Zach Harmon, Percussion

Zach Harmon, percussion, was born into a musical family in Wisconsin. He began studying classical piano at an early age up until transferring to percussion and eventually drum set in his teens. He was principal chair percussionist for several years with the Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra before becoming a member of the Wisconsin Stare Honors Orchestra in 2002. In 2003, Zach became a member of the Clifford Brown/Stan Getz All-Stars with whom he toured Japan and performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In 2003, Zach went to the Thornton School of Music at USC for two years where he focused on styles of Jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean music before transferring to the performance-intensive Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (now the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz). He has since recorded and toured internationally with many artists and continues to freelance and teach privately.