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John Zorn (02 Sep 1953 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (181)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Lacrosse 1977
  2. John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory 1995
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Album

  1. Pool 1980
  2. Hockey 1980
  3. Archery 1981
  4. Locus Solus 1983
  5. The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume One 1983
  6. The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume Two 1986
  7. The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone 1986
  8. Spillane 1987
  9. Cobra 1987
  10. Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman 1989
  11. Naked City 16 Feb 1990
  12. Elegy 1992
  13. Kristallnacht 1993
  14. Redbird 19 Sep 1995
  15. First Recordings 1973 19 Sep 1995
  16. John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94 1995
  17. The Classic Guide to Strategy: Volumes One & Two 23 Apr 1996
  18. Bar Kokhba 20 Aug 1996
  19. New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands 20 May 1997
  20. Duras:Duchamp 19 Aug 1997
  21. Angelus Novus 20 Jan 1998
  22. The Circle Maker 17 Mar 1998
  23. Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra 15 Sep 1998
  24. The Bribe 15 Sep 1998
  25. Music for Children 20 Oct 1998
  26. The String Quartets 20 Jul 1999
  27. Taboo and Exile 16 Nov 1999
  28. Pool Jun 2000
  29. Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I 10 Oct 2000
  30. Cartoon S/M 24 Nov 2000
  31. The Gift 27 Mar 2001
  32. Madness, Love and Mysticism 24 Apr 2001
  33. Songs from the Hermetic Theater 26 Jun 2001
  34. Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2 26 Mar 2002
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Parachute Years: 1977-1980 1997
  2. Godard / Spillane 20 Jul 1999
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Filmworks I: 1986-1990 1990
  2. Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill 1995
  3. Filmworks III: 1990–1995 1995
  4. Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy 1996
  5. Filmworks VI: 1996 1996
  6. Filmworks IV: S/M + More 22 Apr 1997
  7. Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour 19 Aug 1997
  8. Filmworks VIII: 1997 1998
  9. Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d 05 Dec 2000
  10. Filmworks X: In The Mirror of Maya Deren 11 Sep 2001
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Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. The John Zorn Radio Hour 1990
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Bootleg

Album

  1. Bladerunner! (with Fred Frith, Bill Laswell & Dave Lombardo) 03 Jul 2000
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Relationships (31)

Collaborator On

  1. Weird Little Boy

Conductor For

  1. Bar Kokhba Sextet

Artistic Director For

  1. Awakening Ground
  2. Suite for Piano Trio
  3. Gnostic Trio
  4. Chaos Magick
  5. Incerto
  6. Asmodeus
  7. Moonchild
  8. Abraxas
  9. Heaven and Earth Magick

Founded

  1. New Masada Quartet
  2. Simulacrum
  3. Electric Masada

Member Of

  1. Painkiller (1991) original
  2. Electric Masada (2003) original, alto saxophone
  3. Hemophiliac original
  4. Awakening Ground original, alto saxophone
  5. Masada original
  6. Naked City original
  7. Locus Solus
  8. Moonchild additional, saxophone
  9. Brötzmann Clarinet Project
  10. Bladerunner
  11. Toy Killers
  12. New Electric Masada saxophone
  13. Company 91
  14. Buck Jam Tonic
  15. Modern Chamber Music
  16. Mystic Fugu Orchestra
  17. Torture Garden

Recordings by (1,817)

  1. Take 3 22:55 (1977)
  2. Take 4 18:55 (1977)
  3. Take 6 6:10 (1977)
  4. Take 1 6:54 (1977)
  5. Take 2 8:01 (1977)
  6. Take 5 8:14 (1977)
  7. Twins Version 29:58 (1977)
  8. Pool 17:12 (1980)
  9. Pool (continued) 16:40 (1980)
  10. Pool (conclusion) 17:20 (1980)
  11. Hockey (first Version) 11:16 (1980)
  12. Hockey (second Version, Take 2) 3:42 (1980)
  13. Hockey (second Version, Take 5) 2:43 (1980)
  14. Hockey (second Version, Take 8) 0:50 (1980)
  15. Hockey (second Version, Take 10) 0:59 (1980)
  16. Take 11 0:54 (1980)
  17. Take 13 1:02 (1980)
  18. Take 7 1:07 (1980)
  19. Take 8 0:45 (1980)
  20. Take 9 1:22 (1980)
  21. Take 10 1:03 (1980)
  22. Take 12 1:16 (1980)
  23. Archery A1-D2 20:35 (1981)
  24. Archery D2-G1 20:08 (1981)
  25. Archery G2-L4 23:52 (1981)
  26. Archery L5-O14 23:30 (1981)
  27. Senki (War Spirit) ?:?? (1983)
  28. The Moon In The Cold Stream Like A Mirror ?:?? (1983)
  29. Bass and the Treble 2:57 (1983)
  30. The Acquisition & Control of Fire 1:33 (1983)
  31. Honey-Cab 2:33 (1983)
  32. Switch 2:15 (1983)
  33. Juan Talks It Out of His System 2:11 (1983)
  34. The Wish 2:02 (1983)
  35. A Case Arose 1:59 (1983)
  36. The Elf 1:41 (1983)
  37. Getting Curly 1:51 (1983)
  38. Don’t Switch 1:50 (1983)
  39. Smooth Cheeks of a Big Ego 1:51 (1983)
  40. Add Water 2:15 (1983)
  41. Cold 1:31 (1983)
  42. Friar T. 0:58 (1983)
  43. Too Me 2:16 (1983)
  44. Self-Satisfied 1:22 (1983)
  45. Dot Dot, Dot 1:14 (1983)
  46. Liver 1:49 (1983)
  47. Heike Cipher Mystery 1:47 (1983)
  48. Jedi Mind Trick 1:06 (1983)
  49. Mysterious Island 2:11 (1983)
  50. You Only Live Twice, Mr. Bond 1:59 (1983)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. My Turn to Love You 5:48 Lenny White (1983)

