BM in Jazz Performance at the William Patterson College of New Jersey, 1990

Bio: In addition to teaching at SFSU, and his work as a clinician and educational consultant Michael Zisman has been performing with jazz stars such as Cecil Payne, George Coleman, David "Fathead" Newman, Ernestine Anderson, James Williams, Eric Alexander, Dena DeRose, and many others.

Michael previously served as the Artistic and Education Director of the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Festival, and additionally is the creator of “The Real Easy Book” Vol. 1 & 2, as well as co-author of “Walking Bassics”, all published by Sher Music.

For more information go to michaelzismanbass.com