Eliot Zigmund

Eliot Zigmund studied at the Mannes School of Music and the City College of New York, where he graduated in 1969.

Moving to California, he found work in the 1970s playing with Ron McClure, Steve Swallow, Art Lande, Mike Nock, Mel Martin and Vince Guaraldi.

In 1974 he moved back to New York City, where he played with Bill Evans from 1975 to 1978. He also played with Eddie Gómez, Bennie Wallace, Richard Beirach, Jim Hall, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Fred Hersch and Red Mitchell before the late 1970s.

Eliot Zigmund played with Don Friedman from 1979 to 1984, then joined a trio with Michel Petrucciani until the late 1980s.

He later worked both as a leader in small ensembles and as a sideman with Gary Peacock (1980), Carl Barry (1982), Keith Greko (1985), Eiji Nakayama (1988) and Stefan Karlsson (1995).

Zigmund has also worked as a session player for Neil Sedaka, Dionne Warwick and The Pointer Sisters, among others.
A resident of Teaneck, New Jersey,[1] Zigmund has taught at William Paterson College and New York University.