John Zorn

Steve Lacy with bass and drums playing 'Blue Jay' from his album 'The Holy La,' recorded in France in 1998. Read More

However, if the proprietor had been playing, say, Naftule Brandwein 's recordings from the early 1920s, reissued as King of the Klezmer Clarinet (Rounder, 1997), I think I could have handled it. Read More

One of my favorite musicians, Badawi, is performing tonight at Club Love as part of the Dub War NYC series. Read More

The editor here didn't want me to write about this and I understand why. Read More

Hanukkah, the ancient festival of lights, is upon us. Read More

Usually I present music on the radio, but this month I've curated 22 concerts at The Stone , running from December 16 through 29. Read More

Guthrie's wife, Marjorie, a dancer with Martha Graham's company, was Jewish, and her mother, Aliza Greenblatt, was a well-known Yiddish poet. Read More

Winter & Winter recording artist Theo Bleckmann and his critically acclaimed album, Twelve Songs By Charles Ives has earned a Grammy Nomination in the Best Classical Crossover Album category (Awarded to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor). Read More

Keyboardist Anthony Coleman has cranked out driving montunos with guitarist Marc Ribot, injected feverish energy into the music of Yiddish composer Mordechai Gebirtig, played long-form, large-ensemble John Zorn compositions on albums like Spillane and The Big Gundown , and written somber chamber music for his own groups—and he can draw on any or all of those styles as an improviser, which is first and foremost what he is. Read More