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DAY 1 (February 17): - Banquet of the Spirits - Ben Goldbert Quartet - Mark Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier Duo - Mycale - Masada Sextet

DAY 2 (February 18): - Uri Caine - Masada String Trio - Jamie Saft Trio - Erik Friedlander - Masada Quintet featuring Chris Potter

Mycale : Mycale: The Book of Angels Volume 13 Get ready for a whole new approach to Masada music! Expressive and passionate, Basya Schecter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Malika Zarra and Sofia Rei Koutsovitis are four of the most creative vocalists around. Each the leader of a dynamic band of their own, they come together here in an intimate a cappella setting to interpret eleven songs from Zorn's remarkable Book of Angels. With lyrics in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, French and Arabic drawn from Rumi, Fernando Pessoa, The Hebrew Bible and more, the Masada vocal project is perhaps the most hauntingly beautiful installments in the entire Angels series. Dynamic and evocative New Jewish Music from four powerful women vocalists! Archival Series

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A Benefit for Tuli Kupferberg



Produced by Hal Willner
Friday, January 22 at 7:30PM

at St. Ann's Warehouse
38 Water St
DUMBO, Bklyn, NY 11201

2010 will be a landmark year for John Zorn who promises 12 new CD releases-one every month! Included will be new music from The Dreamers, Moonchild and Alhambra, 3 new releases in The Book of Angels series, a major new studio composition dedicated to the Korean-American writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, a classical release featuring his acclaimed violin concerto Contes des Fées, the DVD release of his opera with Richard Foreman ASTRONOME, a ripping improvised duo recording with Fred Frith and undoubtedly several surprises. Most of the recordings are already completed and the release schedule set, so keep your eyes and ears open and expect a new Zorn release every 4th Tuesday of the month in 2010!

John Zorn : Femina



Structured as a colorful tribute to women in the Arts, Femina is a triumphant return to the file card technique that has produced some of Zorn's most shockingly original compositions. Much like an aural film, the music jumps from scene to scene with breathtaking precision, following its own peculiar logic. Hildegard von Bingen, Meredith Monk, Simone de Beauvoir, Frida Kahlo, Madame Blavatsky, Isadora Duncan, Hélène Cixous, Gertrude Stein, Abe Sada, Sylvia Plath, Louise Bourgeois, Margaret Mead, Loie Fuller, Dorothy Parker, Yoko Ono and the moon goddess En Hedu’Anna are just a few of the figures who are referenced, reflected and summoned in this soulful and exhilarating tribute to some of the greatest hearts and minds that ever lived. Featuring an all-woman band of some of the downtown scene's most creative and talented musicians, Femina is one of Zorn's deepest and most profoundly beautiful creations.

Unique packaging contains artwork and a booklet of images by Kiki Smith, one of the world’s greatest and most important art visionaries.

Personnel:
Jennifer Choi
Okkyung Lee
Carol Emanuel
Sylvie Courvoisier
Shayna Dunkelman
Ikue Mori
and Laurie Anderson as special guest.




Available at www.tzadik.com

John Zorn :  Arcana IV


Now in its fourth installment, with a fifth in preparation, John Zorn's acclaimed ARCANA
series has become a major source on new music theory and practice in the 21st century.
Rather than an attempt to distill or define a musician's work, Arcana illuminates via
personal vision and experience through the undiluted words and thoughts of the
 practitioners themselves. Elucidating through manifestoes, scores, interviews, notes and
 critical papers, composer/performers address composing, improvising, teaching, living,
 touring and thinking in and through music. Essential for composers, musicians, students
 and fans alike, this challenging and original series provides insight into the work and
 methodologies of some of the most remarkable creative minds of our time.


Now available at http://www.tzadik.com/

Personnel:
Derek Bailey
Chris Cutler
Paul Dresher
Arnold Dreyblatt
Toby Driver
Marty Ehrlich
Mamoru Fujieda
Shelley Hirsch
Robin Holcomb
Wayne Horvitz
John King
Keeril Makan
Gordon Mumma
David Slusser
Kathleen Supové
Davey Williams
Carolyn Yarnell
Nels Cline
David Dunn
Peter Evans
James Fei
Fast Forward
Miguel Frasconi
Kenneth Gaburo
Steve Gorn
Vijay Iyer
Alex Lipowski
Bob Ludwig
Benedict Mason
Hankus Netsky
Steve Peters
Matana Roberts
Brandon Ross
Ursel Schlict
Tyshawn Sorey

For this very special release in The Book of Angels series, Zorn has brought together five of the most acclaimed musicians in modern jazz to perform nine of his most distinctive and lyrical compositions. Truly a jazz supergroup, these five master musicians explore Zorn's beautiful and exotic tunes with profound melodic and harmonic knowledge and a depth of feeling that is a joy to hear. One of the most breathtaking CDs in the entire Masada series—a touch of the sublime from the beautiful new Masada Quintet!

Personnel:
Joey Baron: Drums, Uri Caine: Piano, Greg Cohen: Bass, Dave Douglas: Trumpet, Joe Lovano: Tenor Saxophone - As guest: John Zorn: Alto Sax.

Available at www.tzadik.com

John Zorn : Alhambra Love Songs



In an easy listening mode, Alhambra Love Songs is Zorn’s touching and lyrical ode to the San Francisco/Bay Area and the wonderful artists who have made it their home. Including tributes to artists as diverse as Vince Guaraldi, Clint Eastwood, David Lynch, Mike Patton and Harry Smith, the music is some of the most beautiful and soothing Zorn has ever written. Touching on the jazz/pop/funk trios of Vince Guaraldi and Ramsey Lewis, the music is scored for a remarkable piano trio of Rob Burger (Rufus Wainwright, Marianne Faithfull, Laurie Anderson), Greg Cohen (Ornette Coleman, Masada, Burt Bacharach) and Ben Perowsky (Uri Caine, Steve Bernstein, John Lurie). Evocative and endlessly listenable, this is perhaps the single most charming cd in Zorn’s entire catalog, and will appeal to fans of Vince Guaraldi, Ahmad Jamal, Henry Mancini and even George Winston!

Available at www.tzadik.com