Ikue Mori and Craig Taborn : Highsmith Plus (invité : John Zorn)

Ikue Mori and Craig Taborn :  Highsmith Plus

“Highsmith” is Ikue Mori and Craig Taborn, two of the most in-demand and creative musicians in the Downtown scene. Their first CD was issued in 2017, and for their tenth anniversary they return with three of their most illustrious colleagues for another beautiful CD of wild and mysterious improvisational explorations. “Highsmith Plus” is just that—the duo expanded into three different trios with the aid of Bill Frisell, Tomeka Reid, and John Zorn, with a few quintet tracks added as a bonus! This is modern improvisation at its virtuosic best—as surprising as it is inevitable.
 
Personnel:
Bill Frisell: Guitar
Ikue Mori: Electronics
Craig Taborn: Piano
John Zorn: Alto Sax
Tomeka Reid: Cello
 

 

En vrac (172) - août - septembre 2026

 

Courtes vidéos :
- Simulacrum, The Capital Theatre, 30 juillet : 1 - 2 - .
- Flatlands, Solar Myth, Philadelphie : 1 - 2 -

Textes :
- The Label That Refuses to Behave Like One (Medium), à propos de Tzadik.

Photos :
- Annonce du premier concert de Flatlands. 
- Flatlands : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6.

Chronique de disque :
- Simulacrum, Spinoza (Prog Archives).

Concert :
- New Masada Quartet, Village Vanguard, 17-22 novembre.

Nouvelle pièce de musique de concert :

Koan (2026) • duration: 4'

A birthday present for clarinet maestro Richard Stoltzman on his moving to Kyoto with his wife, marimba virtuoso Mika Stoltzman. Beautiful, soaring lyricism with lush harmonic movement. Erik Satie is smiling.

Bb clarinet, marimba

 

Vidéo - John Zorn's Simulacrum - Dark Pageant 7/30/26 The Capitol Theatre

 

 

Audio - 2013/07/15 J.Zorn's Song Project - Warsaw Summer Jazz Days Festival, Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland

 

 

Audio - 2013/07/15 John Zorn's Moonchild - Warsaw Summer Jazz Days Festival, Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland

 

 

Audio - 2013/07/13 John Zorn's Song Project - North Sea Jazz Festival, Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

 

Vidéo - Pandora's Box

 

 

Video - John Zorn’s Alea Iacta Est (World Premiere)

 

 

John Zorn: Occam's Razor

 

 

Brian Marsella Trio, Fantasias

 John Zorn: Fantasias [#9333]

“Fantasias” is the fifth CD in Zorn’s ongoing series of compositions scored for piano trio inspired by classical forms. The music is lyrical, harmonically complex, unpredictable, and filled with a lush Romantic sweep. Featuring some of the most telepathic interaction the trio has yet achieved, Fantasias is a dramatic new installment to this acclaimed series of piano trio recordings that push these three master musicians into mysterious new directions.