Many of the legendary artist of our time have shown interest in Zim's career. He has had the support and mentorship of a long list of internationally known artist. This list includes but is not limited to the following legends of sound:
Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Lenny White,
Omar Hakim, Dennis Chambers, Jack DeJohnette, Art Blakey,
Eddie Harris,Bennie Maupin, Jaco Pastorius, John McClaughlin,
Buddy Rich, Paul Jackson, Mike Stern, Pat Martino,Tony Williams,
Von Freeman,Eric Gravatt, Keith Bemis, George Freeman,
Evod Magik, Pete Cosey, Bunky Green, Herbie Hancock,
Roland Faulkner, Paul Wertico and last, but not least,
his first teacher, Monte Micheaux.
Performance History
Zimbabu's monumental performances run the gamut of who's who among universal musicians throughout the world, here are a few............
Lucky Peterson, Darryl Jones, Robert Irving III, Henry Johnson,
Bobby Broom, Martha Raye, Richie Cole,Oscar Brown Jr.,
Oscar Brown III (Bobo), Art "Turk" Burton, Sherrie Scott,
Valerie Wellington, John Whitfield, Ashby-Ostermann Alliance,
Sugar Blue, Malachi Thompson, Jimmy "Carwash" Sphinx,
Ari Brown, Kirk Brown, Welton Gite, The One Family Band,
Don Bennett, Johnny Laws, Tim Tobias, Don Stille, Frank Russell,
Vince Willis, Jerry Wilson, Lucius Bell Sr., Joe Thomas,
Lenny Lynn, Greg Penn, Pinetop Perkins, Barbara Goggins,
Roger Harris, Jimmy Massoth, Dr. Lonnie Smith,
Walter Cartwright and "The Late Greats" Charles Earland and Sonny Seals
