vendredi 31 décembre 2021

En vrac (124)

 

Photos :
- John Zorn en studio avec Bill Frisell, Kenny Grohowski, John Medeski et Matt Hollenberg : 1 - 2 - 3.
- John Zorn et
Yamatsuka Eye, 1995.
- Partition de Rigal.
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John Zorn & James Moore, 2013.
- Zorn dans le
Elbphilharmonie Magazin.

Courtes vidéos :
- Visite du studio où John Zorn enregistre le dernier album de Simulacrum.
- John Zorn écoute l'enregistrement d'un de ses solos.

Concert :
- John Zorn artiste en résidence au Festival de jazz de Molde, Norvège, 18-22 juillet 2022.

Chroniques de disques :
- New Masada Quartet (en portugais).
-
Chaos Magick (Burning Ambulance).

- Première traduction française de Moonchild, d'Aleister Crowley, avec une appréciation de John Zorn
- Réédition vinyle de
Environment for sextet.

 

Vidéo - Painkiller - Fujirock 2003

 

 

Vidéo - Carny

 

 

jeudi 23 décembre 2021

John Zorn en 2021 - Bilan discographique

Gnosis
Heaven And Earth Magick

Teresa De Avila

Chaos Magick
Parables
Nostradamus: The Death Of Satan
Meditations On The Tarot
New Masada Quartet
The Ninth Circle






Bagatelles vol. 1








Mary Halvorson Quartet

Erik Friedlander & Michael Nicolas
Trigger

Ikue Mori


Bagatelles vol. 2







Kris Davis Quartet
Brian Marsella Trio
Brian Marsella solo

John Medeski Trio

samedi 11 décembre 2021

Open Jazz - Suite des Bagatelles

 

Le deuxième coffret de “The Bagatelles” de John Zorn, cette fois-ci des volumes 5 à 8. Il présente 4 groupes différents, comme pour la première livraison.

mercredi 24 novembre 2021

En vrac (123)

 

Photos :
- Zorn en studio avec Frisell, Marsella, Medeski, Wollesen.
- Le cd New Masada Quartet, avec un texte de Jorge Roeder.
- Pochettes des volumes 5 à 8 des Bagatelles.
-
John Zorn et Zoh Amba en studio.
- Edition du 2e coffret des Bagatelles signée par John Zorn.

Vidéos :
- Marc Urselli fait visiter le studio où enregistre John Zorn.
-
Batman par le National Youth Orchestra dirigé par Sam Eastmond.

Audio :
- John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Laura Cromwell, Jazz Middelheim, 14 août 2021.

Texte :
- Texte de Bruce Lee Gallanter (DMG) sur Masada à l'occasion de la sortie de cd du New Masada Quartet.

Chroniques de disques :
- John Zorn, Heaven and Earth Magick (
freejazzblog.org).
-
Cartoon / S&M (Forces parallèles).

Site consacré aux Bagatelles.

Vidéo - John Zorn, Road runner - Marie-Andrée Joerger, accordion

 

 

mardi 23 novembre 2021

Vidéo - Jehoel, Jarosław Bester

 

Pochette - The Cleansing

 

A paraître en janvier : John Zorn / Bill Laswell, The Cleansing.



jeudi 4 novembre 2021

Parution de janvier - John Zorn-Bill Laswell: The Cleansing

 

A paraître en janvier : 

John Zorn-Bill Laswell: The Cleansing [#4037]

Zorn and Laswell have been friends and musical compatriots since they first met in 1978, and have been responsible for some of the most intense and memorable music in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Recorded in early 2021, near the end of the year’s pandemic lockdown, it marks the first time Zorn had touched the saxophone in over fifteen months. Laswell had spent most of the year locked in his apartment. Something special was happening that day—and after the session Laswell felt rejuvenated—as if all the toxins and poisons had left his body. Soulful and essential, The Cleansing is an historic meeting—and the first recorded duo project by these two Downtown magicians.
(January 2022)



mercredi 20 octobre 2021

En vrac (122)


Concerts :
- Jack Quartet, John Zorn concert music, 7 janvier, Roulette.

Photos :
- John Zorn et Mick Harris, enregistrement de
Guts of a Virgin, Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, 1991.
-
John Zorn, Jazz Middelheim, 2012.
- Meditations on the Tarot.
- Archives : John Zorn : 1 - 2 - 3.
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John Zorn & Elisaveta Blumina, Dundalk, Irelande, 2012.
- Arcana X.
- Archives : Spillane.
- Affiche Masada Marathon à Montréal, 2010.

