James Zingara is currently professor of trumpet at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama, where he teaches applied trumpet, brass methods, music theory, conducts the TSU Trumpet Ensemble, serves as Coordinator of Applied Instruction and has served as Associate Conductor of the Chamber Winds. From 1989-1996 he served as principal cornet/trumpet soloist with the US Air Force Heritage of America Band under the baton of Lieutenant Colonel Lowell E. Graham. Former positions include the National Symphonic Winds, Sinfonia da Camera, Illinois Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Cheyenne Symphony. His over 100 solo appearances have included groups such as the Heritage of America Band, the National Symphonic Winds, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, the Danville Symphony, the Troy State Symphony Band, the University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Brass band and Summer Band and other university and high school level organizations. He has appeared as a soloist at the New Jersey Music Educator's Conference, the Alabama Bandmaster's Association Conference, the Georgia Music Educator's Conference, the Southeastern United States Band Clinic, and the Women's Band Director's International Conference.

James holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, East Carolina University and has recently completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance from the University of Illinois. His principal teachers include Michael Ewald, John Aley, Britton Theurer, Manny Laureano, Charles Schlueter and David Baldwin. Zingara currently represents Edwards Trumpets as a performing artist/clinician and is principal trumpet of the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and the Southeastern Symphony.