In addition to playing the electric bass, Zach Brown’s interest in jazz extends to the technical side of music. He is a sound technician and has engineered recordings of local musicians in his home state of Maryland, including one that won him a DownBeat Magazine award. Accepted into the Eastman Jazz Summer Studies Program in 2005, Zach also formed his own jazz trio. He began music studies in the first grade and studied piano, cello, percussion, and bass. Now 17, Zach has been selected to the All State Jazz Band, the All State Orchestra, the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra, his high school orchestra, and wind and jazz ensembles. At the Vail Jazz Workshop, he wants to improve his ensemble playing and musical interaction with others. Zach and his brother played a series of free concerts at a senior center, and he plans to continue performing for those who cannot afford to see live music.