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

The Bagatelles Vol. 6
The Bagatelles Vol. 6
School
School
Environment for Sextet
Environment for Sextet
Pool
Pool
Hockey
Hockey
Archery
Archery
Yankees
Yankees
Locus Solus
Locus Solus
The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume One
The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume One
Ganryu Island
Ganryu Island
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone
The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume Two
The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume Two
Spillane
Spillane
News for Lulu
News for Lulu
Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Naked City
Naked City
Attention Span
Attention Span
Deadly Weapons
Deadly Weapons
Cobra
Cobra
More News for Lulu
More News for Lulu
Elegy
Elegy
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
The Art of Memory
The Art of Memory
The Book of Heads
The Book of Heads
First Recordings 1973
First Recordings 1973
Redbird
Redbird
Nani Nani
Nani Nani
John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94
John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94
Bar Kokhba
Bar Kokhba
In Memory of Nikki AraneNo artwork
In Memory of Nikki Arane
New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands
Duras:Duchamp
Duras:Duchamp
Euclid's Nightmare
Euclid's Nightmare
Angelus Novus
Angelus Novus
The Circle Maker
The Circle Maker
Downtown Lullaby
Downtown Lullaby
The Bribe
The Bribe
Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra
Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra
Music for Children
Music for Children
1977-1981
1977-1981
The String Quartets
The String Quartets
Taboo and Exile
Taboo and Exile
Enfants Terribles
Enfants Terribles
PoolNo artwork
Pool
Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I
Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I
Cartoon S/M
Cartoon S/M
The Gift
The Gift
Madness, Love and Mysticism
Madness, Love and Mysticism
Songs from the Hermetic Theater
Songs from the Hermetic Theater
Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2
Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2
IAO
IAO
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 1: Masada Guitars
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 1: Masada Guitars
Chimeras
Chimeras
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 4: Masada Recital
Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 4: Masada Recital
Magick
Magick
Naninani II
Naninani II
Rituals
Rituals
Astaroth: Book of Angels, Volume 1
Astaroth: Book of Angels, Volume 1
Azazel: Book of Angels, Volume 2
Azazel: Book of Angels, Volume 2
Mysterium
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 3
Malphas: Book of Angels, Volume 3
Jewish String Quartets
Jewish String Quartets
Moonchild: Songs Without Words
Moonchild: Songs Without Words
Balan: Book of Angels, Volume 5
Balan: Book of Angels, Volume 5
Orobas: Book of Angels, Volume 4
Orobas: Book of Angels, Volume 4
Astronome
Astronome
The Art of Memory II
The Art of Memory II
Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
From Silence to Sorcery
From Silence to Sorcery
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
Lucifer: Book of Angels, Volume 10
Lucifer: Book of Angels, Volume 10
The Crucible
The Crucible
Alhambra Love Songs
Alhambra Love Songs
O'o
O'o
Rhapsodic MusingsNo artwork
Rhapsodic Musings
Femina
Femina
In Search of the Miraculous
In Search of the Miraculous
Late Works
Late Works
Baal: Book of Angels, Volume 15
Baal: Book of Angels, Volume 15
Dictée / Liber Novus
Dictée / Liber Novus
The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days
The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days
Ipsissimus
Ipsissimus
What Thou Wilt
What Thou Wilt
Interzone
Interzone
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
Nova Express
Nova Express
The Satyr's Play / Cerberus
The Satyr's Play / Cerberus
Enigmata
Enigmata
At the Gates of Paradise
At the Gates of Paradise
A Dreamers Christmas
A Dreamers Christmas
Mount Analogue
Mount Analogue
The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor
The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
Templars: In Sacred Blood
Templars: In Sacred Blood
Rimbaud
Rimbaud
A Vision in Blakelight
A Vision in Blakelight
Music and Its Double
Music and Its Double
The Concealed
The Concealed
Lemma
Lemma
The Mysteries
The Mysteries
Dreamachines
Dreamachines
“@”
“@”
On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits
On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits
Shir Hashirim
Shir Hashirim
In Lambeth: Visions From the Walled Garden of William Blake
In Lambeth: Visions From the Walled Garden of William Blake
Psychomagia
Psychomagia
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections
Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections
In the Hall of Mirrors
In the Hall of Mirrors
Myth and Mythopoeia
Myth and Mythopoeia
Sonic Rivers
Sonic Rivers
On Leaves of Grass
On Leaves of Grass
The Testament of Solomon: Music From the Sefer Shirim Shel Shir Hashirim
The Testament of Solomon: Music From the Sefer Shirim Shel Shir Hashirim
