JERRY ZIGMONT
BIOGRAPHY & CREDITS
A “premier trombonist of the New Orleans style”,
Jerry began studying music at the age of 12.
While growing up in Connecticut, 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 University Of Connecticut.
Beginning in the early 1980's, 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, Sammy Rimington which resulted in a
series of recordings and tours. Jerry's rousing
style has been featured with many noted New Orleans
jazz luminaries including Doc Cheatham, Percy
Humphrey and Arvel Shaw .
For over a decade, Jerry Zigmont has been
playing and touring with Woody Allen & The Eddy
Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. His trombone playing
is steeped in the classic New Orleans tradition,
with its trademark raw power and "straight form the
heart" approach. He is featured on the band
soundtrack recording Wild Man Blues and has
performed extensively with the group in Europe,
South America, Turkey and Greece.
Jerry Zigmont plays a S.E. Shires Company trombone.