John Zorn News

Orchestra Of St. Luke's Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2024-25

by Stephi Wild — September 10, 2024

Orchestra of St.

Basil Twist's DOGUGAESHI Comes To Japan Society This September

by A.A. Cristi — August 13, 2024

Japan Society launches its 2024-2025 Performing Arts Season with Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi, a 20th anniversary revival of Twist’s Bessie award-winning fusion of mind-bending contemporary puppetry and nearly extinct traditional puppetry techniques from Japan’s Awa region.

Violent Femmes Releasing 40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue of Seminal Album, 'Hallowed Ground'

by Josh Sharpe — August 13, 2024

Craft Recordings and Violent Femmes are commemorating 40 years of the band’s sophomore title, Hallowed Ground, with a wide vinyl reissue.

JACK Quartet Announces 20th Anniversary Season In 2024-2025

by A.A. Cristi — July 31, 2024

JACK Quartet celebrates its 20th anniversary with a 2024-2025 season featuring international tours and the release of John Zorn's complete string quartets on Tzadik.

JACK Quartet Unveils 20th Anniversary Season In 2024-2025

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 31, 2024

JACK Quartet will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a 2024-2025 season featuring a world premiere by Anthony Cheung and much more!

Video: King Buzzo (Melvins) & Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) Release 'Eat The Spray' Video

by Josh Sharpe — July 23, 2024

King Buzzo, the iconic founder and lead vocalist/guitar player for the Melvins, and Mr.

Cyro Baptista Will Lead CHAMA Ensemble at NJPA's Horizon Sounds of the City

by Stephi Wild — July 2, 2024

World Renowned Brazilian Percussionist Cyro Baptista to Lead CHAMA Ensemble at NJPA's Horizon Sounds of the City on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 5pm taking place at Chambers Plaza 1 Center Street in Newark, NJ.

SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD Celebration Of Avant-Klezmer Artist Frank London At Roulette This June

by A.A. Cristi — May 9, 2024

Composer/trumpeter Frank London presents SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD, a career retrospective concert at Brooklyn's Roulette on June 3, 2024 at 8pm.

JACK Quartet to Bring Modern Medieval Program To London And Berlin

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 7, 2024

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the JACK Quartet as they bring their Modern Medieval Program to London and Berlin.

Theater for the New City Presents BRING THEM BACK A Meta Dark Comedy

by A.A. Cristi — March 26, 2024

Catch the new comedy BRING THEM BACK at Theater for the New City, NYC from May 9-19.

Previews: LA SUSPENDIDA - A JAZZ METAL OPERA at Nublu

by Peter Danish — March 11, 2024

Will Berger is a renaissance man on a mission.

Kronos Quartet Violinist John Sherba and Violist Hank Dutt To Retire From Group After 45+ Years

by A.A. Cristi — March 5, 2024

After over 45 years, Kronos Quartet members, violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt, announce their retirement.

Julian Lage New Album Out Now; US Tour Starts in March

by Michael Major — March 1, 2024

Speak To Me was produced by Joe Henry and offers a series of dispatches from Lage's ongoing search for narrative beyond words.

Constellation to Present JACK Quartet in Showcase of Close Collaborators in March

by Blair Ingenthron — February 28, 2024

The JACK Quartet will appear at Constellation on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:30pm in a concert of forward-looking works curated to showcase the vitality of the string quartet genre, and its adoption into modern composition, some 275 years after Haydn defined the form.