Improvisations feat. John Zorn, Marc Ribot, John Medeski, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Chris Wood, Cyro Baptista, Billy Martin, Kenny Wollesen and Joey Baron

John Zorn, saksofon, vodja /

saxophone, band leader

Marc Ribot, kitara / guitar

John Medeski, klaviature / keyboards

Jamie Saft, klaviature / keyboards

Trevor Dunn, bas / bass

Chris Wood, bas / bass

Cyro Baptista, tolkala / percussion

Billy Martin, bobni / drums

Kenny Wollesen, vibrafon / vibraphone

Joey Baron, bobni / drums

Takole je v intervjuju (ki jih sicer zelo nerad daje) za Mladino (skupaj so ga opravili Ičo Vidmar, Miha Zadnikar in Luka Zagoričnik) povedal John Zorn leta 2004, pred nastopom Electric Masade v Ljubljani: »Po mojem nisem posnel plošče, iz katere bi lahko sklepali o mojem delu. Še sam nisem prepričan, za kaj gre pri tem Johnu Zornu.« No, pa nam je že lažje, saj ponuja njegov opus morda najbolj raznovrstno gradivo, kar ga je kdor koli posnel. V svojih delih se nanaša na mirijado umetniških postopkov, z referencami na slikarje, filmarje, pisatelje, druge kulture … A te reference si ves čas sledijo v nenavadnih zaporedjih, ki jih narekujejo teorija iger, naključje, sprotno skladanje. Kot je sam povedal, imajo prav vsi detajli njegove glasbe zanj smisel in vsi so povezani. Iz stotin albumov, ki jih je podpisal kot avtor, skladatelj, založnik in producent (vodi kultno založbo Tzadik) – že samo v svoji seriji Filmworks je pravkar objavil 23. naslov! – nas z načeli in citati nagovarjajo Morricone, free jazz, eksotika, noise, Godard, klezmer, Ornette, Spillane, avantgarda, Carl Stalling, hardcore, klasika, japonska glasba, radikalna judovska kultura … in kajpak John Zorn!

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In an interview, which he normally very reluctantly grants, for Mladina magazine (conducted by Ičo Vidmar, Miha Zadnikar and Luka Zagoričnik) before performing with Electric Masada in Ljubljana in 2004, John Zorn explained: “In my view none of the records I’ve made defines my work. I am not quite that certain myself, what John Zorn is all about.” Well, this makes it easier for us, as his oeuvre involves perhaps some of the most diversified material anyone has ever made. In his work, Zorn resorts to a myriad of artistic methods, offering references to painters, filmmakers, writers, other cultures… However, these allusions are throughout made in unusual sequences, which are dictated by game theory, incidence, or impromptu composing. As elucidated by the man himself, every single facet of his music makes sense to him and they are all interconnected. The hundreds of albums he has sired as a composer, publisher and producer (he manages the cult recording label Tzadik) – his Filmworks series alone has witnessed its 23rd title! – reveal traces and principles of Morricone, free jazz, exotica, noise, Godard, klezmer, Ornette, Spillane, avant-garde, Carl Stalling, hardcore, classical music, Japanese music, radical Jewish culture… and, naturally, John Zorn himself!