Anderson, Reed and Zorn raise a ruckus

The Montreal Gazette features opinions on the recent controversial performance of Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and John Zorn at the Montreal Jazz Fest.

Art or noise? Challenging or self-indulgent? Courageous or confrontational? These are the questions being raised in a rather lively debate on our Words & Music blog following Friday night’s experimental music performance by iconoclasts John Zorn, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts, part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

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