Person · Male

Jimmy Z

harmonica & sax player James Zavala

From
North Highlands, United States
Since
1955–present
Releases
3

About

Jimmy 'Z' Zavala (born February 7, 1955) is an American musician. He is notable for playing harmonica on the Eurythmics song "Missionary Man" and performing with the band live. He also played and recorded on four multiple platinum albums and three world tours as part of Rod Stewart's band and appears on "Weird Al" Yankovic's albums "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, Dare to Be Stupid and UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff. As a studio musician, he also played with Etta James, Tom Petty, Ziggy Marley and Bon Jovi. On his album Muzical Madness, he collaborated with Dr. Dre and ventured into hip-hop.

From Jimmy Zavala on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Discography

Albums 2
Singles 1

Links

Also known as

James Michael Zavala · James Zavala · Jimmy "Z" Zavala · Jimmy 'Z' Zavala · Jimmy Zavala

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000055140319

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.