John Zorn : On The Edge

Here's the John Zorn segment featured in a great documentary on improvisation in music.

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[0ooiioo0]

This uber nerd is hands down the greatest musical genius alive today.

[sl2h]

cool Napalm Death shirt !

[NINJATRONdnb]

John zorn for pres most def ,, I think our music industry needs to be re-evaluated - this guy should be getting ( artist of the year awards )  here what im saying? everything is all half -ass backwards and all the credit goes to the phony people .

[wizenhiemr]

i like how he always makes fun of people in live shows. and usually yells "security! security!" lol

[DarkeningSkies1]

This part of Derek Bailey's documentary? Marvelous to see this footage. Thanks for posting...

[egyptianminor]

OMG!!! Wayne Krantz @5:30 w/ the red Ibanez!he's influenced also by John Cage & the whole 'chance' stuff, as well as Miles' electric period.Very telling what he says: in the end this ensemble is more about the musician's personalities, then about the 'music' proper.

[egyptianminor]

He's clearly influenced by John Cage and Miles, in terms of how he orchestrates these so-called 'living compositions'

[mmlight]

@thinkingevil You are probably right. Painkiller was groundbreaking, but is over. Hey, we can't all hang in there while an artists tests their next batch of tricks. John did great work in the 90's, but other artists lead the pack today.

[thinkingevil]

@mmlight I hear you. To me tho, this makes you sound like a frustrated and expectant consumer as opposed to a patient audience of an artist's ebb and flow and personality etc. You're displeased, but John's work will yet be long and it's merits will see true light in plenty time, to your eyes or not.

[mmlight]

@thinkingevil Yes, I could be 'wrong', but John seems to have ran out of steam. I don't hear collectors talk about his records like in the 90's. Glad he created The Stone. Maybe not much of a fan anymore. It's okay, I and many of us already spent our money on his records. btw: His site could use this crazy thing called 'music samples' before we buy. Same with Mode records. Come on, it's 2011 for god's sake!

[Oinotnaaa]

@mmlight Honestly, I think that because of the strain, the few that can handle the heat are gonna innovate/produce more because of it. Y'know, people triumphing shining their best in the face of adversity kind of thing

[bkjbs762]

@Drblooter99 Zorn can swing, and he can play the sax better then anybody. Only, swing and playing the sax the traditional way, is only a small part of what he does. You are terribly mistaken.