His Big Band works have been performed by renowned artists including Grammy-winning artist Steven Feifke’s Big Band, jazz saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, and the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble directed by Dave Rivello. Zhengtao collaborates with esteemed musicians such as Benny Benack III, Walter Smith III, Itai Kriss, and Andrew Gould for his debut Big Band album "Scenery in My Story," which was released under the NYC-based jazz label "Outside In Music." His collaborations extend to the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, US Jazz Ambassadors, European Recording Orchestra, Shanghai Symphonic Orchestra, Belarus Sonic Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and more.
Recently, he engaged in collaborative efforts with acclaimed artists Rufus Reid, Steve Wilson, and Sara Gazarek on his upcoming 2nd Big Band album “Day By Day”, further demonstrating his dynamic presence in the jazz and wider music community.