The Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) is offering a special 3-day music industry learning opportunity called, "Beyond the Stage" that Zack will be teaching again this year! Understand the opportunities of the professional musician’s life and discover other…
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May 14 2018
New Demo Track!
Starting another week with another fun demo for your listening enjoyment, this one with an industrial electro-synth type of sound. What franchise do you think this track would belong to? Leave a comment and look out for more demo tracks…
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May 6 2018
Thanks to the CCJA Big Band for a great winter/spring session!
What a joy working with the students of the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) Big Band these past few months, and they sounded great on Zack's original composition "En Fuego!" at all the events they participated in…
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May 1 2018
NEW TITLE Available at Sheet Music Plus
Click the link to view and purchase one of the newest pieces in our catalog:
Dedicated to the great Colorado-based Jazz sextet of the same name
Fast Swing
Standard 32-bar AABA form
Includes C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Cleff…

Apr 26 2018
NEW TITLE Available at Sheet Music Plus
Click the link to view and purchase one of the newest pieces in our catalog:
This original, entitled "On the Clock" is a contrafact of the Jerome Kern tune "Yesterdays" in an up-tempo Bebop style.
Format: Lead Sheet with…

Mar 8 2018
Live Recording Gig! - Jonathan Zimny Masters Recital
Awesome having the opportunity to record Jonathan Zimny's recital last month at CU Boulder:

Nov 10 2017
Polls on Facebook
Be sure to participate in the 2 latest polls on Facebook! We want to know which episode from season 1 of #thesoundtrackpodcast was your favorite, and also what types of videos you would most like to see on our new…
Read moreJan 25 2015
A Thought About the Music that Exists Right Now
This thought has been in the back of my mind for a while and today I was finally able to put it into words. There seems to be so much bad music on the airwaves that when we as composers…Read more
Jul 20 2014
My Influences and Ambitions
Hey guys! For my FIRST blog post, I'd like to share some of my musical influences and what I ultimately hope to accomplish as a composer since writing music is my primary focus. For big band and commercial music, the…
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