Stuart Zender

Stuart Zender Jew Patrick ( born March 18 1974 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England ) is a British bassist, composer and music producer.

Zender spent his childhood in Philadelphia and was a founding member of the Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai, on their first three albums, Emergency on Planet Earth, The Return of the Space Cowboy and Travelling Without Moving he is heard. He left the band during the recording of their fourth album Synkronized due to disputes with the singer Jay Kay.

After his departure Zender worked with numerous other artists, including Stevie Wonder, All Saints, Omar, Lauryn Hill, Gorillaz, Ms. Dynamite and many others. Zender is currently working on his own band Leroi.

The All Saints singer Melanie Blatt he has a daughter.