; Bookin'; Run Straight Down; Catlett Outta the Bag