Mr. Zhezha resides in New York City and concertizes extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. While being a recitalist, he serves as concertmaster of the Mozart Orchestra of New York, New York Classical Symphony Orchestra and Mid-Atlantic Symphony in Baltimore as well as an active member of New York Chamber Soloists, New York Metamorphoses Orchestra, and International Chamber Players. Furthermore, he performs regularly in music series such as Music Kitchen-Food for Soul, a charity series that brings chamber music to homeless shelters, Music Arts Alliance in New York City, Abendmusik series Morristown, NJ among others. In addition, Mr. Zhezha's performances have taken him to the National Arts Centre Summer Music Institute in Ottawa, Moab Music Festival in Utah, Norfolk Music Festival in Connecticut, Gilmore and Fontana Chamber Arts Festivals in Michigan, Summer Seminar at Western Michigan University, and SummerTrios in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Zhezha is a laureate of awards and top prizes in competitions around the world, including "Kenget e Tokes" and "Islam Petrela" International Violin competition in Tirana, Albania, as well as the "Nicola Piccini" Violin competition in Bari, Italy, Young Artist Competition in Fort Wayne, Western Michigan University Concerto Competition, and MTNA National String Competition. Most recently, he has been featured in an Albanian book titled "Success Story" after receiving "Albanian Excellency" Award, which is only given to notable and successful individuals who have contributed significantly to the country. He has also been a nominee for the "KULT" awards in Albania. In addition, Mr. Zhezha has been awarded the "Hugo Kortschak" Chamber Music Award, "Best Classical Music Performance of the Year" Award by the "Downbeat" Magazine.
As a violin and viola pedagogue, Mr. Zhezha has been a visiting artist at Western Michigan University and the International Academy of the Arts in Tirana, Albania. As a sought after adjudicator, Mr. Zhezha has judged several national and international competitions, such as Vivo International Competition, Sylvia and Jacob Handler Auditions among other. He holds violin/viola and chamber music positions at the Mozart Program at John Jay College, Hunterdon Academy of the Arts, SummerTrios Music Festival, Seminar at Western Michigan University, and Chamber Music Institute in CT. His mentors include Pinchas Zukerman, Patinka Kopec, Lawrence Dutton, and Renata Knific.