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John Zorn: Gnosis: The Inner Light
by Nenad Georgievski
John Zorn's album Gnosis: The Inner Light serves as a poignant memorial and homage to the creative genius of one of modern music's most visionary composers, Ennio Morricone, who played a vital role in shaping Zorn's musical path. Decades ago, Zorn captivated audiences with The Big Gundown (Nonesuch, 1986), a groundbreaking release that boldly reimagined Morricone's compositions. Now, with Gnosis: The Inner Light, Zorn once again pays tribute to the maestro's enduring influence, delving into mystical realms and creating a ...
Continue ReadingInfluential John Zorn
by DIG 9000
John Zorn is a highly influential American composer and musician who has released over 200 recordings spanning a wide range of genres, including jazz, rock, classical, and experimental music. His work is highly regarded for its innovation, eclecticism, and improvisation. It's difficult to pinpoint a single “most important" album by John Zorn, as his work is so diverse and influential that different listeners may have different favorites. However, some of his most highly regarded and influential works include: ...
Continue ReadingZorn's Bagatelles to Garner's Mambo
by David Brown
This week, John Zorn's Bagatelles featuring Brian Marsalla, Kris Davis and John Medeski: new works by Jason Moran, Kenny Barron and Pandelis Karayorgis; Woody Herman sings with Erroll Garner; If I were a bell with Red Garland, Jo Lawry and Duke Ellington, and much more. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00 Jason Moran “Ballin the Jack/Feed the Fire" from From the Dance Hall to the Battlefielfd (Yes Records) 02:30 Kenny Barron ...
Continue ReadingJohn Zorn Reflektor Series at Elb Philharmonic
by Phillip Woolever
John Zorn Elb Philharmonie John Zorn Reflektor Series Hamburg, Germany March 17-20, 2022 John Zorn recruited an extraordinary rotating group of musicians to convey his vast and varied vision during a full capacity, crowd-pleasing residency at the majestic Elbphilharmonie complex in Hamburg's robustly revitalized Hafen City district. The powerhouse four-day “Reflektor" program constituted an amazing mix of inspired improvisation and sterling recreations of iconic Zorn recordings. Many were nearly exact, ...
Continue ReadingBig Ears Festival 2022
by Mark Sullivan
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 24-27, 2022 The Big Ears Festival found ways to continue virtually during the pandemic—most notably by sponsoring the Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival—but there is no substitute for the big glorious eclectic event that is the in-person festival. Past festivals have usually opened with a big kickoff event, often the first concert in the grand Tennessee Theatre. This year of renewal took a different tack, opting for a late afternoon free ...
Continue ReadingJohn Zorn and Bill Laswell: The Cleansing
by Nenad Georgievski
The Cleansing represents a meeting between two titans of contemporary music--composer and saxophonist John Zorn, and bassist and composer Bill Laswell. Both have spent over forty years camped out in spaces between avant-garde, experimental, jazz, improv, psychedelia, noise and ambient, each having created immersive, forward-thinking, sometimes brutal, and colorful music worlds. They have been pushing the boundaries of the possible for a long time; their almost single-minded commitment has made them leading figures in a broad range of contemporary musics ...
Continue ReadingPatto, Una Mirabolante Avventura Senza Rete.
by Maurizio Comandini
Siamo alla fine degli anni sessanta, Mike Patto è un ragazzone inglese con una bella voce potente e ruvida, la musica lo affascina e capisce subito che non c'è miglior momento per iniziare una avventura esistenziale che profuma di rock e di jazz, senza dimenticare la vena blues di fondo che un giovane cantante incazzato non può mai ignorare. L'occasione arriva con la possibilità di cantare nel gruppo Timebox, un sestetto dedito al Rhythm 'n' Blues, spesso impegnato ...
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