Zach Marley is from Louisville, Kentucky and is a low brass artist and teacher. Equally versed on all low brass instruments, Zach has been very successful in international competitions on multiple instruments. He was awarded second prize in the prestigious Leonard Falcone Artist Tuba competition in 2015, 2016 and 2017. During the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in 2016, Zach was a semifinalist in the Artist Tuba competition and was awarded second prize in the Rich Matteson Jazz competition in which he played euphonium. At the 2017 International Women’s Brass Conference Zach won first prize on euphonium, second prize on tuba and third in the overall instrument round.
Zach can be heard on many recordings, movies and video games as well as through LowBrassU. He has reached many musicians through LowBrassU with millions of views on both Instagram and YouTube. Zach is an avid performer in all styles and is the bass trombonist for the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and the JazzMN Jazz ensemble. Starting in the fall of 2024, Zach will be the instructor of tuba and euphonium at Lawrence Conservatory. Zach performs on Jupiter and XO instruments with Denis Wick mutes and mouthpieces.