Zoe B. Zak
Zoe B. Zak

Zoe B. Zak's music erases the line between praying and playing. She creates a unique musical experience where the ancient and the modern weave a seamless tapestry.

Zoe was commissioned to compose the music and (with Patrick Wadden) to write the script for From Hodu to Cush for the Museum of Jewish Heritage 2004 Purim Festival. She was previously commissioned to compose Conference of the Birds, a musical interpretation of the work of Sufi poet Attar, which premiered at Bird-On-A-Cliff Theater in Woodstock, NY.

As composer, performer, and producer, she has over thirty CDs to her credit, including:
• In The Direction (with Dean Sharp & David Torn)
• Conference of the Birds (with Steve Gorn & Dean Sharp)
• Come, My Friend (with Rabbi Jonathan Kligler)
• Zoe B. Zak (with the Zoe B. Zak Ensemble)


Zoe B. Zak
In the Direction

ZOE's soulful vocals sung in Hebrew, English & Arabic weave with her accordion lines, piano textures & the rhythms of DEAN SHARP's drum & percussion landscapes. Together with with the following amazing musicians, they create a unique musical environment.

DAVID TORN, STEVE RUST, STEVE GORN, MARK DZUIBA, HEZI BROSH, FRANCIA MANN, NADEGE FOOFAT, STEPHANIE WINTERS.


CD
Price: $16.00

Zoe B. Zak
Conference of the Birds

Zoe B. Zak: vocals, piano & accordion
Steve Gorn: bansuri flutes
Dean Sharp: drums, loops & turntable
Kamran Zadeh: spoken word
Produced by Dean Sharp & Zoe B. Zak
"The vision of the epic poem, Conference of the Birds, has inspired people since the 12th century CE when Farud Attar Un-Din Attar penned his lyrical Sufi poem. The very subject matter of Conference of the Birds calls for music. Zoe's deep and personal connection with the music and culture of the Middle East drew me to ask her to compose new music for our production. Her work is personal, inspired and one of a kind. With the score, Zoe, Steve and Dean have created a world rich in color and rhythm. It is the breath and sky into which our production of Conference of the Birds has flown on its journey to wholeness." Emma Missouri Director/Executive Producer


CD
Price: $16.00