Jerry Zigmont (born Gerald George Zigmont on February 24, 1958) is a New Orleans-style

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. While growing up in Connecticut, Jerry began his musical studies at the age of 12. He performed in a variety of marching bands, drum corps, jazz bands, brass quintets, classical orchestras, and later earned degrees in Performance and Music Education at the

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. Beginning in the early 1980s, Zigmont "cut his teeth" playing club dates and concerts in regional jazz groups throughout New England. In 1987 he began an association with the celebrated British clarinetist,

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which resulted in a series of recordings and tours. Jerry's rousing style has been featured with many noted New Orleans jazz musicians including

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and

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. Jerry Zigmont is a regular member o
Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band
which plays every Monday evening at

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. His trombone playing is steeped in the classic New Orleans tradition, with its trademark raw power and "straight from the heart" approach. He appears on the soundtrack of the

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'' Wild Man Blues'' (directed by

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) which documents a 1996 European tour by

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and his band. Zigmont has performed extensively with the group in Europe, South America, Turkey and Greece.

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with Jerry Zigmont and Simon Wettenhall performing at Vienne Jazz Festival, Vienne, France.

External links

*Artist Webpage: http://www.jerryzigmont.com *Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band: https://web.archive.org/web/20080202051058/http://www.woodyallenband.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Zigmont, Jerry American jazz trombonists American male trombonists Jazz musicians from New Orleans Living people 1958 births 21st-century trombonists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians