John Zorn at Bard Previewed

From Chronogram Magazine, some thoughts about Zorn‘s upcoming show of classical works at bard College.

Zorn, who leads a program of his recent classical works at Bard College on November 12, has released well over 100 recordings, many of them on his own Tzadik label, that encompass elements of and work within jazz, rock, klezmer, hardcore punk, contemporary classical, death metal, early cartoon soundtracks, pop, improvisation, and pure screaming noise. He is for many the embodiment of downtown New York’s famously edgy 1980s/’90s avant-experimental scene, a now-gone world of squats and artist lofts that gave birth to vital venues like Tonic and the Knitting Factory.

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