Zorn Education Pt 2
* John Zorn: In the late 1970s, guitarist Bill Frisell (1.5 mb) | Then came ‘Pool’ and the concept of the pool downbeat (2.0 mb) | It’s basically just a series of rules and i don’t talk about sound at all (3.5 mb) | Radical as the game pieces were (2.0 mb) | I found the connection between visual and oral (1.5 mb) | Whether Zorn’s prediction is true or not (3.5 mb) | Zorn’s dedication and energy (2.5 mb) | Jazz music is really one of the great literatures of the saxophone (5.5 mb) | Closing (0.5 mb)
From Documentary (Part 1) : BBC Radio 3 : London, England
As promised, here’s the second half of the first part to this remarkable radio documentary. It seems like people are diggin’ this, so over the next couple of months, I might post the rest of the documentary. The cool thing about this doc is, is that it’s not totally about John Zorn. Well, it’s mostly about Zorn, but there’s also a fair amount about his collaborators and the downtown New York scene from way back when. It’s also a fascinating look into the evolution of a musician and the choices they make for their art.
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And again, here’s the second half of the first part in its entirety (here). As a reminder, if you download the above, you don’t need to download this one.
Pelle said,
January 24, 2007 @ 4:22 pm
Thanks again! This guy is really interesting and the documentary style is nicely un-MTV-ish (new word for y’all). I’m gonna have to check his music out, any recommendations?
Awaiting the continuation impatiently… Yet another reason to check this blog out regularly.
floodwatch said,
January 30, 2007 @ 7:19 am
Thanks for this! This will likely occupy my attention for the rest of the morning.
King Kennytone said,
January 30, 2007 @ 10:00 am
Man, it’s good to hear this again: cool idea to chop it into sections too >>> look forward to hearing , like, forthcoming installments, innit.
James Kirchmer said,
February 5, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
thanks, and i do hope you put up more parts of this documentary - i look forward to those in due time!