Instruments

  1. City City City 8:30 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) reeds
  2. Who's On First 3:16 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) reeds
  3. On Golden Pond 17:50 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) reeds
  4. The Warning Track 5:28 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) reeds
  5. The Legend of Enos Slaughter 9:28 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) reeds
  6. Self-Satisfied 1:22 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  7. Heike Cipher Mystery 1:47 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  8. You Only Live Twice, Mr. Bond 1:59 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  9. Locus Solus, Parts 1 & 2 2:11 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  10. Kaiser in Borneo 1:48 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  11. Juan Talks It Out of His System 2:11 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  12. Don’t Switch 1:50 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  13. Add Water 2:15 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  14. Cold 1:31 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  15. The Wish 2:02 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  16. Getting Curly 1:51 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  17. The Elf 1:41 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  18. A Case Arose 1:59 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  19. Dot Dot, Dot 1:14 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  20. The Slaves of Vesuvius 2:06 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  21. Bass and the Treble 2:57 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  22. When Arrows Meet 1:38 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  23. Thunderball 1:43 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  24. The Acquisition & Control of Fire 1:33 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  25. Honey-Cab 2:33 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  26. Switch 2:15 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  27. Smooth Cheeks of a Big Ego 1:51 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  28. Friar T. 0:58 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  29. Too Me 2:16 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  30. Liver 1:49 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  31. Jedi Mind Trick 1:06 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  32. Mysterious Island 2:11 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  33. Never Say Never Again 1:45 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  34. Sign of the Four 2:13 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  35. Where Are My Victims? 2:06 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  36. Disco Volante 2:06 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  37. The Saint 1:40 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  38. The Violent Death of Dutch Schultz 1:23 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  39. White Zombie 1:30 John Zorn (1983) alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone
  40. Black Girls 5:41 Violent Femmes (Jun 1984) guest, other instruments, alto saxophone
  41. Shuffle 3:06 David Moss (1985) alto saxophone
  42. Surface Tension 3:21 David Moss (1985) alto saxophone
  43. Next Witness 1:25 David Moss (1985) alto saxophone
  44. Dance Bend 2:36 David Moss (1985) alto saxophone
  45. Current Trends in Racism in Modern America, Part Two 10:30 Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris (1985) alto saxophone
  46. Current Trends in Racism in Modern America (A Work in Progress), Part One (continued) 12:20 Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris (1985) alto saxophone

Vocals

  1. Shuffle 3:06 David Moss (1985) other vocals
  2. New Feet 3:58 David Moss (1985) other vocals
  3. Sixth Sense 3:05 David Moss (1985) other vocals

Credited as (101)

