Vidéo - John Zorn on composing his Masada project (2006)

 
Extrait du DVD Sabbath In Paradise de Claudia Heuermann, dans lequel John Zorn parle de la composition des Masada song books et évoque le troisième.
 
 

En vrac (6)

 
- Bladerunner (John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Dave Lombardo) jouera à Chicago le 3 mai et à New York (Le Poisson rouge) le 4.
- Masada Marathon au Festival de jazz de Newport le 1er août.
- Détail sur les groupes qui participeront à la première du Masada Book Three le 19 mars au Town Hall de New York (Jazztimes)
- Entrevue avec John Zorn, datant de sa tournée sud-américaine avec Moonchild (The Holy Filament, en espagnol).
- Chorégraphie de Pam Tanowitz sur la pièce Passagen jouée par Pauline Kim, 4-6 février.

Chroniques de disques :
- Shir Hashirim, In Lambeth; The Prophecy; On the Torment... (BlogRoddus)
- Dreamachines (Musiclodge, en français)

Photos :
- Zorn dirige 2 harpistes en studio (Marc Urselli)
- John Zorn en studio avec John Medeski à l'orgue Hammond (Marc Urselli).
- John Zorn avec Dave Douglas et Marcus Rojas lors d'un concert hommage à Thomas Chapin : 1 - 2

Parution de mars : Fragmentations, Prayers And Interjections

 
John Zorn: Fragmentations, Prayers And Interjections [#8315] 
The first release of Zorn’s orchestral work in over 15 years, this CD brings together four of Zorn’s compositions for large ensembles including the legendary Orchestra Variations (1996) commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and the monumental masterwork Suppots et Suppliciations (2012) commissioned by the BBC Symphony and inspired by the late writings of Antonin Artaud. Also included is the definitive performance of Zorn’s violin concerto Contes de Fees, brilliantly performed by Chris Otto, and the lush string orchestra version of Zorn’s soulful Kol Nidre. Performed here by a special hand-picked orchestra of New York virtuosos under the baton of maestro David Fulmer and recorded live at Miller Theatre for Zorn’s 60th birthday concert, this is the orchestra like you have never heard it before. Spectacular, dramatic and colorful music passionately performed by 83 dedicated new music masters—a special release indeed!  
(Release date: March 2014)  
 

Parutions de février : Psychomagia et The Alchemist

 
John Zorn: Psychomagia [#8313] 
Psychomagia is the new album by the fabulous quartet of Abraxas, the acclaimed Moroccan Rock arrangements for the Book of Angels series. Here they perform a complex new suite of music written expressly for them by Downtown alchemist John Zorn. Drawing inspiration from the magical writings of Giordano Bruno and Alejandro Jodorowski and others, Zorn has written a bold collection of compositions that challenge the musicians to the breaking point. With a program ranging from some of the most intense ritualistic sounds you are likely to hear to tender minimalistic odes, this is a surprising new volume in Zorn’s mystic series that matches the intensity and power of Moonchild, PainKiller and Naked City. Recorded at Orange Music and mixed by Bill Laswell. Essential.  
(Release date: February 2014)  
 
John Zorn: The Alchemist [#8314] 
Zorn’s string quartets are some of the most important modern contributions to the canon and a new Zorn quartet is truly a cause for celebration. His sixth quartet is inspired by the hermetic Angelic actions of John Dee and his mystical medium Edward Kelley and contains some of the most intense contrapuntal writing he has yet achieved. Replete with the procedures of distillation, calcination, crystallization, sublimation, purification, rotation as well numerology, prayers, canons, contrapuntal complexity and the ghost of a familiar fugue, this music is part séance, part science, and all Zorn—in short, a trip through an alchemist’s laboratory! Performed here by Zorn’s own Quartet, this is the definitive recording of this important and powerful string quartet, already considered a modern classic. Also included is Zorn’s mystical response to the ancient Newgrange sacred site in Ireland, a beautiful and evocative setting of Amergin, one of the oldest Celtic sacred texts, written for three female voices.  
(Release date: February 2014)  
 

Audio - Bladerunner en 2000

 
 
 

Vidéo - Abraxas au Winter Jazz Festival (2 vidéos)

 
 
 
 
 

Masada Book Three: The Book Beriah

 
La première du Masada Book Three: The Book Beriah aura lieu le 19 mars, à Town Hall, avec une vingtaine de groupes dont le Masada String Trio, le Jamie Saft Trio, Fieldwork et Secret Chiefs 3. Zorn jouera lui-même avec le Aleph Trio (Shanir Blumenkranz et Ches Smith). Source : New York Times.  
 

Pochette - Psychomagia

 
Psychomagia, parution février 2014.

 
 

Vidéo - John Zorn à propos du Theatre of Musical Optics

 
John Zorn parle du Theatre of Musical Optics :

Pochette - The Alchemist

 
The Alchemist, parution février 2014.