American cellist Jeffrey Zeigler specializes in contemporary music and performed for eight years with the Kronos Quartet. He is also a significant educator. Zeigler made his recording debut in 1999 on the album Society of Composers, Inc.: Connections, and since then, his large recorded output has focused almost exclusively on contemporary music. In 2005, Zeigler joined the Kronos Quartet. He departed in 2013 in order to devote himself to new projects, releasing the solo album Something of Life. In 2023, he released the album Slow Beethoven.