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John Zorn

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About Me

John Zorn

Drawing on his experience in a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore punk, classical, klezmer, film, cartoon, popular and improvised music, John Zorn has created an influential body of work that defies academic categories. A native of New York City, he has been a central figure in the downtown scene since 1975, incorporating a wide range of musicians in various compositional formats. He learned alchemical synthesis from Harry Smith, structural ontology with Richard Foreman, how to make art out of garbage with Jack Smith, cathartic expression at Sluggs and hermetic intuition from Joseph Cornell. Early inspirations include American innovators Ives, Varese, Cage, Carter and Partch, the European tradition of Berg, Stravinsky, Boulez and Kagel, soundtrack composers Herrmann, Morricone and Stalling as well as avant-garde theater, film, art and literature.

The Stone

- A New Artists' Space in the East Village (artistic director John Zorn)THE STONE is a not-for-profit performance space dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde. All expenses are paid for by the MUSIC itself—through the online sale of Special Edition CDs released yearly on the Tzadik label. Each month a different musician is responsible for curating the programs with 100% of the nightly revenue going directly to the musicians. There are no refreshments or merchandise at The Stone. Only music. All ages are welcome.
--The Stone is located at the corner of Avenue C and Second Street Music — Tuesday thru Sunday at 8 and 10PM-- Closed on Mondays
www.theSTONEnyc.com

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-- John Zorn and the folks at TZADIK

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: Tzadik.com
Band Members: Bar Kokhba - Gevurah - Marciac 2007

Sounds Like:

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1973 - John Zorn : First Recordings
1977 - John Zorn : Lacrosse
1978 - John Zorn : Hockey
1978 - John Zorn : The Book of Heads
197" - John Zorn : Parachute Years
1980 - John Zorn : Pool
1981 - John Zorn : Archery
198" - John Zorn : The Classic Guide To Strategy
1983 - John Zorn : Locus Solus
1984 - John Zorn : Ganryu Island
1985 - John Zorn : The Big Gundown - 15th Anniversary Special Edition
1986 - John Zorn : The Bribe
198" - John Zorn : Godard/Spillane
1992 - John Zorn : Elegy
1993 - John Zorn : Kristallnacht
1995 - John Zorn : Redbird
1997 - John Zorn : New Traditions In East Asian Bar Bands
1997 - John Zorn : Duras: Duchamp
1998 - John Zorn : Angelus Novus
1998 - John Zorn : Music for Children
1998 - John Zorn : Aporias
1998 - John Zorn : Rituals
1999 - John Zorn : Taboo and Exile
1999 - John Zorn : The String Quartets
2000 - John Zorn : Xu Feng
2000 - John Zorn : Cartoon S/M
2001 - John Zorn : The Gift
2001 - John Zorn : Songs From The Hermetic Theatre
2001 - John Zorn : Madness, Love and Mysticism
2001 - John Zorn : Chimeras
2002 - John Zorn : Cobra
2002 - John Zorn : IAO
200" - John Zorn : From Silence to Sorcery
2003 - Locus Solus : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Three
2003- John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Nine: The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume Three
2004 - John Zorn : Magick
2004 - John Zorn : Mysterium
2006 - John Zorn : Moonchild
2006 - John Zorn : Astronome
2007 - John Zorn : Six Litanies for Heliogabalus

. . . Filmworks

1990 - John Zorn : Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
199" - John Zorn : Filmworks III: 1990-1995
1996 - John Zorn : Filmworks II: Music For an Untitled Film By Walter Hill
1996 - John Zorn : Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy
1996 - John Zorn : Filmworks VI : 1996
1997 - John Zorn : Filmworks IV
1997 - John Zorn : Filmworks I
1997 - John Zorn : Filmworks VIII 1997
2000 - John Zorn : Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-D
2001 - John Zorn : Filmworks X: In The Mirror of Maya Deren
2002 - John Zorn : Filmworks XI: Secret Lives
2002 - John Zorn : Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
2002 - John Zorn : Filmworks XIII: Invitation To A Suicide
2003 - John Zorn : Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
2005 - John Zorn : Filmworks XV: Protocols Of Zion
2005 - John Zorn : Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death
2005 - John Zorn : Filmworks Anthology - 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
2006 - John Zorn : Filmworks XVII
2006 - John Zorn : Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment

John Zorn +

1995 - Yamataka Eye/John Zorn : Nani Nani
2003 - Yamataka Eye/John Zorn : Naninani II
2003 - Milford Graves/John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Two
2003 - Fred Frith/John Zorn Duo : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Five
2003- Smith/Ibarra/Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eight
2003 - Yamataka Eye/John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Ten
2006 - Zorn/Douglas/ Patton/Laswell/ Burger/Perowsky : The Stone: Issue One

