dimanche 15 septembre 2019

En vrac (99)


Chroniques de disques :
- Gnostic Trio, The Testament of Solomon(Clair & Obscur).
- The Hermetic Organ, vol.6 (Squid's Ear).
- Nove Cantici Per Francesco D’Assisi (Frisell, Lage, Riley), (Music and More).

John Zorn, The Glove :
- Courts vidéos : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
- Photos : 1 - 2 - 3

Audio :
John Zorn's Bar Kokhba, Jazz Festival Willisau.
- 1994 11 07 John Zorn's Masada - Kito, Bremen, Germany.

Comptes-rendus :
Stephen Gosling, Miller Theatre
- A Pianist Is the Muse for a Flood of Zorn (New York Times).
In Review: Stephen Gosling.
- John Zorn World Premiere at Columbia University. Pianist Stephen Gosling Paints in Notes (Berkshire Fine Arts).

Concerts - Première new yorkaise de Jumalatteret par Barbara Hannigan et Stephen Gosling + Pandora pour soprano et quatuor à cordes avec Jack Quartet.
- Jack Quartet joue les quatuors à cordes de John Zorn, National Sawdust,  13-14 mars 2020.
- Simulacrum, The Sultan Room Brooklyn, 21 février 2020.

Nouvelles :
- Simulacrum live...

samedi 7 septembre 2019

mardi 3 septembre 2019

Vidéo - Pauline Kim Harris et Ches Smith, Ceremonial Magic

 

Pauline Kim Harris et Ches Smith jouent Ceremonial Magic de John Zorn.

 https://vimeo.com/357403497

 
 

dimanche 1 septembre 2019

A paraître en octobre



A paraître en octobre : The Hermetic Organ Vol 8-gallus Hall, Ljubljana.





















Accused of being a flagrant 'occultist' it took many years before Zorn was able to perform an organ recital in the former Yugoslavia. Finding churches completely unavailable, Zorn performed this Office of The Hermetic Organ at Gallus Hall during his residency at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival and it is one of his best. Including some extended moments with Zorn playing both organ and saxophone simultaneously, the improvisation is intense and varied, with a remarkable compositional arch and wildly dramatic changes of color and timbre. The saxophone blends beautifully with the organ, standing out at times while Zorn plays the organ with his feet, hands and elbows. A beautiful new installment of The Hermetic Organ that draws inspiration from the work of 20th century visionary Antonin Artaud.


1. Office nr 23 - Alienation and Black Magic 
2. The Extreme Point of Mysticism

jeudi 29 août 2019

En vrac (98)


Photos :
- Simulacrum, Firehouse 12, 20 juillet : 1 - 2 - 3
- Pochette Simulacrum signée.
- Signature de Zorn sur du matériel de Cobra.
- Tractatus Musico-Philosophicus.
- Billet pour un concert de Naked City à Lisbonne, 1990.
- Billets de concert Zorn.
- John Zorn et Kramer, 1987.
- Lage, Riley, Frisell, Nove Cantici Per Francesco D’Assisi, The Village Vanguard.
- Poster Bagatelles Marathon au New Morning.

Chroniques de disque :
- Zorn/Lewis/Bailey, Yankees (Tzadikology).
- Moonchild, The Last Judgment (Thenewold.co).
- Moonchild, The Crucible (Progarchives.com).

Concerts :
- John Zorn at Yale School of Music, 5 mars 2020.
- Stephen Gosling joue Zorn, Miller Theatre, New York, 10 septembre.
- New Masada Quartet, Village Vanguard, 29 octobre - 3 novembre.
- Pièces pour piano, vibraphone, basse et batterie, Roulette, 14 decembre.
- John Zorn, artiste en résidence, Molde, Norvège, 15-20 juillet 2020.
- Concert bénéfice, The Glove, New York, 30 août.

Courts vidéos :
- Répétition pour Oliver Beer Vessel Orchestra : 1 - 2

Comptes-rendus :
- John Zorn: Improvising on Vessels (Concerto.net).

Texte :
- How Did John Zorn Write 300 Songs in 90 Days? (lyricworkroom.com).


En vrac (97) - Spécial Bagatelles Marathons (2)



Photos : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21

Courts vidéos : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
 
Compte-rendus :
- John Zorn: Fuego jazzístico a discreción (El Mundo).
- John Zorn recibe el Premio Donostiako Jazzaldia en las últimas horas de festival (Donostitik).
- Inconmensurable John Zorn (El Pais).
- Jazz des cinq continents : Chucho Valdés Jazz Batá + John Zorn Bagatelles marathon (Jazz Magazine).
- Jazzaldia (2): Zorn se pique d’une bagatelle marathon… (Jazz Magazine).
- John Zorn – Bagatelles Marathon. Todos premiados, todos contentos (Distrito Jazz).
- John Zorn Bagatelle Marathon -Festival Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents (ConcertAndCo).



Pochette - The Hermetic Organ, vol.7



The Hermetic Organ Vol. 7 - St. John The Divine 2013, parution septembre 2019.









vendredi 23 août 2019

Parutions de septembre


Banquet of the Spirits: The Book Beri'ah Vol 9—Yesod [#5109]

Working together since 1982, Cyro Baptista is one of Zorn's closest friends and collaborators. Banquet of the Spirits is his tight touring quartet of young lions and features Brian Marsella, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz and Tim Keiper on keyboards, bass and drums. Here they follow up their acclaimed CD of the Book of Angels Caym with a Latin Jazz-tinged interpretation featuring the rising star Brian Marsella on piano and keyboards. Breathtakingly beautiful, this is one of the most seductive installments of the Book Beri'ah. Latin Jazz at its very best.
(Release date: September 2019)

John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ vol. 7 — St. John the Divine 2013 [#8367]
"The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself." — William Blake

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is a place of prayer, peace, spiritual renewal, and a temple to all who love the organ—and Zorn responds in kind with a remarkably soothing and peaceful exploration of lyricism and sonic variation. Interrupted only occasionally by a few trademark Phantom of the Opera explosions, the music is meditative, devotional, and at times achingly beautiful. Inspired by the mystical worlds of William Blake and the French organ traditions of Charles Tournemire and Olivier Messiaen, the music is an extended exploration in search of spiritual healing through sound.
(Release date: September 2019)