Chroniques de disques :
-
Moonchild, Six Litanies For Heliogabalus (2007) (Forces parallèles).
-
Moonchild, Ipsissimus (Progarchives).
-
Bagatelles, coffret 1 (The Free Jazz Collective).
-
John Zorn, Aporias: Requia for piano and orchestra (Guts of darkness).

Nouvelles pièces de musique de concert :
Ab Eo, Quod (2021) • duration: 7'
An evocative ballad inspired by the surreal worlds of painter Leonora Carrington scored for soprano, cello, vibraphone with optional improvising drum set and/or electronics.
Liber Loagaeth (2021) • duration: 9'
Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus, Deus Aderit—A prayer in Angelic Numbers inspired by the magical Enochian grimoire by John Dee and Edward Kelley.
soprano, string quartet
Terra Firma, Terra Incognita (2021) • duration: 10'
A dynamic quintet expanding the classic instrumentation of piano, vibes, bass and drums with classical percussion.
piano, vibraphone, percussion, with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums
 

Vidéo - Mathieu Amalric à propos de ses 2 films sur John Zorn

 

 

lundi 18 octobre 2021

Parution de décembre - A Garden of Forking Paths

À paraître en décembre : 


John Zorn (Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Gyan Riley), A Garden of Forking Paths.


This is the fifth CD of new music written expressly for the all-star guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley. Here Zorn draws inspiration from the enigmatic short stories of Argentine philosopher/writer Jorge Luis Borges. Like a collection of short stories, each composition is a miniature world in itself and touches on philosophy and mysticism as well as music. Blending folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass, world music and more, this is truly music of the 21st century—unclassifiable and unique.

Filled with telepathic interplay and surprising compositional twists and turns, the music is achingly beautiful and intensely evocative. Another gorgeous creation from downtown alchemist John Zorn and this incredible trio of musical masters!



dimanche 17 octobre 2021

Bagatelles - Coffret 2 - vol. 5-8

 Le deuxième coffret des Bagatelles est en pré-vente. Il comprend les volumes 5 à 8 avec les contributions de Kris Davis Quartet, Brian Marsella Trio, Brian Marsella solo, John Medeski Trio.

https://tzadik.limitedrun.com/products/712486-the-long-awaited-studio-recordings-of-john-zorns-bagatelles-vol-5-8



jeudi 23 septembre 2021

Pochette - The Ninth Circle

 

Chaos Magick, The Ninth Circle, à paraître en novembre : 



samedi 18 septembre 2021

En vrac (121)

 
Photos :
- Pochette de Nostradamus.
- John Zorn au Vision festival.
- John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Laura Cromwell, Middelheim : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
- Ticket pour Cobra, 1996. 
- John Zorn et Bill Laswell.
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John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Milford Graves, Le Poisson rouge, 2013.
-
John Zorn & Hal Willner, 2019.
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Heaven and Earth Magick, Görlitz, Allemagne.
-
New Masada Quartet, Lausitz Festival.

Courts vidéos :
-
John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Laura Cromwell, Middelheim : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
-
New Masada Quartet, Lausitz Festival : 1 - 2
-
Heaven and Earth Magick, Lausitz Festival.

Concert :
- 17-20 mars 2022 : Reflektor John Zorn, Elbphilharmonie, Hambourg, Allemagne : tous les projets de Zorn.
- Cobra, Roulette, New York, 15 décembre 2021.
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New Masada Quartet, Village Vanguard, 17 & 24 octobre.
-
John Zorn au festival Big Ears, 24-27 mars 2022. Nove Cantici, Song for Petra, Simulacrum, Hermetic Organ, Stephen Gosling, Heaven and Earth Magick, Chaos Magick, New Masada Quartet.

Textes :
-
Thirty good reasons why you should see these three at work at Jazz Middelheim (in néerlandais).
-
John Zorn & Laurie Anderson à Middelheim : court compte-rendu dans La Libre.

Vidéo :
- Une playlist de reprises de Masada (109 vidéos).

Chronique de disque :
-
John Zorn, Magick (2004) (Forces parallèles).


Arcana X

 
À paraître en septembre, Arcana X.

The final installment of John Zorn's major series of new music theory, with Oren Ambarchi, Peter Blegvad, Annea Lockwood, Henry Threadgill and many more
Initiated in 1997 and now in its tenth and final installment, John Zorn's acclaimed Arcana series is a major source of new music theory and practice in the 21st century. Illuminating directly via the personal vision and experience of the practitioners themselves, who experience music not from a cool, safe distance, but from the white-hot center of the creative crucible itself, Arcana elucidates through essays, manifestos, scores, interviews, notebooks and critical papers.
Over 25 years the ten volumes of Arcana have presented the writings of over 300 of the most extraordinary musical thinkers of our time, who address composing, performing, improvising, touring, collaborating, living and thinking about music from diverse, refreshing and often surprising perspectives. Technical, philosophical, political, artistic and mystical in nature, these writings provide direct connections to the creative processes and hidden stratagems of musicians from the worlds of classical, rock, jazz, film soundtrack, improvised music and more.
Contributors include: Susan Alcorn, Oren Ambarchi, Ran Blake, Peter Blegvad, Tyondai Braxton, Patricia Brennan, John Butcher, Ben Coniguliaro, Amir Elsaffar, Kenny Grohowski, Tom Guralnick, Mark Helias, David Hertzberg, Stefan Jackiw, Dan Kaufman, Derek Keller, Richard Kessler, Pauline Kim, Ulrich Krieger, Hannah Lash, Dan Lippel, Annea Lockwood, Dave Lombardo, Charlie Looker, Thomas Morgan, Stephen O'Malley, Laura Ortman, Alex Paxton, Alexandria Smith, Conrad Tao, Pat Thomas, Henry Threadgill, Anna Webber, Fay Victor, Christian Wolff and Miguel Zenon.
 

 

jeudi 16 septembre 2021

Pochette - New Masada Quartet

 


New Masada Quartet, à paraître en octobre.

Parution d'octobre - New Masada Quartet


À paraître en octobre :

John Zorn: New Masada Quartet [#8384]

The long awaited first recording by John Zorn's newest and most exciting ensemble, the New Masada Quartet. Performing eight classic compositions from the Masada songbooks, NMQ is a tight unit of like-minded virtuosi and one of the best groups Zorn has ever had. Bristling hot guitar master Julian Lage, bass wizard Jorge Roeder and 30-year Zorn veteran Kenny Wollesen perform with a crackling live energy that brings the Masada music to life like never before! Led by Zorn’s versatile sax and stop and start conducting, the music is filled with burning solos, telepathic group interaction, heartfelt lyricism and hypnotic grooves. Beautifully recorded at Bill Laswell’s studio in New Jersey this is an absolute masterpiece. Essential!


Parution de novembre - The Ninth Circle


À paraître en novembre :

John Zorn: The Ninth Circle [#8385]

The latest recording by Zorn’s newest ensemble Chaos Magick is a suite inspired by the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Combining contemporary classical with jazz, funk, rock, blues, film soundtrack, noise improvisation and so much more this is a wild and evocative trip thru Hell and back. Tight conductions, complex melodies, burning solos, telepathic group interaction and all the wit, humor, joy and mystery that one has come to expect from Zorn’s dedicated and passionate crew of virtuosi are in abundant display in this beautiful and unique rendering of the classic Orpheus legend.


mercredi 11 août 2021

À paraître en octobre - Meditations on the Tarot

 

John Zorn / Brian Marsella Trio, Meditations on the Tarot.
Brian Marsella's dynamic trio steps out for another exciting outing performing a new collection of Zorn compositions inspired by the mysterious and occult cards of the Tarot. This beautiful and varied followup to the popular and critically acclaimed 2019 CD The Hierophant features the remaining thirteen Tarot cards in tight arrangements, highlighting the incredible versatility and virtuosity of this powerhouse all-star jazz trio. A classic reading of occult jazz from our favorite Downtown alchemist! The Wheel * Justice * Temperance (Alchemy) * Judgment * The Star * The Moon * The Sun * The World * The Fool * The Empress * The Emperor * The Chariot * Strength.
 

 

 

samedi 7 août 2021

En vrac (120)

 

Photos :
- Partitions de Naked City.
- John Zorn en studio avec DanWeiss, TrevorDunn et MilesOkazaki.
-
Trevor Dunn, John Zorn, Dan Weiss, Miles Okazaki.
- Zorn et Simulacrum en studio pour l'enregistrement de
Chaos Magick II: The Ninth Circle : 1 - 2.
- John Zorn, Lisbonne 2018.
-
Simulacrum, Ljubljana Jazz Festiva : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
- Moonchild, 2014 (8 photos).
-
John Zorn & Laura Cromwell, Vision Festival : 1 - 2 - 3.
- Parables (3 photos).

Courts vidéos :
-
Zorn, Dunn, Okazaki, Weiss en studio.
-
Simulacrum, Ljubljana festival.
-
Kenny Grohowski, Simulacrum.
-
John Zorn & Laura Cromwell, Vision Festival.

Chronique de disque :
- John Zorn, Filmworks 7 : Cynical Hysterie Hour (en français).
-
John Zorn, Godard / Spillane (en français).

