Are there any other fans of this genius out there?
I love his jazz and improv principally. I find his game pieces more challenging but nevertheless interesting.
I saw him perform the premiere of The Gift at the Barbican a few years ago, and more recently here at the Teatro Pavarotti performing his Masada and Bar Kokhba material: incredible .
I wish I could have seen him at Tonic in NYC before it closed. I would dearly love to catch a live improv piece, something like he performed at Cargo in London (after a great performance by one of his prodigés and his band, Satlah, also coming out of the Jewish musical tradition, and signed to his independent label, Tzadik).
If you want some great, wild shit look to his recent 50th birthday concert releases, particularly the duets with Milford Graves (drums) or Yamakata Eye (voice and computer).
For some great covers look to Voodoo; for movie soundtrack inspiration, Spillane or The Big Gundown.
I am currently listening to Ne'eman, from the live concert in Seville, 2000. Brilliant.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zorn
I love his jazz and improv principally. I find his game pieces more challenging but nevertheless interesting.
I saw him perform the premiere of The Gift at the Barbican a few years ago, and more recently here at the Teatro Pavarotti performing his Masada and Bar Kokhba material: incredible .
I wish I could have seen him at Tonic in NYC before it closed. I would dearly love to catch a live improv piece, something like he performed at Cargo in London (after a great performance by one of his prodigés and his band, Satlah, also coming out of the Jewish musical tradition, and signed to his independent label, Tzadik).
If you want some great, wild shit look to his recent 50th birthday concert releases, particularly the duets with Milford Graves (drums) or Yamakata Eye (voice and computer).
For some great covers look to Voodoo; for movie soundtrack inspiration, Spillane or The Big Gundown.
I am currently listening to Ne'eman, from the live concert in Seville, 2000. Brilliant.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zorn
