New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands

Album by John Zorn

New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands is an avant‑garde album by John Zorn that stages narrators and singers in East Asian languages alongside small electric bar‑band ensembles to juxtapose traditional vocal inflections with Western improvisation. Drawing on experimental rock and jazz, it explores cross‑cultural themes through structured improvisation and theatre‑like text settings.
First released: 20th May 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Hu Die
    25:09
  2. 2.
    Hwang Chin-ee
    16:41
  3. 3.
    Quế Trân
    30:47