John Zorn

John Zorn is an American composer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist known for his avant-garde and experimental approach to music. His work spans a wide range of genres, including jazz, rock, classical, and klezmer, and he is a prominent figure in the New York City downtown music scene.

Releases

School
School
Environment for Sextet
Environment for Sextet
PoolNo artwork
Pool
HockeyNo artwork
Hockey
ArcheryNo artwork
Archery
YankeesNo artwork
Yankees
Locus SolusNo artwork
Locus Solus
The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume OneNo artwork
The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume One
Ganryu IslandNo artwork
Ganryu Island
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio MorriconeNo artwork
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone
Deadly WeaponsNo artwork
Deadly Weapons
The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume TwoNo artwork
The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume Two
SpillaneNo artwork
Spillane
CobraNo artwork
Cobra
News for LuluNo artwork
News for Lulu
Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Naked CityNo artwork
Naked City
Attention SpanNo artwork
Attention Span
More News for LuluNo artwork
More News for Lulu
ElegyNo artwork
Elegy
KristallnachtNo artwork
Kristallnacht
The Art of MemoryNo artwork
The Art of Memory
The Book of HeadsNo artwork
The Book of Heads
RedbirdNo artwork
Redbird
First Recordings 1973No artwork
First Recordings 1973
Nani Nani
Nani Nani
John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94
John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94
Bar KokhbaNo artwork
Bar Kokhba
In Memory of Nikki AraneNo artwork
In Memory of Nikki Arane
New Traditions in East Asian Bar BandsNo artwork
New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
Duras:Duchamp
Duras:Duchamp
Euclid's NightmareNo artwork
Euclid's Nightmare
Angelus NovusNo artwork
Angelus Novus
The Circle MakerNo artwork
The Circle Maker
Downtown LullabyNo artwork
Downtown Lullaby
The BribeNo artwork
The Bribe
Aporias: Requia for Piano & OrchestraNo artwork
Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra
Music for ChildrenNo artwork
Music for Children
1977-1981No artwork
1977-1981
The String QuartetsNo artwork
The String Quartets
Taboo and ExileNo artwork
Taboo and Exile
Enfants Terribles
Enfants Terribles
PoolNo artwork
Pool
Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume INo artwork
Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I
Cartoon S/MNo artwork
Cartoon S/M
The GiftNo artwork
The Gift
Madness, Love and MysticismNo artwork
Madness, Love and Mysticism
Songs from the Hermetic TheaterNo artwork
Songs from the Hermetic Theater
Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2No artwork
Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2
IAONo artwork
IAO
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 1: Masada GuitarsNo artwork
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 1: Masada Guitars
ChimerasNo artwork
Chimeras
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 4: Masada RecitalNo artwork
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 4: Masada Recital
MagickNo artwork
Magick
Naninani II
Naninani II
RitualsNo artwork
Rituals
Astaroth: Book of Angels, Volume 1No artwork
Astaroth: Book of Angels, Volume 1
Azazel: Book of Angels, Volume 2No artwork
Azazel: Book of Angels, Volume 2
MysteriumNo artwork
Mysterium
The Stone: Issue One
The Stone: Issue One
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 5: Masada Rock
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 5: Masada Rock
Malphas: Book of Angels, Volume 3No artwork
Malphas: Book of Angels, Volume 3
Jewish String QuartetsNo artwork
Jewish String Quartets
Moonchild: Songs Without WordsNo artwork
Moonchild: Songs Without Words
Balan: Book of Angels, Volume 5No artwork
Balan: Book of Angels, Volume 5
Orobas: Book of Angels, Volume 4No artwork
Orobas: Book of Angels, Volume 4
AstronomeNo artwork
Astronome
