Bassist Danny Zanker spent his youth in England,Israel and Texas. The resulting cultural confusion,coupled with a formal education in jazz, laid thefoundation for his musicianship. Moving to New Yorkin May of 1995 helped him consolidate all hisinfluences into an innovative and exciting playingstyle which features elements of jazz, blues, MiddleEastern, heavy metal, funk and avant garde. Danny isalso an accomplished and prolific composer, with hiscompositions representing a natural extension of hisconcepts on the bass: complex yet danceable rhythms,lyricism and lots of emotional intensity. Hecurrently can be heard leading his quartet,Anti-Elevator Mission, at Smalls and Tagine. Hisplaying is also prominently featured in TravisSullivan's Bjorkestra, the George Dulin Disband, theYutaka Uchida Group, Souren Baronian's Taksim, andShusmo at venues which include the Knitting Factory,Makor, Joe's Pub, Cornelia St. Cafe, and the BAM Cafe.Education1987-1991: Jazz theory, big bands and small ensemblesat the University of Texas at Austin.1997-2000: Private bass lessons with Dave Holland andMarc Helias in NYC.Highlights2007: Toured Japan with AEM, Yutaka Uchida Group andAmica2006: Toured in Japan with the Shunzo Ono Quartet2005: What is Jazz Festival at the Knitting Factoryand The Williamsburg Jazz Festival with TravisSullivan's Bjorkestra.2003: Extensive touring in South Korea with the HyeSeon Hong Ensemble.2002: The East-West Encounter Festival in Bangalore,India and the Khala Goda Festival in Mumbai, Indiawith Ravish Momin's Trio Dissolve.weblinks:www.myspace.com/dannyzanker