1) Z (Japan) -

Experimental jazz-rock outfit with one album release "Mikabe" in 2006, formed by ex-members of bands like 100 Lots and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.

Current lineup is:

魚頭圭 (guitars,voice,contrabass,drums)

根本歩 (drums)

山田高広 (bass,alto sax)

根本潤 (vocals,tenor sax,soprano sax,alto sax,flute)

2) Z is an alias of Naoki Maeda, composer of the vast majority of "Konami Original" songs appearing in Bemani games (Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania, etc). Z's only song is MAXX UNLIMITED.

3) Z (USA) aka AZDZ or AZ/DZ: a band of Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa both being sons of the late Frank Zappa @ http://zappa.com/dweezil & http://members.tripod.com/azdz . Members inclluded Frank Zappa alumni Mike Keneally and Terry Bozzio.

4) Z (Belgium) aka Marcel Vanthilt (former member of the now defunct outfit Arbeid Adelt!) & his band @ http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/arbeidadelt.htm & http://www.vacature.com/scripts/indexpage.asp?headingID=4546 . Z’s only release so far: “MENSENZIJNERTEVEELAAN” (2004)

5) Psy Trance on VA compliation TIP 3D with the track Uncle Mavis

6) Z A noisecore band most famous for their record "Violence Action"

7) German New Wave band from Berlin, who released the album "In Berlin" in 1980. Their most succesful single, "Legalize Erdbeereis", was also on this record.