Zao (French band)

Zao
Origin	France
Genres	Progressive rock, Zeuhl, jazz fusion
Years active	1971–1977, 1994
Spinoff of	Magma

Zao was a progressive rock/zeuhl band that was founded by two ex-members of Magma: Yochk'o Seffer (saxophone, clarinet) and François Cahen (piano). They were active from 1971 to 1994 and released six studio albums.

In 1976, Magma violinist Didier Lockwood also joined the band and appeared on their albums Kawana and Live!.

Members

• Mauricia Platon – vocals
• Yochk'o "Jeff" Seffer – saxophones, clarinets, vocals
• François "Faton" Cahen – piano, keyboards
• Didier Lockwood – violin (1976)
• Joël Dugrenot – bass
• Jean-My Truong – drums
• Gérard Prevost – electric bass
• Piere "Ty Boum" Guignon – percussion
• Michèle Margand – violin
• Marie-Françoise Viaud – violin
• Françoise Douchet – viola
• Claudine Lassere – cello

Discography

• Z=7L (1973)
• Osiris (1975)
• Shekina (1975)
• Kawana (1976)
• Live! (1976)
• Typhareth (1977)
• Akhenaton (1994)
• In Tokyo (2007)

External links

• Review of Z=7L at progreviews.com at the Wayback Machine (archived November 10, 2012)
• Zao at the New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock