Zach Tabori On His New EP “Ensemble,” Zappa Influences, Working With Jaden Smith & More

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and film composer Zach Tabori is truly a unique artist these days. His music is genre-less, well-crafted and complex yet accessible. Yet the Los Angeles-based musician also manages to find time to work with other artists, as his credits also include Jaden Smith– for whom he co-wrote tracks and played guitar for on the Erys album — and the Cannes Film Festival-contending short film Midnight. He is both prolific and detail-oriented, which is a rarity.

The latest release from Zach Tabori is the Ensemble EP. Comprised of four tracks (“Lately It Feels Better Than Alright,” “Slick,” “Buy My Shirt” and “Lick”), the EP incorporates rock, funk, jazz and cabaret alike. Tabori had one of his heroes, Frank Zappa keyboardist/vocalist Tommy Mars, to play on Ensemble.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Zach Tabori about Ensemble and plenty more via Zoom on June 8, 2020. That interview is embedded below along with some musical gems penned by Tabori. More on the rising artist can be found online by visiting his website: www.zachtabori.com.

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Tags: Composers, Frank Zappa, Jaden Smith, Los Angeles, Tommy Mars, Zach Tabori

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."