Rick Zeek’s long awaited gospel CD, “The Gap,” reflects his deep connection with nature and the longing, love, and thankfulness he holds in his relationship with God.

“I'm inspired to write because of my faith and spirituality,” he says, “and I feel that inspiration most when I’m in the mountains and away from the world.”

For the creation of these

Rick Zeek’s long awaited gospel CD, “The Gap,” reflects his deep connection with nature and the longing, love, and thankfulness he holds in his relationship with God.

“I'm inspired to write because of my faith and spirituality,” he says, “and I feel that inspiration most when I’m in the mountains and away from the world.”

For the creation of these recordings, Rick enlisted the talents of fiddler Joe Craven (David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Painted Mandolin), Grammy Nominated Barry Phillips (Ravi Shankar, Mstislav Rostropovich, Joshua Bell, Ken Burns), Grammy Nominated Tammi Brown (Bobby McFerrin, Stanley Jordan), Gary Kehoe (SambaDá, Special Fun, The California Honeydrops), Terry Shields (Painted Mandolin), as well as local Santa Cruz standouts and Gail Rich Award recipients Patti Maxine, Pipa Piñon, Rhan Wilson, and producer Stephen Bigger.

“Not only were these fine musicians able to contribute the musical quality I was seeking,” Zeek continues, “but as friends whom I have worked with before, they understood and supported the higher purpose I was endeavoring to accomplish.”