Masada
Book I

1993 - Masada : First Live
1994 - Masada : Live in Jerusalem
1995 - Masada : Live In Taipei
1996 - John Zorn : Bar Kokhba
1998 - John Zorn : The Circle Maker
1999 - Masada : Live In Middleheim
2000 - Masada : Live In Sevilla
2001 - Masada : Live at Tonic
2003 - John Zorn : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 1: Masada Guitars
2003 - John Zorn : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 2: Voices in the Wilderness
2003 - John Zorn : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3: The Unknown Masada
2003 - Electric Masada : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Four
2003 - Masada : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Seven
2003 - Bar Kokhba Sextet : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eleven
2004 - John Zorn : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4: Masada Recital
2004 - Masada String Trio : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume One
2005 - Masada : Sanhedrin
2005 - John Zorn : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 5: Masada Rock
2005 - Electric Masada : At The Mountains Of Madness

. . . Book Of Angels
Book II

2005 - Jamie Saft Trio : Astaroth: Book of Angels Vol. 1 Jamie Saft Trio Plays Masada Book Two
2005 - Masada String Trio : Azazel: Book Of Angels Vol. 2
2006 - Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier : Malphas: Book Of Angels Vol. 3
2006 - Koby Israelite : Orobas: Book Of Angels Vol. 4
2006 - The Cracow Klezmer Band : Balan: Book of Angels Vol.5
2006 - Uri Caine : Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6
2007 - Marc Ribot : Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7
2007 - Erik Friedlander : Volac: Book of Angels Volume 8
2007 - Erik Friedlander : Volac: Book of Angels Volume 8

Naked City

199" - Naked City : Black Box
1989 - Naked City : Naked City Live vol. 1: Knitting Factory
199" - Naked City : The Complete Studio Recordings

Painkiller

199" - Painkiller : Painkiller Collected Works
1994 - Painkiller : Talisman
2003 - Painkiller : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Twelve

Hemophiliac

2002 - Hemophiliac : Hemophiliac (Tzadik Limited Edition)
2003 - Hemophiliac : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Six

As Guest

1995 - Ikue Mori : Hex Kitchen
1996 - David Shea : Hsi-Yu Chi
1997 - Various Artists : Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg
1997 - Mike Patton : Pranzo Oltranzista
1997 - Marc Ribot : Shoe String Symphonettes
1998 - Gary Lucas : Busy Being Born
1999 - Various Artists : Hallelujah, Anyway - Remembering Tom Cora
2000 - Gary Lucas : Street of Lost Brothers
2000 - Danny Zamir : Satlah
2002 - Cyro Baptista : Beat the Donkey
2002 - Satlah : Children Of Israel
2002 - Frank London : Scientist at Work
2003 - Various Artists : Irving Stone Memorial Concert
2004 - Raz Mesinai : Cyborg Acoustics
2004 - Wadada Leo Smith : Lake Biwa
2006 - Ned Rothenberg : Solo Works-The Lumina Recordings
2007 - Paul Brody : For the Moment

DVD

199" - Claudia Heuermann : Sabbath in Paradise
199" - Claudia Heuermann : A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
1999 - Antonio Ferrera : Masada Live at Tonic
2005 - Ken Jacobs : Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise

Books Edited By John Zorn

2007 - John Zorn : Arcana I
2007 - John Zorn : Arcana II

Record Label: Tzadik
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE STONE..

Please, visite the official website for the Stone in N.Y.C., and spread the word, to help support your favorite artisits! Click HERE
Posted by John Zorn on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:51:00 PST

Zorn Receives MacArthur Fellowship

Click on this site to see the article: http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2070789/apps/nl /content2.asp?content_id={4A099024-6AC9-4CAE-AAD3-B5A64B241D D1}&notoc=1 John ZornMusician/Compose...
Posted by John Zorn on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:09:00 PST

BOMB magazine interview with Zorn...

by Michael Goldberg   The first pieces I heard of John Zorn's were both titled Lacrosse, one from 1979 and the other from 1981. One was for a sextet, the other a quartet no longer remember the or...
Posted by John Zorn on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:41:00 PST

Radical Jewish Music

Radical Jewish Culturefrom The Essential Klezmer, pp. 146-152by Seth Rogovoy (2000) Some of Zorn's compositions, and those by others whose music he released on his Tzadik record label, evolve from ...
Posted by John Zorn on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:23:00 PST

Game Pieces

Composing Game Piecesfrom Future Jazz, pp. 171-173by Howard Mandel (1999) Zorn: When I started working to structure pieces with improvisers, my first thought was: Here is a series of individuals, ea...
Posted by John Zorn on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:20:00 PST