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
The Dream Membrane
The Dream Membrane
Transmigration of the Magus
Transmigration of the Magus
The Song Project
The Song Project
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
Hen to Pan
Hen to Pan
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
Pellucidar
Pellucidar
The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons
The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons
Inferno
Inferno
James Moore Plays the Book of Heads
James Moore Plays the Book of Heads
Madrigals (For Six Female Voices)
Madrigals (For Six Female Voices)
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
The Mockingbird
The Mockingbird
Sacred Visions
Sacred Visions
Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte
49 Acts of Unspeakable Depravity in the Abominable Life and Times of Gilles de Rais
49 Acts of Unspeakable Depravity in the Abominable Life and Times of Gilles de Rais
The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 4
The Classic Guide to Strategy, Volume 4
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights
There Is No More Firmament
There Is No More Firmament
Midsummer Moons
Midsummer Moons
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Urmuz Epigrams
The Urmuz Epigrams
Insurrection
Insurrection
In a Convex Mirror
In a Convex Mirror
Salem 1692
Salem 1692
The Book Beri'ah
The Book Beri'ah
Cat O'Nine Tails / The Dead Man / Memento Mori / Kol Nidre
Cat O'Nine Tails / The Dead Man / Memento Mori / Kol Nidre
The Hierophant
The Hierophant
Tractatus Musico-Philosophicus: Philosophical Investigations From the Invisible Theatre
Tractatus Musico-Philosophicus: Philosophical Investigations From the Invisible Theatre
Encomia
Encomia
Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi
Nove Cantici Per Francesco D'Assisi
Virtue
Virtue
Calculus
Calculus
Baphomet
Baphomet
Les Maudits
Les Maudits
Songs for Petra: Petra Haden Sings the Zorn/Harris Songbook
Songs for Petra: Petra Haden Sings the Zorn/Harris Songbook
Azoth
Azoth
The Turner Études
The Turner Études
Gnosis: The Inner Light
Gnosis: The Inner Light
Heaven and Earth Magick
Heaven and Earth Magick
Teresa de Ávila
Teresa de Ávila
Chaos Magick
Chaos Magick
Parables
Parables
Nostradamus: The Death of Satan
Nostradamus: The Death of Satan
Meditations on the Tarot
Meditations on the Tarot
New Masada Quartet
New Masada Quartet
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 5–8
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 5–8
The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle
A Garden of Forking Paths
A Garden of Forking Paths
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 1–4
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 1–4
The Cleansing
The Cleansing
Perchance to Dream…
Perchance to Dream…
Spinoza
Spinoza
Song of Songs
Song of Songs
Suite for Piano
Suite for Piano
Incerto
Incerto
Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects
Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects
New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2
New Masada Quartet, Vol. 2
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 9–12
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 9–12
444
444
The Fourth Way
The Fourth Way
Multiplicities II: A Repository of Nonexistent Objects
Multiplicities II: A Repository of Nonexistent Objects
Memoria
Memoria
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 13–16
John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 13–16
Full Fathom Five
Full Fathom Five
Quatrain
Quatrain
Homenaje a Remedios Varo
Homenaje a Remedios Varo
Nothing Is as Real as Nothing
Nothing Is as Real as Nothing
Parrhesiastes
Parrhesiastes
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 11: For Terry Riley
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 11: For Terry Riley
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 12: The Bosch Requiem
The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 12: The Bosch Requiem
Her Melodious Lay
Her Melodious Lay
Ballades
Ballades
Lamentations
Lamentations
Ou Phrontis
Ou Phrontis
The Complete String Quartets
The Complete String Quartets
The Bagatelles, Vol. 1
The Bagatelles, Vol. 1
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass
Buck Jam Tonic - NY mixed
Buck Jam Tonic - NY mixed
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo mixed
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo mixed
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 4
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 4
Fantasma
Fantasma
Impromptus
Impromptus
Memories, Dreams, and Reflections
Memories, Dreams, and Reflections
Prolegomena
Prolegomena
Nocturnes
Nocturnes
The Bagatelles, Vol. 3 - Trigger
The Bagatelles, Vol. 3 - Trigger
The Bagatelles Vol. 5
The Bagatelles Vol. 5
John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol. 4 – Curling
John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol. 4 – Curling
Sing Me Now Asleep
Sing Me Now Asleep
Alea iacta est
Alea iacta est
Seven Sonnets
Seven Sonnets

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