Former cellist of the Kronos Quartet. Described as “fiery”, and a player who performs “with unforced simplicity and beauty of tone” by the New York Times, Zeigler has given many notable premiers including works by John Adams, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz), John Corigliano, Bryce Dessner, Henryk Gorecki, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, JG Thirlwell and John Zorn and he has collaborated with Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, Hauschka, Vijay Iyer, Glenn Kotche, Yo-Yo Ma, Kimmo Pohjonen, Foday Musa Suso, Tanya Tagaq and Tom Waits.

In Fall 2014, Zeigler released his first solo album, Something of Life. The album features world premier recordings of works by Philip Glass, Glenn Kotche, Felipe Perez Santiago, Paola Prestini, Gity Razaz and John Zorn. Mr. Zeigler has released over three dozen recordings for Nonesuch Records, Deutsche Grammophon and Smithsonian Folkways and has appeared with Norah Jones on her album Not Too Late on Blue Note Records. Zeigler can also be heard on the film soundtrack for Paola Sorrentino’s Academy Award winning film, La Grande Bellezza, as well as Clint Mansell's Golden Globe nominated soundtrack, The Fountain, featuring performances with the Scottish band, Mogwai.