  1. John Zorn
  2. John Zorn, George Lewis & Bill Frisell
  3. Wadada Leo Smith, Susie Ibarra & John Zorn
  4. Tom Cora, Fred Frith & John Zorn
  5. John Zorn & Bobby Previte
  6. John Zorn & Wayne Horvitz & Elliott Sharp & Bobby Previte
  7. Yamataka Eye & John Zorn
  8. John Zorn, Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed
  9. Eugene Chadbourne and John Zorn
  10. Milford Graves & John Zorn
  11. John Zorn & Fred Frith
  12. Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn
  13. Derek Bailey, John Zorn & William Parker
  14. Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, John Zorn, Bill Laswell & Charles K. Noyes
  15. David Toop & John Zorn
  16. Elliott Sharp & John Zorn
  17. John Zorn & Sato Michihiro
  18. John Zorn / Andrea Centazzo
  19. John Zorn & Yamatsuke Eye
  20. Steve Beresford / David Toop / John Zorn / Tonie Marshall
  21. John Zorn, Mike Patton & Dave Lombardo
  22. David Garland with John Zorn
  23. John Zorn feat. Mike Patton, John Medeski, Trevor Dunn & Joey Baron
  24. Eugene Chadbourne & John Zorn
  25. John Zorn & Thurston Moore
  26. Falu, John Zorn, Flea & Billy Martin
  27. Bill Laswell / John Zorn / Masada String Trio / SPL
  28. John Schaefer with John Zorn
  29. Wadada Leo Smith | George Lewis | John Zorn
  30. David Smith / Bill Laswell / John Zorn
  31. Fantômas & John Zorn
  32. Method of Defiance feat. SPL, John Zorn & The Masada String Trio
  33. John Zorn feat. Mike Patton
  34. John Zorn feat. Sofia Rei
  35. John Zorn feat. Jesse Harris
  36. John Zorn feat. Mike Patton & Sofia Rei
  37. John Zorn feat. Jesse Harris & Sofia Rei
  38. John Zorn feat. Mike Patton, Jesse Harris & Sofia Rei
  39. Dekoboko Hajime & Yamataka Eye
  40. Tom Cora, Eugene Chadbourne, Andrea Centazzo, John Zorn, Toshinori Kondo & Polly Bradfield
  41. John Zorn feat. Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
  42. John Zorn feat. Mike Patton & Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
  43. John Zorn feat. Jesse Harris & Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
  44. John Zorn feat. Jesse Harris, Mike Patton & Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
  45. John Zorn / Napalm Death
  46. Yoko Ono & John Zorn
  47. John Zorn, Andrea Centazzo, Eugene Chadbourne, Tom Cora, Toshinori Kondo & Polly Bradfield
  48. JoJo Takayanagi with John Zorn
  49. Fred Frith, John Zorn, Onnyk & Toyozumi Yoshisaburo
  50. John Zorn, Philip Glass, John Adams, Steve Reich; Kronos Quartet
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Works (1,102)

Revised

  1. Carny (1996)
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Composed

  1. Road Runner (1986)
  2. Cat O' Nine Tails (Tex Avery Directs the Marquis de Sade) (1988)
  3. Carny (1989)
  4. For Your Eyes Only (1989)
  5. The Dead Man: 8. Blossoms (1990)
  6. The Dead Man: 9. Fantasy (1990)
  7. The Dead Man: 2. Sonatas (1990)
  8. The Dead Man: 3. Manifesto (1990)
  9. The Dead Man: 4. Fanfare (1990)
  10. The Dead Man: 5. Meditation (1990)
  11. The Dead Man: 6. Rondo (1990)
  12. The Dead Man: 7. Romance (1990)
  13. The Dead Man: 1. Variations (1990)
  14. The Dead Man: 10. Folio (1990)
  15. The Dead Man: 11. Nocturne (1990)
  16. The Dead Man: 12. Etude (Hockey) (1990)
  17. The Dead Man: 13. Prelude (1990)
  18. The Dead Man (1990)
  19. Memento Mori (1992)
  20. Kol Nidre (1996)
  21. Goetia: I (2002)
  22. Goetia: II (2002)
  23. Goetia: III (2002)
  24. Goetia (2002)
  25. Goetia: IV (2002)
  26. Goetia: V (2002)
  27. Goetia: VI (2002)
  28. Goetia: VII (2002)
  29. Goetia: VIII (2002)
  30. Bagatelle #57 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  31. Bagatelle #284 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  32. Bagatelle #67 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  33. Bagatelle #33 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  34. Bagatelle #162 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  35. Bagatelle #78 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  36. Bagatelle #143 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  37. Bagatelle #63 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  38. Bagatelle #123 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  39. Bagatelle #299 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  40. Bagatelle #161 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  41. Bagatelle #32 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  42. Bagatelle #249 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  43. Bagatelle #256 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  44. Bagatelle #198 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  45. Bagatelle #74 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  46. Bagatelle #101 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  47. Bagatelle #243 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  48. Bagatelle #104 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
  49. Bagatelle #105 (Mar 2015 - May 2015)
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Events (6)

Main Performer At

  1. John Zorn, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo at Slim's
  2. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2003
  3. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2007
  4. Fantômas & John Zorn at Kenneth Anger Film Festival
  5. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2001
  6. MIMI 89

Links (36)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90012240
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no90012240
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6rj53nt
  4. https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL3069815A/
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/john-zorn
  6. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=110583
  7. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/john-zorn/
  8. https://baike.baidu.com/item/John%20zorn
  9. https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/John_Zorn/186762
  10. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13901440q
  11. https://www.45cat.com/artist/john-zorn
  12. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000246200/POPULAR/
  13. http://brahms.ircam.fr/john-zorn
  14. https://d-nb.info/gnd/133960943
  15. https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/Z/Zorn,_John/
  16. https://www.whosampled.com/John-Zorn/
  17. http://www.maniadb.com/artist/163529

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/John+Zorn

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/352913

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/john-zorn-43d6b3cb.html

Bookbrainz

  1. https://bookbrainz.org/author/d627dfd8-ec47-4c36-9637-03c599f54d81

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/34266

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/99731
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/929626

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000239329

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957958/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/49409876

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298726

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/22186

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3gkJ7lXtLpE4KauFHpk2vK
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2338

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/7ec4a553-73e5-4c0d-a071-a82b83a309e6

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/zorn.john/discog.html
  2. https://www.johnzornresource.com/

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/johnzorn

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnZornChannel