Home » Search Center » Results: john zorn

Results for "john zorn"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Guy Klucevsek - Tales of a Well-Tempered Accordionist

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 14, 2025

A heartfelt tribute to Guy Klucevsek, the gentle giant who unleashed his accordion onto Downtown, and beyond. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Guy Klucevsek “Stolen Memories" Stolen Memories (Tzadik) 0:16 Host talks 5:49 Accordion Tribe “Chalk Dust" Live in Nijmegen 2002 ([Unreleased]) ...

Article: Album Review

Art Pepper: An Afternoon in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert

Read "An Afternoon in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny
June 1, 2025

This album is not just music; it is a glimpse into one of the most compelling stories in Art Pepper's musical history from the impossibly handsome alto saxophonist with Stan Kenton's orchestra to a drug-fueled inmate in San Quentin, culminating in a glorious renaissance. The sheer logistics surrounding this album are impressive. Consider this ...

Article: Book Review

Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo: Bacchette Magiche

by Neri Pollastri
May 19, 2025

Bacchette Magiche Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo 190 Pagine ISBN: 978-88-3617-287-0 Manni Editori 2023 Due percussionisti, compositori, improvvisatori e creativi, esploratori della musica a trecentosessanta gradi, ma anche amici di vecchia data, due spiriti critici che non le mandano a dire, i quali, vivendo in due ben diversi e distanti ...

Article: Interview

Beyond Genre: Brian Marsella’s Expanding Musical Universe

by Nenad Georgievski
May 14, 2025

Brian Marsella is a pianist and composer whose work defies easy categorization. Whether leading his genre-blurring trio with bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Kenny Wollesen , or collaborating with avant-garde luminary John Zorn, Marsella brings a rare blend of technical brilliance and emotional depth to every performance. Born in Philadelphia and based in New York since ...

Article: Album Review

Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico with Lamia Bedioui: Watersong

Read "Watersong" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
May 10, 2025

Watersong is the fifth album on ECM for the extraordinary Greek world-music and free-jazz singer Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico, her splendid Athens-based ensemble: Kostas Vomvolos on qanun and accordion, Harris Lambrakis on nay, Kyriakos Gouventas on violin, Yannis Alexandris on oud, Michalis Siganidis on double bass and Dine Doneff on percussion. The album also ...

Article: Book Review

The Musings of Matthew Shipp: Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings

by Mark Corroto
April 6, 2025

Black Mystery School Pianists And Other Writings Matthew Shipp93 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-57027-435-0Automedia2025 Whether you own one Matthew Shipp album or 250, his music inevitably raises the question: Where does his artistic vision originate? Understanding any artist is complex, but with someone as innovative as Shipp, deciphering his musical ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Marie Krüttli, Misha Mullov-Abbado, John Zorn, Cecilie Strange & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 15, 2025

From our studio in Bushwick, NY, here is--for the 321st time--Mondo Jazz bringing you delightful recent and upcoming releases!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Butcher Brown “Dinorah Dinorah" Letters from the Atlantic (Concord) 0:16 Host talks 4:51 Rachel Eckroth, John Hadfield “The Gospel Of" ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jutta Hipp, George Michael, Grammy Nods

by David Brown
February 11, 2025

We'll kick things off with some Latin energy from Mongo Santamaria and his Orchestra, recorded live at the Black Hawk in San Francisco in 1962. Next, we'll hear The Incredible Jimmy Smith with “Midnight Special" from his classic 1966 LP of the same name. Following that, we have some guitar music from alto saxophonist Tim Berne's ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

2024 Look Back

by David Brown
January 7, 2025

For this week's program, I want to pick up where we left off last week, revisiting albums released in 2024 that really made an impression on me. This is not a top ten list, but more of a mix-tape if you will of recordings I highly recommend from the past year. Artists include John Zorn's New ...

Album