Content warning: This episode contains explicit language. Trick question: How do you chronicle the creative plenitude of John Zorn? It's a fool's errand, considering his body of work, which at least ...
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 ...
Comprised of violinist Christopher Otto, violinist Austin Wulliman, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Jay Campbell, JACK's The Complete String Quartets features eight John Zorn quartets, ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...
John Zorn has been leading “Cobra,” one of his most famous improvisational “game piece” performances, for upwards of 40 years, and as part of his 70th birthday celebration at Knoxville’s Big Ears, he ...
A relatively short but satisfying and energizing immersion in Mr. Zorn’s myriad styles, the evening was organized by the dazzling Talea Ensemble. The chronology ranged from “Hockey” to the premieres ...
John Zorn and Bill Laswell, two towering figures of the New York Downtown scene, have once again joined forces to deliver a captivating musical experience, entitled Memoria. Following the success of ...
Mick Harris, Bill Laswell and John Zorn’s new album, “Samsara” — their first in 30 years — arrives as Laswell battles health troubles that “opened up a new direction.” By Hank Shteamer Listen to 15 ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...