Impromptus, par le trio de Brian Marsella

 

John Zorn: Impromptus [#9322]

With Suite for Piano in 2022, Zorn began exploring classical forms in the context of the jazz piano trio. The second CD in the series was a beautiful collection of Ballades, released in July 2024. This third project presents nine Impromptus—freewheeling forms that unfold like brilliantly imaginative short stories. Brian, Jorge, and Ches outdo themselves here with telepathic interplay, endless creativity, and a courageous ability to go places that have never been discovered before. With each new recording, this trio gets both tighter and more explorative. Essential!

En vrac (160) - Février 2025

Chroniques de disques :
- John Zorn/JACK Quartet, The Complete String Quartets (Avant Music News).
- Naked City, 1990 (Pienemmat Purot).

Photos:
- John Zorn, Torino Jazz Festival, 2024.
- Exposition Zorn au Drawing Center : 1 - 2 - 3

Audio :
- Electric Masada,  live at the Walker Art Center, Feb. 17, 2006.

Texte :
- John Zorn and Laurie Anderson Reunite in Brooklyn (JazzTimes).

 

Vidéo - New Masada Quartet, Porgy and Bess, 30 avril 2024

 

 

John Zorn: Impromptus

John Zorn: Impromptus [#9322]

With Suite for Piano in 2022, Zorn began exploring classical forms in the context of the jazz piano trio. The second CD in the series was a beautiful collection of Ballades, released in July 2024. This third project presents nine Impromptus—freewheeling forms that unfold like brilliantly imaginative short stories. Brian, Jorge, and Ches outdo themselves here with telepathic interplay, endless creativity, and a courageous ability to go places that have never been discovered before. With each new recording, this trio gets both tighter and more explorative. Essential! 

Audio - John Zorn's New Masada Quartet @ The Drawing Center March 2025

 

Audio - John Zorn interview and performance of "Rugby" - July 5, 1984 Hartford, CT.

 

PainKiller, The Great God Pan

 

À paraître en avril : 

PainKiller, The Great God Pan.

The reunion of PainKiller, the world’s most extreme sax-bass-drums trio, was one of the great musical events of 2024. For the third installment of their new trilogy of albums, Zorn, Harris, and Laswell take a more moody direction, creating two long tracks combining heavy metal intensity with ambient textures and a brooding lyricism. Inspired in part by Arthur Machan’s gothic novella The Great God Pan, the music weaves a frightening tapestry of mystery, horror, and the imagination.

En vrac (159) - Janvier 2025

 
Photos :
- John Zorn en couverture du magazine Bad Alchemy, 1989.
- John Zorn et Jorge Roeder au MET.
- JACK Quartet et Ikue Mori, Roulette.
- John Zorn / JACK Quartet, The Complete String Quartets.

Chroniques de disques :
- PainKiller, Samsara (The Free Jazz Collective).
- John Zorn / JACK Quartet, The Complete String Quartets (Strings Magazine).

Compte-rendu :
- Jumalattaret par Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou, Paris (Olyrix).

Concerts :
- New Masada Quartet, Philadelphie, 2 mars.

 

En vrac (158) - Décembre 2024

 

Chroniques de disques :
- PainKiller, Samsara (Album of the Year).
- PainKiller, Samsara (Hybrid Moments).
- PainKiller, Samsara (Delay and Distorsion).
- PainKiller, Samsara (Burning Ambulance).
- PainKiller, Samsara (Avant Music News).
- Secret Chiefs 3, Malkhut, Masada Book 3 (Progarchives).
- John Zorn/JACK Quartet, The Complete String Quartets (Broadway World).
- New Masada Quartet. Volume 3 (Diario de Sevilla, en espagnol).
- New Masada Quartet. Volume 3 (The Free Jazz Collective).

Photos :
- Barbara Hannigan et Bertrand Chamayou en t-shirt Messiaen / Zorn.
- John Zorn avec Bertrand Chamayou et Barbara Hannigan.

Concerts :
- Trigger plays Zorn's Bagatelles, The Stone, New York, 18 juin 2025.
- Improv night with John Zorn, The Stone, New York, 4 juin 2025.
- Brian Marsella joue John Zorn, The Stone, New York, 13-16 août 2025.

Texte :
- Spillane, by John Zorn: Aural Cinema and the Lettrist Legacy (Springer).

Pochette - Chaos Magick, Through The Looking Glass

Chaos Magick, Through The Looking Glass (mars2025)