John Zorn
Sound
Born September 2, 1953 in Manhattan, New York, USA
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and improvised music. He incorporates diverse styles in his compositions, which he identifies as avant-garde or experimental. Zorn was described by Down Beat as "one of our most important composers". Zorn established himself within the New York City downtown music movement in the mid-1970s, performing with musicians across the sonic spectrum and developing experimental methods of composing new music. After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels, Zorn signed with Elektra Nonesuch and received wide acclaim with the release of The Big Gundown, an album reworking the compositions of Ennio Morricone. He attracted further attention worldwide with the release of Spillane in 1987 and Naked City in 1990. After spending almost a decade travelling between Japan and the US, he made New York his permanent base and established his own record label, Tzadik, in the mid-1990s.
Filmography
Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
Self
Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
Himself
John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
Himself
Generació Kibbutz
Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
Himself
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
Self
La ronde
Astros em Rotação
Well Then There Now
15 Scenes: 254 Shots
Bare Room
KiyaKiya
Arcana
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls
Kikoe
The Last Supper
Belle de Nature
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
Boy
365 Day Project
Self
Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two
Self (prompter)
The Treatment
Monday April 16, 2007
Self (prompter)
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
Workingman's Death
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
Invitation to a Suicide
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Himself - Alto Saxophone
Between Science and Garbage
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Self
Despite Treblinka
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Sabbath in Paradise
Himself
The eye
The Port of Last Resort
Latin Boys Go to Hell
Mechanics Of The Brain
The Black Glove
Tears of Ecstasy
Zigrail
Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green
The Elegant Spanking
Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal
A Lot of Fun for the Evil One
Little Lieutenant
Thieves Quartet
Maohgai
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
John Zorn's Naked City
The Golden Boat
Step Across the Border
Self
Gotham
Neo-Geo: An American Purchase
Cynical Hysterie Hour
Put More Blood Into the Music
Himself
She Must Be Seeing Things
Rising Tones Cross
Himself