John Zorn

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John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music. He incorporates diverse styles in his compositions, which he identifies as avant-garde or experimental. Zorn was described by Down Beat as "one of our most important composers". Zorn established himself within the New York City downtown music movement in the mid-1970s, performing with musicians across the sonic spectrum and developing experimental methods of composing new music. After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels, Zorn signed with Elektra Nonesuch and received wide acclaim with the release of The Big Gundown, an album reworking the compositions of Ennio Morricone. He attracted further attention worldwide with the release of Spillane in 1987 and Naked City in 1990. After spending almost a decade travelling between Japan and the US, he made New York his permanent base and established his own record label, Tzadik, in the mid-1990s. Tzadik enabled Zorn to maintain independence from the mainstream music industry and ensured the continued availability of his growing catalog of recordings, allowing him to prolifically record and release new material, issuing several new albums each year, as well as promoting the work of many other musicians. Zorn has led the hardcore bands Naked City and Painkiller, the Jewish music-inspired jazz quartet Masada, composed 613 pieces as part of the three Masada songbooks that have been performed by an array of groups, composed concert music for classical ensembles and orchestras, and produced music for opera, sound installations, film and documentary. Zorn has undertaken many tours of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, often performing at festivals with many other musicians and ensembles that perform his diverse output.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1953-09-02
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Sound
  • star Popularity: 1.2
  • info Birth Place Manhattan, New York, USA
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Maohgai

1993-08-06

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The eye

1999-01-01

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In the Mirror of Maya Deren

2002-03-15

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The Port of Last Resort

1998-01-01

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Neo-Geo: An American Purchase

1989-01-01

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Despite Treblinka

2002-04-06

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Between Science and Garbage

2004-04-27

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La ronde

2014-11-28

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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

2009-10-19

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White and Lazy

1986-01-01

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Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

2004-11-09

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Arcana

2010-01-01

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Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven

2007-07-12

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The Golden Boat

1991-06-22

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Le deuxième jour

1988-01-01

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Thieves Quartet

1993-10-01

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The Elegant Spanking

1995-01-01

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A Lot of Fun for the Evil One

1994-01-01

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Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green

1995-03-09

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The Black Glove

1996-06-27

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Mechanics Of The Brain

1997-01-01

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Anton, Mailman

1997-03-14

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Hollywood Hotel

1995-12-11

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Well Then There Now

2011-11-20

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15 Scenes: 254 Shots

2011-01-01

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Bare Room

2011-01-01

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Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls

2009-09-07

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The Last Supper

2009-01-01

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Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America

2003-01-01

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She Must Be Seeing Things

1987-09-14

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Boy

2008-08-10

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The Port of Last Resort

1998-01-01

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Notes on Marie Menken

2006-04-20

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Belle de Nature

2009-01-01

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Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

2002-08-02

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Generació Kibbutz

2020-09-28

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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

2002-06-29

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Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

2004-11-09

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Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise

2005-11-01

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Tears of Ecstasy

1995-11-10

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KiyaKiya

2011-01-01

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Gotham

1990-01-01

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Workingman's Death

2005-11-25

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Sabbath in Paradise

2000-07-07

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Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)

2009-01-01

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Latin Boys Go to Hell

1997-09-05

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Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal

1994-10-23

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Little Lieutenant

1994-01-01

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Little Lieutenant

1994-01-01

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Little Lieutenant

1994-01-01

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Invitation to a Suicide

2005-02-01