Michael Zerang

Michael Zerang is a Chicago-based percussionist, composer and improviser who has worked professionally since 1976. His music spans free jazz, contemporary composition, improvised performance and percussion practices drawn from a variety of musical traditions. Zerang's approach ranges from detailed small-instrument textures to energetic ensemble playing, with particular attention to rhythm, timbre and the physical character of percussion.

He has toured internationally since the early 1980s and collaborated extensively with musicians, dancers, theatre practitioners and other artists. Zerang has written original music for theatre, receiving multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, and has organised concert series in Chicago, including programming at Link's Hall. His recorded collaborations reflect a sustained commitment to experimental music and creative exchange.

On Creative Sources, Michael Zerang is credited on landscape: recognizable (CS037).