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John Zorn



Zorn was the principal force in establishing The Stone in 2005, an avant-garde performance space in New York's Alphabet City which supports itself solely on donations and the sale of limited edition CDs, giving all door revenues directly to the performers.[56] Zorn holds the title of artistic director. On Friday April 13, 2007, Zorn played the final night at Tonic, the Lower East Side venue where he played regularly for the previous decade, which closed due to financial pressures.[57][58][59] On January 10, 2008, Zorn performed with Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson at a special benefit night at The Stone which was also released on The Stone: Issue 3 benefit CD. On February 4, 2008, Zorn premiered his work for three cellists "777" performed by Fred Sherry, Erik Friedlander, and Mike Nicolas at the Guggenheim Museum. Zorn premiered The Dreamers with members of Electric Masada on February 29, 2008 at St Anne's Warehouse in Brooklyn.[60] On March 27, 2008, Miller Theater at Columbia University in New York City, which has has been the venue for several premieres of Zorn's concert works, hosted the first performance of a new composition by John Zorn, "The Prophetic Mysteries of Angels, Witches & Demons".[61][62]

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Publications

In 2000 Zorn edited the book Arcana: Musicians on Music (ISBN 1-887123-27-X) featuring interviews, essays, and commentaries by musicians including Anthony Coleman, Peter Garland, David Mahler, Bill Frisell, Gerry Hemingway, George Lewis, Fred Frith, Eyvind Kang, Mike Patton and Elliott Sharp, on the compositional process. Zorn released the second volume of Arcana: Musicians on Music (ISBN 0978833767) in the Summer of 2007. According to the preface by Zorn, "This second installment of what will be a continuing series of books presenting radical, cutting-edge ideas about music is made, like the initial volume, out of necessity.” This volume contains essays by more than 30 musicians including Annie Gosfield, Trey Spruance, Zeena Parkins, Steve Coleman, Marina Rosenfeld, Carla Kihlstedt, David Douglas, Bill Laswell, Trevor Dunn, and Jewlia Eisenberg.

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Legacy and awards

In 2001 John Zorn received the Jewish Cultural Award in Performing Arts from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture.[63] In 2006 Zorn was named a MacArthur Fellow.[64][65] In 2007, he was the recipient of Columbia University's School of the Arts William Schuman Award, an honor given "to recognize the lifetime achievement of an American composer whose works have been widely performed and generally acknowledged to be of lasting significance." [66]

The character of Stephen Colbert from the TV show The Colbert Report mocked the MacArthur Foundation's award of the Genius Grant to Zorn. Colbert used a 10-second dissonant excerpt from the 50th Birthday Celebration Series and compared it to his naïve blowing into a saxophone, pleading, "Genius Grant please!"[67]

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Discography

Main article: John Zorn discography

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Filmography

  • Step Across the Border (1990)
  • A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2004)
  • Masada Live at Tonic 1999 (2004)
  • Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise (2005)
  • Sabbath in Paradise (2007)

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External links

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References

  1. ^ Rockwell J, Zorn Variations on Themes by Morricone, NY Times, November 2, 1986
  2. ^ Watrous P, 'Spillane,' a Blend of American Styles, NY Times, May 25, 1988
  3. ^ Rockwell J, As Important As Anyone In His Generation, NY Times, February 21, 1988
  4. ^ Pareles J, There Are 8 Million Stories in John Zorn's Naked City, NY Times, April 8, 1990
  5. ^ Jazz Times, March 2000: "One Future Two Views," interview by Bill Milkowski (pp. 28-35,118-121)
  6. ^ Watrous, P. John Zorn Takes Over the Town NY Times, February 24, 1989
  7. ^ Fordham, J. (1993), The Essential Guide to Jazz on CD, Greenwich Editions: London
  8. ^ liner notes to Nani Nani, (1995) Tzadik: New York
  9. ^ Helland, D Downbeat.com John Zorn Biography
  10. ^ Wankoff J John Zorn Biography at http://www.musicianguide.com
  11. ^ Bourgin, S. M. (ed.),(1996) Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 15: Zorn, John accessed 26 May, 2008
  12. ^ Milkowski B (1998) John Zorn interview in Rockers, Jazzbos & Visionaries New York: Watson-Guptill Publications
  13. ^ Bartlett A Zorn of Plenty Seattle Weekly, June 23, 1999
  14. ^ Zorn, J (1995) liner notes to John Zorn: First Recordings 1973. New York: Tzadik
  15. ^ Pareles J, Concert: Sounds of Staley And Zorn, NY Times, December 4, 1983
  16. ^ Troyano E, John Zorn's Theatre of Musical Optics in The Drama Review: TDR, Vol. 23, No. 4, Private Performance Issue December, 1979, pp. 37-44.
  17. ^ Zorn, J. The Game Pieces in Cox, C. & Warner, D., Eds. (2004) Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music, Continuum Press: New York (ISBN 0826416152)
  18. ^ Kozinn, A John Zorn and 'Cobra' NY Times, September 3, 1989
  19. ^ Ross, A Music and Plenty of It: 12 Hours' Worth In Fact NY Times March 15, 1993
  20. ^ Ratliff, B Stretching the Boundaries of the Things Musicians Do NY Times, August 5, 1996
  21. ^ Duckworth, W., Talking Music, (1999), Da Capo Press (ISBN 0-306-80893-5)
  22. ^ Morricone, E in liner notes to The Big Gundown - 15th Anniversary Edition Tzadik: New York
  23. ^ Cook, R. & Morton, B. (1992), The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette, Penguin Books
  24. ^ Rockwell, J. Zorn & Berne Dowtown NY Times, August 22, 1987
  25. ^ Hamilton, A. (2007) Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improvisers Art University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor. pp. 6-7.
  26. ^ Zorn Interview in Jazz Times accessed June 6, 2008
  27. ^ Zorn, J (1992) liner notes to Filmworks 1986-1990
  28. ^ Rousell, P (2005) John Zorn Discography
  29. ^ Zorn, J., liner notes to Filmworks VII (1997).
  30. ^ PBS website: Hiding and Seeking - about the film
  31. ^ Zorn, J. (1993) liner notes to Zornfest program
  32. ^ Carla Chiti (1998), John Zorn in Sonora. Itinerari Oltre il Suono: John Zorn. Italy: Materiali Sonori Edizioni Musicali.
  33. ^ McCutchan, A. (1999) The Muse that Sings: Composers Speak about the Creative Process pg. 161, Oxford University Press: New York.
  34. ^ Zorn, J., (1993), liner notes to Radio Avant: Japan.
  35. ^ Goldberg, M. John Zorn Interview, BOMB Magazine, Issue 80, Summer 2002.
  36. ^ Album credits - Naked City (album) (1990) and Naked City, Live, Vol. 1: Knitting Factory 1989 (2002).
  37. ^ FAQ for the Zorn Mailing List, September 1997
  38. ^ Pocci S Naked City at [1]
  39. ^ extrememusic.com Hemophiliac, undated web page
  40. ^ McCutchen, A. (1999) The Muse that Sings: Composers Speak about the Creative Process Oxford University Press: New York pg 167
  41. ^ Yurkin, C., {http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/050798/music1.html Zorn Again!], Montreal Mirror, 7 May, 1998.
  42. ^ Tomassini A Finding, and Savoring, A Muse in 'McHale's Navy' NY Times December 5, 2001
  43. ^ liner notes to Madness, Love and Mysticism (2001) Tzadik: New York
  44. ^ Pareles J Evoking a Terrible Night in 1938, NY Times, December 19, 1992
  45. ^ Yaffe, D. Learning to Reed, New York Nightlife, April 5, 1999.
  46. ^ Ratliff, B. True to 60's Rhythms and Jewish Culture, NY Times, June 11, 1999.
  47. ^ Ratliff B Barricades to Storm, Whether or Not Any Guards Were on Them, NY Times, March 13, 2007
  48. ^ Ratliff B A Most Prolific Composer Opens His Book of Angels, NY Times, September 12, 2006
  49. ^ Gilbert, A Music on the Edge San Francisco Chronicle, May 29, 2005
  50. ^ Tzadik website
  51. ^ Chelsea Art Gallery website
  52. ^ Pareles J 40 Years of Restless Music NY Times, September 3, 1993
  53. ^ Price, E & Roussel, P Zornfest pages at WNUR at www.wnur.org
  54. ^ Zorn, J. (2003) 50th Birthday Celebration programme
  55. ^ Davis, F. Overcoming Irony, John Zorn Goes for the Heart, Not for the Easy Kill, Village Voice, March 23, 2004
  56. ^ Ratliff B For Jazz Musicians and Fans, a (Tiny) Room of Their Own, NY Times, April 5, 2005
  57. ^ Sisaro B Avant-Garde Music Loses a Lower Manhattan Home, NY Times, March 31, 2007.
  58. ^ Chinen N Requiem for a Club: Saxophone and Sighs, NY Times, April 16, 2007.
  59. ^ Romano, T. Dead Again, Village Voice, April 3, 2007.
  60. ^ Chinen, N. Twangy Tones and Vibes in a Fistful of Nostalgia, NY Times, March 3, 2008.
  61. ^ Shweitzer, V. A New Music Portfolio, Complete with Twigs, Rice & Grunts, NY Times, October 28, 2006.
  62. ^ Kuzinn, A. Reaching the Final Turn in 3 Years of Bumpy Road, NY Times, March 29, 2008
  63. ^ Merkin Concert Hall Composer John Zorn to Present Chimeras at Merkin Concert Hall, press release, May 8, 2002
  64. ^ Lee, FR This Years MacArthur Awards Cover Many Fields NY Times, September 19, 2006
  65. ^ 2006 Overview - MacArthur Foundation
  66. ^ Columbia News: Composer John Zorn Garners William Schuman Award
  67. ^ "Who's Not Honoring Me Now: MacArthur Grants" Colbert Report, Comedy Central


Persondata
NAME John Zorn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dekoboko Hajime
SHORT DESCRIPTION avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens, New York City, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH



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