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Tzadik's 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 2 & 7

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 18, 2004

The avant-savvy marketing of Tzadik came to a head with the 10th anniversary of Masada coming on the 50th birthday of the band's leader (the band premiered as the Thieves Quartet during John Zorn's 40th birthday monthlong love-in at the old Knitting Factory). Special series of CDs have marked each anniversary, all coming to a head ...

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Article: Album Review

John Zorn: Masada 10 Years Volume Four: Masada Recital

Read "Masada 10 Years Volume Four: Masada Recital" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
July 2, 2004

It's hard to imagine that ten years have passed since John Zorn introduced his Masada project. A decade later, with a collective songbook of over two hundred pieces and a range of contexts that include the original Ornette Coleman-inflected Masada Quartet, the chamber-approach of Bar Kokhba and Masada String Trio, and the wilder, more aggressive stance ...

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Voices In The Wilderness

By John Zorn

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2003

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Filmworks XIV : Hiding And Seeking

By John Zorn

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2003

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IAO-Music in Sacred Light

By John Zorn

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Invocation 2.Sex Magick 3.Sacred Rites of the Left Hand Path 4.The Clavicle of Solomon 5. Lucifer Rising 6.Leviathan 7.Mysteries

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Masada Guitars

By John Zorn

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Abidan 2. Kodashim 3. Kedem 4. Bikkurim 5. Ravayah 6. Hadasha 7. Katzatz 8. Kanah 9. Hodaah 10. Kisofim 11. Sippur 12. Sansanah 13. Galgalim 14. Elilah 15. Kedushah 16. Shevet 17. Kochot 18. Tzalim 19. Kivah 20. Avelut 21. Moshav

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The Unknown Masada

By John Zorn

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2003

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Filmworks XIV

By John Zorn

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2003
Track listing: Merkabah (vocal); Sekhel; Zhakor; Muflah; Abulafia; Abulafia (vocal); Chink; Moadim; Zhakor; Sekhel (vocal); Adamah; Merkabah.

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John Zorn: Filmworks XIV

Read "Filmworks XIV" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 3, 2003

Fans of composer/saxophonist John Zorn often talk about him in metric terms, as in “my Zorn collection has grown to this many meters in length.” His output of late has focused on his composing; he has been heard less on record, preferring to step back and showcase his writing. Other bands cover his Masada compositions and ...

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Article: Profile

John Zorn: Not All About Jazz

by Elliott Simon
October 11, 2003

Over a 30-year period, John Zorn has produced a compendium of original work that while daunting in scope and complexity is equally enticing for its musical and cultural sensibility. As a musician, composer and producer, he has expanded the way we think about art, cultural identity and the artificial boundaries that exist among musical genres. John ...