Zach Paris

Zach Paris is an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of Instrumental Music and Percussion Studies at Northwest College in Powell, WY. In addition to his work at Northwest College, Dr. Paris has taught courses at Iowa Western Community College, the University of Nebraska, Arizona Christian University, Central Arizona College, and Arizona State University. He is an extremely versatile percussionist and educator that specializes in a wide range of musical styles. His omnivorous approach has led him to a career in jazz, latin, pop, country, rock, and heavy metal drum set, as well as marching percussion, classical percussion, African percussion, multi-percussion, and four-mallet marimba. In these areas, Zach has won a number of competitions including the Nebraska Guitar Center Drum-Off finals, the Victoria Drum Festival Solo Competition, the Heartland Marimba Festival Solo Competition, the Scottsdale Guitar Center Drum-Off, the Paul Seidel Drumming Competition, and the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition.  He has also been recognized as a winner of two DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards in the Graduate Soloist category.

Dr. Paris is also a recognized composer with works published through C. Alan Publications and Tapspace Publications. He currently holds associate degrees in music performance, and music technology from Northwest College (where he was named the 2010 Most Outstanding Music Student), a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Wyoming (where he was named the Presser Scholar in 2013), a master’s degree in percussion performance (MM) from the University of Nebraska, and a doctorate in percussion performance (DMA) from Arizona State University. 



A contemporary work for quintet that blends elements of Japanese Taiko drumming and atonal improvisation.
Duration: 5:00 | Level: Med-Easy | Personnel: 5 Players
$40.00
A contemporary work for quintet that blends elements of Japanese Taiko drumming and atonal improvisation.
Duration: 5:00 | Level: Med-Easy | Personnel: 5 Players
$40.00
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