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John Zorn
A SPECIAL VINYL RELEASE TO BENEFIT TZADIK RECORDS All funds from the sale of this LP will go to benefit the Tzadik label. SCP, the online distributor for our direct-to-consumer…
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Spinoza is Zorn's latest creation for the searing jazz-metal trio Simulacrum'perhaps the most extreme organ trio ever. Inspired by the life and thought of one of the world's greatest philosophers…
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Julian Lage and Gyan Riley are two of new musics most accomplished guitar virtuosos and their duo performances are transcendent experiences filled with meticulous detail and telepathic interplay. Here they…
A new release by the all-star guitar trio of Frisell-Lage-Riley is always a cause for celebration and this sixth volume in their transcendent legacy completes Zorns second trilogy of CDs…
Recorded at the Grote Kerk in Den Bosch as part of Zorns 70th birthday celebration at November Music in Den Bosch, this exciting performance pays tribute to one of Zorns…
Maurice Windleburn
This book is the first study of John Zorn's 'file card' works, with special focus made on the pieces Godard (1985), Spillane (1986), Interzone (2010), and Liber Novus (2010).
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THE ACOUSTIC COMPANION PIECE TO MULTIPLICITIES VOLUME ONE! Written in December of 2020, Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects is a collection of twenty musical aphorisms inspired by the writings…
The third and final CD in Zorn's trilogy inspired by towering figures of Christian mysticism. Written for the all-star acoustic guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley…
John Zorn And Jesse Harris
Petra Haden shines in Love Songs Livean exciting concert version of the new musical from the songwriting team of John Zorn and Jesse Harris. Presented at National Sawdust in September…
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Filled with wild sounds, bizarre juxtapositions, soulful melodies, and pulsating drones, this outrageous recital is one of Zorns very best. Inspired by Aleister Crowleys Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, and…
Andrea Aguzzi
This book talks about John Zorn's methods of composition and improvisation and about one of his most famous composition for guitar, The Book Of Heads. In this book you will…
John Brackett
John Zorn is an active American composers/performer. This book offers a number of perspectives for understanding Zorn’s music and musical practices, while challenging certain assumptions that limit the ways in…
An epic suite of short pieces for solo piano inspired by the later sketches of the great English painter J.M.W. Turner. Subtitled Images and Impressions for Piano this expansive suite…
Answering a need for critical attention towards experimental and avant-garde music, Arcana is a ground-breaking work–as far-ranging and dynamic as the current generation of musicians. Through manifestoes, scores, interviews, notes…
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A major resource for new music theory and practice in the twenty-first century, the acclaimed Arcana series looks at the inner workings of the artistic process through manifestoes, scores, interviews…
John Zorn’s acclaimed Arcana series, now in its seventh installment, is a major source on new music theory and practice in the twenty-first century. The most varied collection to date…
Now in its fourth installment, with a fifth in preparation, John Zorn’s acclaimed Arcana series provides insight into the work and methodologies of some of the most creative musical minds…
Initiated in 1997 and now in its eighth installment, John Zorn’s acclaimed Arcana series is a major source of new music theory and practice in the 21st century.
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The long-awaited ninth installment in John Zorn’s essential series of writings by musicians and composers at the forefront of musical innovation, from John Luther Adams to Danny Elfman
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Arcana III is the third groundbreaking collection of critical writings on avant-garde and experimental music put together by editor (and experimental music legend) John Zorn. In this volume, 30 distinguished…
Edited by John Zorn. Texts by Yamataka Eye, J. G. Thirlwell, Butch Morris, Evan Parker, Marina Rosenfeld, Ned Rothenberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, Steve Coleman, Dave Douglas, Annie Gosfield, Jim O'Rourke, Milford…
The final installment of John Zorn’s major series of new music theory, with Oren Ambarchi, Peter Blegvad, Annea Lockwood, Henry Threadgill and many more
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CD-From 2015'2017, in the midst of an historic creative high, Zorn wrote and recorded no less than six CDs of music for Simulacrum, his most powerful and intense 21st century…
Archival Series. A moody and evocative book of music passionately performed by the remarkable acoustic guitar trio of Julian Lage, Bill Frisell and Gyan Riley, whose previous cd for Tzadik…
CD - Calculus is another radical step forward for Zorn'two major 20-minute long-form compositions scored for piano trio. Featuring the incredible young pianist Brian Marsella along with the dynamic rhythm…
Demolishing all boundaries and pushing the artistic envelope beyond all expectationsUbu is one of Zorn's greatest and most outrageous creations'a bizarre musicalportrait of the subversive writer Alfred Jarry and his…
A sublime and transcendent memorial to one of Zorn's earliest mentors'Ennio Morricone. Featuring the soulful guitar of Bill Frisell set within the magical sonorities of vibraphone, harp and bells the…
Heaven and Earth Magick showcases Zorn's fabulous and compelling blending of classical virtuosic instrumental writing with the improvisational world of Jazz. Completely notated works for piano and vibraphone brilliantly performed…
This newest CD of Zorn compositions performed by the remarkable all-star guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley is inspired by the ancient tradition of story telling…
