Zane Carney is a West Coast jazz musician, composer and Grammy-nominated guitarist, hailed as a “massive guitar player” by Thundercat and named “the future of electric guitar” by the Huffington Post.
His latest quartet record, Alter Ego, will be released on Orenda Records in spring 2021, and features Katisse Buckingham, Jerry Watts Jr., and Gene Coye.
Carney’s discography includes playing on Thundercat’s Drunk and serving as John Daversa’s guitarist, with appearances on his Big Band and Small Band albums including Kaleidoscope Eyes, Junk Wagon, Artful Joy, and Wobbly Dance Flower featuring Bob Mintzer. Over the years, he has performed with Kamasi Washington, Ronald Bruner Jr., Brandon Coleman, Cameron Graves, Nir Felder, and Sam Gendel, among others.
Most recently, he developed a film scoring partnership with Grammy-nominated pianist Tommy King, releasing a duo record titled Film. Carney’s previous solo record is Amalgam. Prior to that, he served as lead guitarist, arranger and founding member of CARNEY, a critically-acclaimed jazz-infused rock group signed to Interscope Records, and toured with artists including Jonny Lang and John Mayer.
Carney was born in New York City, studied studio/jazz guitar at USC’s Thornton School of Music, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
