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jeudi 10 avril 2025

Fantasma

John Zorn: Fantasma [#9323]

Zorn’s compositions for classical soloists with rhythm section are among the most successful and powerful meetings of classical and jazz ever conceived—completely notated virtuosic scores for classical players augmented by improvisers who illuminate the music with surprise, support, and an imaginative unpredictability. Mining this magical world since 2010, the project reached its apotheosis in the acclaimed 2021 release Heaven and Earth Magick. Here that same quartet divides into different groupings to present a varied and dramatic program of new music at its complex, mischievous best. Joined by electronic wizard Ikue Mori on one track, Fantasma—Illusions from a Surrealist Mirror is an endlessly imaginative and compelling new project of dynamic cross-genre music from Downtown magus John Zorn.

mardi 8 avril 2025

En vrac (161) - Mars 2025

Courtes vidéos:
- John Zorn et Laurie Anderson, Roulette, 15 février.
- New Masada Quartet, The Drawing Center, 1er mars.

Photos :
- New Masada Quartet, The Drawing Center : 1 - 2 .
- "Theatre of Musical Optics", The Drawing Center.
- Catalogue de l'expo John Zorn au Drawing Center.

Articles :
- John Zorn’s “Hermetic Cartography” - A remarkable, career-spanning visual art exhibit at The Drawing Center (Jazz Times).
- John Zorn : A new show of drawings, notebooks, and scores by the avant-garde composer reveals the private practices and processes of over fifty years of genre-defying works (4columns).

Concerts :
- New Masada Quartet, Roulette, 23 mai.
- Le Bester Quartet joue "Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass" de John Zorn, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Londres, 25 avril.

Chroniques de disques :
- John Zorn - Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman (AOTY).
- The Dreamers, O'o (The Last Psychedelic Blog).
- John Zorn/The JACK Quartet - The Complete String Quartets (Dusted Magazine).
- John Zorn/The JACK Quartet - The Complete String Quartets (All Music).
- PainKiller, Samsara (Guts of Darkness).

Nouvelle pièce de musique de concert :

- Hymns at Heaven's Gate (2024) • duration: 9'

"Be wise as thou art cruel; do not press My tongue-tied patience with too much disdain." A lush and evocative setting of two Shakespeare sonnets—140 and 141—for voice and piano with optional improvising rhythm section of bass and drums.

Audio - Brian Marsella Trio + John Medeski Trio, Bagatelles, Big Ears Festival 2023

Vidéo - Bateau Ivre (2011) — John Zorn, Eastman Musica Nova

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!