John Zorn
New Masada Sextet
Friday, March 26, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
Cleveland debut!
“A chameleonic New York composer whose work has fruitfully touched on everything from chamber music to death metal.”
– New York Times
“Masada has remained the most consistently interesting and almost supernaturally imaginative work of American jazz in the last decade.”
– Pitchfork
An artist whose work is so far-reaching and uncompromisingly diverse, he is the living embodiment of New York’s now legendary “downtown scene.” Zorn had altered the musical landscape before he entered middle age by shattering boundaries and collecting around him players of the highest caliber across all disciplines. MacArthur “genius grant” winner, maverick, Jewish culture proponent, and independent music hero, Zorn introduces his New Masada Sextet: John Zorn, sax; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Uri Caine, piano; Greg Cohen, bass; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Joey Baron, drums. $34, CMA members $33.
www.myspace.com/johnzorn
Copresented with the Cleveland Contemporary Players Series at Cleveland State University
These programs made possible in part by:
The Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund
The P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund
The Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund
Additional support has been provided by:
The Musart Society
John P. Murphy Foundation