His collaborations extend internationally, including projects with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, U.S. Jazz Ambassadors, European Recording Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Belarus Sonic Orchestra, and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava.

As a bandleader, Pan directs the Zhengtao Pan Jazz Orchestra, which has released three albums (with two currently in production). His recording projects feature distinguished guest artists, including Benny Benack III, Walter Smith III, and Itai Kriss (Scenery in My Story); Rufus Reid, Sara Gazarek, and Steve Wilson (Day by Day); and Sean Jones, Steven Feifke, Keita Ogawa, Nicole Zuraitis, Miguel Zenón, Sara Caswell, Jiazhuo Liu, and Vitor Gonçalves (Jade Dragonfly). He also collaborates as a chamber musician and composer, including work with Nick Finzer and Tomoko Omura (Mirror, Floating on the Water).

Guided by mentors including Steven Feifke, Miho Hazama, and Gabriela Ortiz, Zhengtao Pan continues to shape a distinctive voice across contemporary jazz, concert music, and media scoring.