 Concerts :
- Lausitz Festival (pdf), Allemagne, 11-12 septembre 2021 - The Hermetic Organ, Heaven and Earth Magick, The Turner Études, New Masada Quartet.
-
Bagatelles CD release party!
Kris Davis (piano) Mary Halvorson (guitare) Noah Garabedia (basse) Kenny Wollesen (drums), The Stone, 23 octobre.

Nouvelle pièce de musique de concert :
The Philosophy of Weightlessness (2021) • duration: 10'
A surrealistic fantasy inspired by the paintings of Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington
two vibraphones with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums

Un nouveau groupe Facebook pour les amateurs de John Zorn, sans spam :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/336545431430782/

 

Vidéo - Road Runner (John Zorn) - Marta Cubas Hondal

 

 

Vidéo - Austin Wulliman (JACK Quartet) à propos de John Zorn

 

 

dimanche 13 juin 2021

En vrac (119)

 
Photos :
- John Zorn et le trio de Brian Marsella en studio : 1 -2 .
- Billet et affiche : Painkiller.
- Couverture Jazzit nov-dec 2009.
- Affiche concert avec Zorn et cie, 1985.

Concerts :
- New Masada, Berlin (https://www.jazzwerkstatt.eu/).
- John Zorn fera une apparition au Vision Festival dans le cadre d'un hommage à Milford Graves.
- Festival Zorn, 17-20 mars 2022, Hambourd (https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/festivals/reflektor-john-zorn/768).

Chronique de disque :
-
Heaven and Earth Magick (Music and more).

Vidéo :
-
The Conqueror Worm, par Carolyn Trowbridge.


Parution d'août - Nostradamus: The Death of Satan

 

A paraître en août : Simulacrum, Nostradamus: The Death of Satan.

John Zorn: Nostradamus: The Death Of Satan [#8382]

YES THERE IS LIFE AFTER BAPHOMET! Nostradamus: The Death of Satan, the ninth release by Zorn’s most intense 21st century ensemble, is a triumph. In this wildly varied program ranging from the softest sacred whisper to the most heretical hysteria, Zorn brings his unique compositional blending of classical, jazz and rock to new heights. The Simulacrum band is tighter than ever and the recording is richer and more powerful. With a stunning clarity of sound, brilliance of performance and towering compositional vision, Nostradamus is Zorn at his very best. Essential.
(August 2021)



 

Parution de juillet - Parables

 

John Zorn: Parables [#8381]

This newest CD of Zorn compositions performed by the remarkable all-star guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley is inspired by the ancient tradition of story telling as spiritual lesson. Drawing upon Sufic, Hebrew and secular traditions, Parables is a unique collection of compositional miniatures blending folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass, world music and more. Featuring seductive moods, driving rhythms and thought provoking twists and turns, this is a charming and adventurous program of music performed by three of the most distinctive guitarists around.
(July 2021)

 
 
 

dimanche 2 mai 2021

En vrac (118)

 
Chroniques de disques :
- The Bribe (Forces parallèles).
- Heaven and Earth Magick (Avant Music News).

Photos :
- Ticket de concert Naked City 1990.
- Le trio Frisell-Lage-Riley en studio avec John Zorn.
- Chaos Magick.
- Simulacrum en studio : 1 - 2.
- John Zorn & Butch Morris. 1984.
- John Zorn, 1982.

Court vidéo :
- John Zorn et Simulacrum en studio.

Concert :
- Mycale, 5 mai, European Union at the UN – New York.


Open Jazz - John Zorn : Bagatelles, les quatre premiers volets

 

 

Vidéo - Gabriele Coen on Solo Bass Clarinet: Mahshav

 

 

vendredi 2 avril 2021

En vrac (117)

 

Photos :
- Programme : John Zorn 50th Birthday.
- Flyer Cobra 1994.
- Sae Hashimoto, Heaven and Earth Magick.
- Poster : Masada,
Oklahoma, 1993.
- Le coffret des Bagatelles (disponible chez DMG).

Concert :
- John Zorn / Laurie Anderson / Bill Laswell, 14 août 2021, Middelheim.
-
National Youth Jazz Orchestra / Sam Eastmond, Café Oto, Londres, 19-20 novembre 2021.

Audio :
- Yeqon, par le Masada String Trio.

Chronique de disque:
-
The Bribe (en français) (Forces parallèles).

- Nouvelle pièce de musique de concert :
Paradise Regained (2021) • duration: 13'
A dynamic and evocative trio for vibraphone with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums inspired by Milton's later masterwork. In three movements.
solo vibraphone with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums