John Zorn:
New Electric Masada
With Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, John Medeski, Brian Marsella, Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollesen, Ches Smith, Kenny Grohowski & John Zorn
The saxophonist John Zorn is “the most prolific and polarizing figure in New York’s downtown scene” and “a major American composer whose work crosses just about every stylistic boundary imaginable” (The New York Times). In four decades, Zorn has released dozens of albums on his own label, Tzadik; their contents are famously varied, ranging from riotous jazz interpretations of Ennio Morricone and hardcore punk versions of Ornette Coleman to orchestral and choral music. As the uncontested icon of the American avant-garde, Zorn’s only conventions are collaboration, curiosity, and an unquenchable conviction that the story of music is still unfolding. An all-star cast performs eight different programs of his work at Big Ears.
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NEW ELECTRIC MASADA
The nonet is a veritable all-star band with two guitarists, two keyboard players, one bassist, two drummers and a remarkable percussionist. And what will Zorn be doing on stage? “I’ll be doing some crazy conducting and playing the saxophone.”
The band features trusted Zorn collaborators, guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, organist John Medeski, pianist Brian Marsella, electric bassist Trevor Dunn, drummers Kenny Wollesen and Ches Smith, percussionist Kenny Grohowski, and Zorn on saxophone.
John Zorn
Julian Lage
Jorge Roeder
Kenny Wollesen
Bill Frisell
John Medeski
RELATED EVENTS
John Zorn: 18 Studies from the Later Sketchbook of J.M.W. Turner
With Stephen Gosling, piano
27 02 PM / EST
John Zorn:
Chaos Magick
With Kenny Grohowski, Matt Hollenberg & John Medeski
27 05 PM / EST
John Zorn:
Heaven & Earth Magick
with Stephen Gosling, Sae Hashimoto, Jorge Roeder & Ches Smith
26 05 PM / EST
John Zorn:
Simulacrum
with Kenny Grohowski, Matt Holllenberg & John Medeski
26 02 PM / EST
John Zorn:
Songs for Petra Haden
with Jesse Harris, Petra Haden, Julian Lage, Jorge Roeder & Kenny Wollesen
26 10 PM / EST
John Zorn:
The Hermetic Organ
Featuring John Zorn, pipe organ
27 09 PM / EST
John Zorn:
New Electric Masada
With Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, John Medeski, Brian Marsella, Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollesen, Ches Smith, Kenny Grohowski & John Zorn
26 12 PM / EST