The Art of Memory IINo artwork
The Art of Memory II
Six Litanies for HeliogabalusNo artwork
Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
From Silence to SorceryNo artwork
From Silence to Sorcery
The DreamersNo artwork
The Dreamers
Lucifer: Book of Angels, Volume 10No artwork
Lucifer: Book of Angels, Volume 10
The CrucibleNo artwork
The Crucible
Alhambra Love SongsNo artwork
Alhambra Love Songs
O'o
O'o
Rhapsodic MusingsNo artwork
Rhapsodic Musings
FeminaNo artwork
Femina
In Search of the MiraculousNo artwork
In Search of the Miraculous
Late WorksNo artwork
Late Works
Dictée / Liber Novus
Dictée / Liber Novus
The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of DaysNo artwork
The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days
IpsissimusNo artwork
Ipsissimus
What Thou WiltNo artwork
What Thou Wilt
Interzone
Interzone
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)No artwork
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
Nova ExpressNo artwork
Nova Express
The Satyr's Play / CerberusNo artwork
The Satyr's Play / Cerberus
EnigmataNo artwork
Enigmata
At the Gates of ParadiseNo artwork
At the Gates of Paradise
A Dreamers ChristmasNo artwork
A Dreamers Christmas
Mount AnalogueNo artwork
Mount Analogue
The Gnostic Preludes: Music of SplendorNo artwork
The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor
NosferatuNo artwork
Nosferatu
Templars: In Sacred BloodNo artwork
Templars: In Sacred Blood
RimbaudNo artwork
Rimbaud
A Vision in BlakelightNo artwork
A Vision in Blakelight
Music and Its DoubleNo artwork
Music and Its Double
The ConcealedNo artwork
The Concealed
LemmaNo artwork
Lemma
The MysteriesNo artwork
The Mysteries
DreamachinesNo artwork
Dreamachines
“@”
“@”
On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of SpiritsNo artwork
On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits
Shir HashirimNo artwork
Shir Hashirim
In Lambeth: Visions From the Walled Garden of William BlakeNo artwork
In Lambeth: Visions From the Walled Garden of William Blake
PsychomagiaNo artwork
Psychomagia
The AlchemistNo artwork
The Alchemist
Fragmentations, Prayers and InterjectionsNo artwork
Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections
In the Hall of MirrorsNo artwork
In the Hall of Mirrors
Myth and MythopoeiaNo artwork
Myth and Mythopoeia
Sonic RiversNo artwork
Sonic Rivers
On Leaves of GrassNo artwork
On Leaves of Grass
The Testament of Solomon: Music From the Sefer Shirim Shel Shir HashirimNo artwork
The Testament of Solomon: Music From the Sefer Shirim Shel Shir Hashirim
Valentine's DayNo artwork
Valentine's Day
The Dream MembraneNo artwork
The Dream Membrane
Transmigration of the MagusNo artwork
Transmigration of the Magus
The Song ProjectNo artwork
The Song Project
The Last JudgmentNo artwork
The Last Judgment
Hen to PanNo artwork
Hen to Pan
SimulacrumNo artwork
Simulacrum
PellucidarNo artwork
Pellucidar
The True Discoveries of Witches and DemonsNo artwork
The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons
InfernoNo artwork
Inferno
James Moore Plays the Book of HeadsNo artwork
James Moore Plays the Book of Heads
Madrigals (For Six Female Voices)No artwork
Madrigals (For Six Female Voices)
The Painted BirdNo artwork
The Painted Bird
The MockingbirdNo artwork
The Mockingbird
Sacred VisionsNo artwork
Sacred Visions
Commedia dell'arteNo artwork
Commedia dell'arte
49 Acts of Unspeakable Depravity in the Abominable Life and Times of Gilles de RaisNo artwork
49 Acts of Unspeakable Depravity in the Abominable Life and Times of Gilles de Rais
The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 4No artwork
The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 4
The Garden of Earthly DelightsNo artwork
The Garden of Earthly Delights
There Is No More FirmamentNo artwork
There Is No More Firmament
Midsummer MoonsNo artwork
Midsummer Moons
The Interpretation of DreamsNo artwork
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Urmuz EpigramsNo artwork
The Urmuz Epigrams
InsurrectionNo artwork
