Zoane & Friends

Top Performer

Orange, CA

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Overview

Drummer/bandleader Zoane Chiu elevates your event with elegant jazz standards, tasteful covers, and a rotating roster of polished musicians. Perfect for upscale or corporate events.

- Can provide pre-designed set list or work with you on a customized show
- Access to top-tier musicians; customizable ensemble size and instrumentation (ex. request "Solo Pianist", "Jazz Trio", "Big Band", etc.)
- All equipment provided (mics, amps, mixer, etc.) along with live mix engineer, as needed

Zoane studied Percussion Performance at Northwestern University. --Instagram & Youtube: @zoanechiu


Reviews

4 reviews

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Andy Z.

April 23, 2026
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Great performance

loved the band. very professional and great vibes!

Hired as: Drummer, Jazz Band

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Zoane & Friends

Thank you for having us at your beautiful event, Andy!


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Fullerton M. C.

March 25, 2026
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So much fun!

Zoanne & Friends was such a treat to have perform at our event! They brought all their own equipment and were very punctual, which is a huge relief for an event coordinator, but more important than that, they sounded amazing! Everyone was complimenting their performance and we will definitely be having them again soon!

Hired as: Jazz Band

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Zoane & Friends

We were honored to play for this wonderful event celebrating artists based in Orange County. Thank you for having us!


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Gavin C.

November 13, 2025

Versatile and Highly Skilled

Zoane is great, I've worked with her a few times over the years and she is always the first drummer I reach out to for session jobs. Most notably was a time I needed to assemble a band in short notice for a fundraiser gala and she learned 4 jazz standards plus 12 fairly unusual pop songs from artists like The Talking Heads, Jamiroquai, Patrice Rushen, and Stevie Wonder in roughly 3 weeks or so. More recently I worked with Zoane on a theater production where there were no backing tracks or in ear clicks so she had to keep the time steady without any of that and managed to do so very consistently. I also know she does a lot of intentional practice and is always learning new grooves and styles on drum kit so her skill level and versatility is very high. All that to say, if you need a drummer who can play practically anything and has a professional work ethic I would highly recommend Zoane for the job.

Hired as: Drummer

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Zoane & Friends

Always a pleasure working with you, Gavin!


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Jim M.

November 13, 2025

My Very Favorite Drummer

Zoane is the first call I would make for drums. She is an extraordinary musician and understands all kinds of music. She is a very fast study and comprehends and masters any style - jazz, rock, country, western swing, bossa, R&B, hip-hop, new wave, punk, world music, classical - and contributes amazing mood and feeling to any piece. She works and blends beautifully with other musicians with instinctual understanding of what they are doing and how to make them sound even better. She's great with original material as well as standards. Her professionalism is immaculate, she arrives on time ready to work. She is highly creative and resourceful, and always easy to get along with . She listens and comprehends.

Hired as: Drummer

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Zoane & Friends

Thank you so much, Jim!

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Services offered

Past booked events

April 2026

20

Monday

Personal Occasion

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Yucca Valley, CA

March 2026

21

Saturday

Nonprofit Event

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Fullerton, CA

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