JOHN ZORN – The Dreamers (live @ Moers Festival, 2006)

The Dreamers is an album by John Zorn released in 2008 featuring performances by a band which would later become known as The Dreamers. It is viewed as continuation of the Music Romance tradition expressed on his 2001 album The Gift. The Moers Festival is an annual international music festival in Moers, Germany. The festival… Continue lendo JOHN ZORN – The Dreamers (live @ Moers Festival, 2006)

JOHN ZORN – Kristallnacht (live @ the Knitting Factory, 1992)

John Zorn's live performance of his visceral suite "Kristallnacht", depicting a timeline surrounding the Nazi pogrom against Jewish sites and businesses on 9-10 November 1938, had a shocking effect on audiences in Munich and New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eFIFOBTzFg The New York Times offered this review of the 1992 performance at the Knitting Factory: "Kristallnacht," John Zorn's… Continue lendo JOHN ZORN – Kristallnacht (live @ the Knitting Factory, 1992)

JOHN ZORN’S BAR KOKHBA SEXTET – Live @ Warsaw Summer Jazz Days (1999)

John Zorn's Bar Kokhba Sextet live @ Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland June 25 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQoIDkVO3mo SET LIST: Intro Lilin Khebar Karet Eitan Teli Kisofim Jachin Kol Nidre Gevurah Bar Kokhba Sextet: Mark Feldman: violinErik Friedlander: celloMarc Ribot: guitarGreg Cohen: bassJoey Baron: drumsCyro Baptista: percussionJohn Zorn: conductor

BAR KOKHBA SEXTET – Lucifer (Book of Angels vol. 10)

Bar Kokhba Sextet brings together six core members of the Masada family under the leadership of John Zorn. The music act is an improvisational group from New York's best downtown artists, including Cyro Baptista on percussion, Marc Ribot on guitar, Greg Cohen on bass, Joey Baron on drums and Mark Feldman and Erik Friedlander on… Continue lendo BAR KOKHBA SEXTET – Lucifer (Book of Angels vol. 10)

KRIS DAVIS – Diatom Ribbons (making-of)

Kris Davis, a 2021 Doris Duke Artist in the jazz category, is a critically acclaimed pianist and composer who was described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz on a given night.” Since 2003, Davis has released 23 recordings as a leader or co-leader and has collaborated with… Continue lendo KRIS DAVIS – Diatom Ribbons (making-of)

JOHN ZORN – The Song Project @ Moers Festival (2013) [Full show]

Including music originally written for Naked City, Masada, The Dreamers, a variety of film soundtracks and more, The Song Project is a retrospective of some of Zorn's most lyrical compositions from the past 30 years. Features the voices of Mike Patton, Jesse Harris, and Sofia Rei. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqWT9SjQqM4 The Song Project Live at Moers Festival, 17… Continue lendo JOHN ZORN – The Song Project @ Moers Festival (2013) [Full show]

MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG – Live @ Cully Jazz Festival (2014)

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog is a noise rock trio, formed by Marc Ribot himself (guitar/vocals), Shahzad Ismaily (bass), and Ches Smith (drums). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9WewmxveUo “With the group’s latest offering, Hope, we find Ribot in the mood to talk. Take, for instance, the opening number, “B-Flat Ontology,” from Hope, Ceramic Dog’s latest recording. It’s a bit of punk-ass, talking… Continue lendo MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG – Live @ Cully Jazz Festival (2014)

MARC RIBOT Y LOS CUBANOS POSTIZOS – Live @ Banlieues Bleues Festival (2002)

One of the ultimate New York City party bands, Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos (aka “The Prosthetic Cubans”) became a must-see attraction in the late 1990s, with its feverishly cooking shows built around arrangements of Cuban bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez – innovator of the son montuno, and two critically acclaimed albums released on Atlantic Records. Reformed by popular… Continue lendo MARC RIBOT Y LOS CUBANOS POSTIZOS – Live @ Banlieues Bleues Festival (2002)

Dostoyevski – JOHN ZORN’s Song Project ft. Mike Patton @ La Villette Jazz Festival (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PdCgGF4sgM Sofia Rei : chantJesse Harris : chantMarc Ribot : guitareJohn Medeski : pianoTrevor Dunn : basseKenny Wollesen : vibraphoneCyro Baptista : percussionsJoey Baron : batterie

JOHN ZORN – Jazz in Marciac (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCDeEv_nHw This is some golden footage here... Pro-shot by Mezzo and the Jazz in Marciac Team. Some of the top musicians in the field. John Zorn - direction, saxophoneMarc Ribot - guitarJamie Saft - piano, orgueTrevor Dunn - bassKenny Wollesen - vibraphoneJoey Baron - drumsCyro Baptista - percussion