RANDY ZIMMERMAN
470 Tower Drive, Kyle, TX 78640
(512) 280-1284   tbonezee@gmail.com
www.jazzpr.net

SUMMARY
Affable trombone instructor with 47 years professional experience. Qualified to teach jazz, 
salsa and classical styles. Performed on stage with a myriad of world renowned jazz and 
salsa artists. Sought after arranger of jazz and latin music with experience writing for and 
directing ensembles at the college level. Produced four compact discs of original compositions 
and arrangements for latin-jazz/salsa group, Jazz PR on Arzee Reckerds label.

SKILLS
Record production, music library organization, writing music. Trilingual: fluent in English, 
competent in German and Spanish.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M University-Central Texas  2019-2022
   - Private instruction for trombone
   - Director, student jazz combo
Temple College  2013-2022
   - Low brass instructor
Texas State University  2012-2013
   - Trombone instructor
   - Salsa arranging class for graduate students
   - Salsa band director, Orchestra Del Río
University of Texas-Austin  2004-2006
   - Director, jazz combos
   - Teaching assistant, jazz appreciation for non-music majors
   
CLINICIAN/ADJUDICATOR
Texas State University  2009
   - Adjudicator, Hill Country Jazz Festival
 Austin ISD  2006-present
   - Clinician, Austin Jazz Workshop
TMEA Region 18, Austin, TX  2004
   - Conductor, Region 18 Jazz Big Band Concert

VIDEO
Jazz PR Livestream featuring Randy Zimmerman and Willie Hernandez  2021 
   Monk’s Jazz Club, Austin, TX - youtube.be/LKWV-O7hLvQ   
Temple Jazz Orchestra - Pursuit by Randy Zimmerman  2020
   Youtube  
James Polk and Centerpeace  2010
   KLRU - In Context: Jazz In Austin

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Eddie Durham Celebration Orchestra   2022
   Parker Jazz Club, Austin, TX  
Spanish Haarlem Orchestra  2017
   Majestic Theater, San Antonio, TX
Guest Artist with Tony Vega Orchestra  2001
   Salinas, Puerto Rico
Featured Artist of McAllen Jazz Festival  1998
   McAllen, TX
Manhattan Transfer 1992
   Austin City Limits, PBS
La India 1991
   Alzafar Shrine Temple, San Antonio, TX
Tito Puente  1978
   Corso Hotel, New York City, NY
UNT 1:00 Lab Band with Ella Fitzgerald  1977
   Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
UNT 1:00 Lab Band Bicentennial European Tour  1976
   Portugal, Soviet Union
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Tour  1975 
   Midwest, USA

DISCOGRAPHY
Jazz PR 
   Homenaje Al Cantante De Los Cantantes - Arzee Reckerds  2016
   Willie Santiago Con Jazz PR: Regreso A Borinquen - Arzee Reckerds  2001
   La Brisa Del Sur - Arzee Reckerds 1996
   Changüiri - Arzee Reckerds  1991
Creative Opportunity Orchestra
   World Wide - CreOp Muse  1998
   The Heaven Line - CreOp Muse  1994
   Transformation - CreOp Muse  1992
   Radioactive - DAAGNIM 1990
   Benediction - DAAGNIM  1988
Austin Klezmorim
   East Of Odessa - BAMusic  1995
   Texas Klez - BAMusic  1991
   Shalom Ya’ll - BAMusic  1987

REFERENCES
Available upon request.