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John Zorn/Bar Kokhba Sextet: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11
by John Kelman
Tzadik has already culled ten widely varied live releases from saxophonist/composer John Zorn's month-long 50th birthday celebration two years ago at Tonic in New York. Surprisingly enough, there are still more than a few to come. It should be testament enough that a single artist has created such a broad spectrum of work and equally diverse ...
Wadada Leo Smith: Lake Biwa
by Rex Butters
Lake Biwa presents Wadada Leo Smith's Silver Orchestra in four pieces that showcase the composer's startling originality and lofty inspiration. Peopled by some of New York's finest, including Anthony Coleman, Susie Ibarra, Marc Ribot, Craig Taborn, and John Zorn, the Orchestra moves through Smith's bright landscapes with grace and color, the soloists outright shredding when the ...
John Zorn/Jamie Saft Trio: Astaroth, Book of Angels Volume 1: Jamie Saft Trio plays Masada Book Two
by John Kelman
With Sanhedrin: Unreleased Studio Recordings 1994-1997, saxophonist/composer John Zorn put a period on what turns out to be but the first phase of his Masada project. His voluminous Masada songbook, first emerging in '94 with his quartet featuring trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Greg Cohen, and drummer Joey Baron, has gone on to a wide variety of ...
Aaron Alexander: Midrash Mish Mosh
by Dan McClenaghan
The klezmer base is there, unmistakeable, on drummer Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, but a bunch of other influences wail into the sound, too. For example, guitarist Brad Shepik lends a punk rock feeling to the opener, “Kleyzmish Moshpit." The title alone gives a big hint of what to expect. A mosh pit with Jewish leanings? ...
Various Artists: Irving Stone Memorial Concert
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Irving Stone's history as a voracious listener stretched back to checking out Monk and Coltrane at the Five Spot and hanging with Ornette. In his later years, he focused on the burgeoning downtown jazz scene, championing musicians taking risks and forging new sounds. Stone developed a reputation for big ears, and insiders knew they were at ...
Richard Crandell: Mbira Magic
by Eyal Hareuveni
The mbira, or thumb piano, is the classic instrument of Zimbabwe. It consists of approximately 20 to 24 flattened metal prongs which are fastened at one end to a wooden resonator body and has a chiming, cyclical sound. Many jazz musicians have explored the possibilities of the mbira, from bassist William Parker to Israeli saxophonist Assif ...
Masada: Sanhedrin: Unreleased Studio Recordings 1994-1997
by John Kelman
When alto saxophonist/composer John Zorn brought trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Greg Cohen, and drummer Joey Baron together for a series of sessions dedicated to bringing the harmonic roots of traditional Jewish music into a new improvisational context, little did he know that his songbook, ultimately growing to include over two hundred compositions, would grow into what ...
Aaron Alexander: Midrash Mish Mosh
by Jerry D'Souza
"Midrash" comes from the Hebrew word “darash," which means “to inquire." “Mis mosh mish" means “mixed-up" or “combination." That was easy; Aaron Alexander explains the terms in the liner notes. Definitions having been provided, this music, part of Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series, is indeed an exhilarating combination. To call it mixed-up would be denying it ...
Shirim: Pincus and the Pig
by Elliott Simon
Complete with sticker sheet and illustrated story book, Pincus and the Pig is a joyfully Jewish take on every child's introduction to the symphony orchestra and its instruments. It also serves here as an apt family entrée to the wonderful catalogue of the Boston based klezmer ensemble Shirim. At the forefront of the musical evolution that ...
John Zorn: Masada Anniversary Edition, Vol. 4: Masada Recital
by Jeff Stockton
I suppose that since John Zorn plays alto saxophone and improvisation has played a crucial part in his music over the years, by convention he could be described as a “jazz musician. But as a composer he has been anything but conventional, drawing on myriad influences that range from film scores and cartoon themes to Braxton ...
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