Danny Zanker在16歲在德州開始他的職業bass手演藝生涯。慢慢的他對爵士樂的熱愛使他開始演奏double bass并搬到紐約，繼續與世界上許多*秀的音樂家一起演奏。在紐約期間，他長期與各種巴爾干和中東樂團，以及一些前衛樂團和現代爵士樂團合作。通過這些經歷他充分吸收了豐富的節奏和韻律，并開始創作自己的音樂，也組建了自己的樂隊Anti-Elevator Mission，也因此獲得更多的巡演和認可。 Danny Zanker began his career as a bassist at the age of sixteen, playing professionally all over the state of Texas. Eventually his love of jazz led him to start playing the double bass and move to New York, where he went on to play with many of the finest musicians in the world. During his time in New York, he had long stints in a variety of Balkan and Middle Eastern groups, as well as with a number of avant garde groups and original modern jazz groups. After having absorbed a wealth of rhythmic and harmonic ideas from his peers, Danny began to compose his own music, and this led him to form his own band, Anti-Elevator Mission, which in turn led to more tours and more recognition. 2009年Danny決定稍作休息從紐約搬到上海。從那時開始，他經常與上海的幾個*樂隊演奏，包括李曉川四重奏、the Mad Jazzers、趙可可與可能性、陳胤希等。Danny現在是Heyday俱樂部駐場樂隊成員，也*自己的Zankin Fives樂隊，這樂隊無時不刻地接受著他對節奏的挑戰，這是個情感驅動的組成。 In 2009, Danny decided to take a break from the rigors of NYC and he moved to Shanghai. Since then, he has been playing regularly with several prominent bands there, including Li Xiaochuan Quartet, the Mad Jazzers, Coco Zhao and the Possicobilities, and Jasmine and her Jazzmen. Danny is currently a member of the Heyday Club house trio, and he is also doing well leading his own group, the Zankin Fives, a band that navigates fearlessly through his rhythmically challenging, emotionally driven compositions. In the past couple of years, Danny has also performed with several visiting artists, including Antonio Hart, Wayne Escoffrey, Tina May, Stefan Karlsson, Gianni Gagliardi, and many more. He has also appeared regularly in the JZ Festival with Coco Zhao, Li Xiaochuan, Jasmine Chen and Jade Lee, and in the summer of 2015 he spent a week in France performing at the Antibes Jazz Festival.