Zakary Brewer is a music educator and trombone player with over 15 years of music experience. As a native of Southern California, Zak Brewer earned his associates degree in Trombone performance at Pasadena City College and his Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Music Education from California State University Fullerton. 

During his time in academia, Zak Brewer has performed with classical ensembles such as the Lancer Symphony Orchestra, CSUF Wind Symphony, CSUF Symphonic Winds, and CSUF Symphony Orchestra. It was in these groups that Zak Brewer has been able to perform in incredible venues like Carnegie Hall and at various music conferences like the California All State Music Education Conference and the College Band Directors Association National Conference. During his time in these ensembles, Zak Brewer has been able to work with accomplished conductors and educators including Gregory X. Whitmore and Dustin Barr. He has also been able to receive brass lessons from notable musicians including Michael Hoffman, Bob Sanders, Denis Jiron, Sycil Mathai, and Mark Miller. 

Zak Brewer has also performed with the CSUF Jazz Chamber Ensemble and the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra. in these groups he has been able to play numerous gigs and perform with Jazz icons invluding Michael Dease - Trombone, Jarod Shonig - Drums, Julian Knowles - Trumpet, Eva Scow - Mandolin, and Mina Choi - Piano. He has also been able to receive tutelage from active professional Jazz musicians including Bill Cunliffe, Fransisco Torres, and Rudolfo Zuniga. 

During his student teaching appointments, Zak Brewer and his mentor teacher, Jeff Bird, have taken the Bonita High School Marching Bearcats, Indoor Percussion, and Indoor Colorguard to many SCSBOA marching competitions, taking first place at most of them. The two have also taken the Bonita High School Jazz Band to New Orelans to perform in Washington Artillery Square. Zak Brewer also student taught at South Pointe Middle School, with SCSBOA Vice President of Middle School Education - Susan Willmering. It was here that he was able to recieve numerous extraordinary music education experiences like judging the All Southern Honor Band Middle School Tubas and Euphoniums and taking students to Sacramento to perform in the All State Music Education conference. 

Zak Brewer has conducted and performed in venues like Carnegie Hall, Meng Concert Hall (Cal State University Fullerton), Haugh Performing Arts Center (Citrus College), Bonita Center for the Arts, Lowden Theatre for Performing Arts (Las Vegas Academy of the Arts), and the Nightingale Concert Hall (University of Nevada).