Zakk Jones, Guitarist

Zakk Jones is a Columbus based guitarist, composer/arranger and teacher, with a B.M. in Jazz Studies from Capital University. Originally from Portland, Oregon, his musical studies started at the age of 6, when he began playing piano and composing original music. His involvement in the Fear No Music project led to a National Award in composition at the age of 11.

Around the same time, Zakk picked up the guitar, first being influenced by rock and metal. He now regularly plays Jazz, Classical, Fusion, Pop and Brazilian styles among others. In his three years on the Columbus scene he has performed at Dick's Den, Worthington Inn, Brother’s Drake Meadery, Rumba Cafe, Park St. Tavern, Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza, Columbus Performing Arts Center, Columbus Jazz & Ribs Festival, Columbus Commons, farmer’s markets, art galleries, weddings and corporate events. Opportunities to tour have taken him all across the Midwest, and even further to Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego and Louisville for the Jazz Education Network Conference where he has been both a performer and stage manager.

Zakk regularly performs with Mojoflo, BlueWater Kings, ES Quintet, Safety Squad and more. As a bandleader, Zakk leads the George Russell Project, Screeching Owl, Kali Rising and various sized Jazz Combos. He has also played with national acts Chris Jamison, The Midtown Men, Tony Monaco Trio and established Columbus groups like The Floorwalkers, Popgun, Birdshack and more. At Capital he has studied with Stan Smith and Brett Burleson, additonally with Lage Lund, Peter Mazza, Corey Christiansen, Adam Rogers, Gilad Hekselman and Rotem Sivan. Besides performing, Zakk Jones is an avid composer/arranger, private teacher, and music preparer/transcriber/engraver.