Carol Zadel:  

Carol Jones-Zadel, concert artist, teacher and corporate executive, began her career at age 16 with her debut concert in Covina, CA. on the Bleick Wurlimorton Pipe organ and soon after in Los Angeles, CA. performing at the Wiltern Theatre’s pipe organ. Carol attended California State University, Fullerton, majoring in music while continuing to concertize, to teach private keyboard students and manage the sheet music department for Hansen Publications at Wallich’s Music City, West Covina, Ca. She continued as a private student with George Wright. During the following 27 years, she has performed 200-250 concerts each year in every major market in the free world. As a concert artist, she represented a number of major keyboard manufacturers such as C.G. Conn Ltd, Yamaha International, Lowrey Organ Corp., Technics/Panasonic, General Music, S.p.A, and Kimball Corp. As the author of several music books of arrangements, 10 recordings, 2 performance videos and several learning/teaching videos, she has been recognized by the music industry and by the general public for providing products of the highest quality. In 1985, Carol was inducted into “Who's Who in the West”, “Who’s Who in American Women”, “Who’s Who in America”, and “Who’s Who in the World”. Carol has been featured on the covers of various magazines serving the music industry 10 times. In 1999, Carol joined the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation as sales manager/product specialist to the Western United States including California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. In 2006, Carol had extensive surgery to correct worn out ligaments in both her left and right thumbs. Unfortunately, the right hand surgery was unsuccessful causing her to retire from concertizing. This le...Expand for more