Zaccai

Zaccai is the president and CEO of Continuum, the company that designed the Swiffer for Procter & Gamble.

25 posts from June 2007 2007

Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal Zaccai Curtis, left, and his brother Luques, right, have shared a passion for Latin jazz for most of their lives.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

Industrial designer Gianfranco Zaccai is lying in a hospital bed.

The Engineer of Everyday Objects Ellen Gamerman 2011

On a recent afternoon, Mr. Zaccai joined a brainstorming session for Preserve, a sustainable-consumer-products company trying to make reusable takeout-food containers for college campuses.

The Engineer of Everyday Objects Ellen Gamerman 2011

So does his older brother Zaccai, a pianist who led a quartet with Mr. Gonzalez two weeks later, at Lehman College.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

"There's no conga drum or timbale on this album," said Zaccai, referring to Latin jazz's signature rhythm instruments.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

Zaccai, 29, has long curls, usually tied back, and a studious air.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

"After one summer program ended, my dad asked if the guys wanted to continue the band," Zaccai said.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

Zaccai's compelling voice as composer animates the recording, especially his three-part suite that contains, in spots, dazzling collective improvisation by an expanded ensemble.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011

A year after Zaccai enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music, Luques also arrived in Boston to study at Berklee College of Music.

Brothers as Keepers of Latin-Jazz Sound Larry Blumenfeld 2011