Insurrection
In a Convex MirrorNo artwork
In a Convex Mirror
The Book Beri'ahNo artwork
The Book Beri'ah
Salem 1692No artwork
Salem 1692
Cat O'Nine Tails / The Dead Man / Memento Mori / Kol Nidre
Cat O'Nine Tails / The Dead Man / Memento Mori / Kol Nidre
The HierophantNo artwork
The Hierophant
Tractatus Musico-Philosophicus: Philosophical Investigations From the Invisible Theatre
Tractatus Musico-Philosophicus: Philosophical Investigations From the Invisible Theatre
EncomiaNo artwork
Encomia
Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'AssisiNo artwork
Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi
VirtueNo artwork
Virtue
CalculusNo artwork
Calculus
BaphometNo artwork
Baphomet
Les MauditsNo artwork
Les Maudits
Songs for Petra: Petra Haden Sings the Zorn/Harris SongbookNo artwork
Songs for Petra: Petra Haden Sings the Zorn/Harris Songbook
AzothNo artwork
Azoth
The Turner ÉtudesNo artwork
The Turner Études
Gnosis: The Inner LightNo artwork
Gnosis: The Inner Light
Heaven and Earth MagickNo artwork
Heaven and Earth Magick
Teresa de ÁvilaNo artwork
Teresa de Ávila
Chaos MagickNo artwork
Chaos Magick
ParablesNo artwork
Parables
Nostradamus: The Death of SatanNo artwork
Nostradamus: The Death of Satan
Meditations on the TarotNo artwork
Meditations on the Tarot
New Masada QuartetNo artwork
New Masada Quartet
The Ninth CircleNo artwork
The Ninth Circle
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 5–8No artwork
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 5–8
A Garden of Forking PathsNo artwork
A Garden of Forking Paths
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 1–4No artwork
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 1–4
The CleansingNo artwork
The Cleansing
Perchance to Dream…No artwork
Perchance to Dream…
SpinozaNo artwork
Spinoza
Song of SongsNo artwork
Song of Songs
Suite for PianoNo artwork
Suite for Piano
IncertoNo artwork
Incerto
Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent ObjectsNo artwork
Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects
New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2No artwork
New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 9–12No artwork
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 9–12
444No artwork
444
The Fourth WayNo artwork
The Fourth Way
Multiplicities II: A Repository of Nonexistent Objects
Multiplicities II: A Repository of Nonexistent Objects
Memoria
Memoria
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 13–16No artwork
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 13–16
Full Fathom Five
Full Fathom Five
QuatrainNo artwork
Quatrain
Homenaje a Remedios VaroNo artwork
Homenaje a Remedios Varo
Nothing Is as Real as NothingNo artwork
Nothing Is as Real as Nothing
ParrhesiastesNo artwork
Parrhesiastes
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 11: For Terry RileyNo artwork
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 11: For Terry Riley
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 12: The Bosch RequiemNo artwork
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 12: The Bosch Requiem
Her Melodious LayNo artwork
Her Melodious Lay
BalladesNo artwork
Ballades
LamentationsNo artwork
Lamentations
Ou PhrontisNo artwork
Ou Phrontis
The Complete String QuartetsNo artwork
The Complete String Quartets
The Bagatelles, Vol. 1 - Mary Halvorson QuartetNo artwork
The Bagatelles, Vol. 1 - Mary Halvorson Quartet
Through the Looking GlassNo artwork
Through the Looking Glass
Buck Jam Tonic - NY mixedNo artwork
Buck Jam Tonic - NY mixed
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo mixedNo artwork
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo mixed
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 4No artwork
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 4
FantasmaNo artwork
Fantasma
ImpromptusNo artwork
Impromptus
Memories, Dreams, and ReflectionsNo artwork
Memories, Dreams, and Reflections
The Bagatelles, Vol. 3 - TriggerNo artwork
The Bagatelles, Vol. 3 - Trigger