The title compound, [Zn-2(C17H13N2O)(2)(N-3)(2)], is an azide-bridged dinuclear zinc(II) complex which has inversion symmetry. The Zn-II atom is five-coordinated in a square-pyramidal configuration by one O and two N atoms of one Schiff base ligand [Zn-O = 1.902 (2) angstrom and Zn-N = 1.938 (2) and 2.002 (2) angstrom] and by one terminal N atom [Zn-N = 1.985 (2) angstrom] of a bridging azide ligand de ning the basal plane, and by another terminal N atom of another bridging azide ligand [Zn-N = 2.554 (2) angstrom] occupying the apical position.