Masada News

When clarinetist Ben Goldberg dubbed his new quartet Go Home, the imperative was mostly self-directed, a mission statement indicating a change of course for a musician known for bracing excursions to jazz's fringes.

Violinist Mark Feldman Solo in NYC! Sunday, October 18th at 5pm The 'Lounge" at Hudson View Gardens is at 116 Pinehurst Ave.

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John Zorn is not one to rest on his laurels. It is probably not possible for Zorn to rest, period.

For a good 25 years, Joey Baron 's every moment behind the drums has looked like his birthday.

Get up out of your seat on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $12-$20; 510-238-9200 or www.yoshis.com . Subject : Dave Douglas by Sam Prestianni From his thrilling jousts with avant-garde bad boy John Zorn in Masada to his more accessible compositions for numerous award-winning solo projects, NYC trumpeter Dave Douglas bridges the chasm ...

This innovative alt-klezmer/alt-Jewish music ensemble represents the growing interest of John Zorn 's Tzadik label in the Israeli Jewish music scene.

The Zionist movement, in its brief history, has revived many Jewish heroes of old and has given birth to many modern ones.

John Zorn's Masada project has blossomed over the past decade and a half, demonstrating durability in the face of multiple interpretations.

This rare interview with one of the most innovative of American composers, John Zorn, is from 1999.

The idea of combining the music of the classic Ornette Coleman quartet and middle eastern melodies was the guiding light behind the formation of John Zorn's long running Masada band in the early 1990's. After more than a dozen releases by the original band, Zorn went in a different direction, inviting other musicians to present their own ...

Blasts From the Past: Douglas finds inspiration in historical jazz. Spirit Moves Dave Douglas Greenleaf Music Since his first solo recordings in the mid-'90s, Dave Douglas has worked hard, it seems, to avoid downtime.