John Zorn
Experimental & noise band from Queens, NY · formed 1953
- avant-garde
- avant-garde jazz
- avant-prog
- chamber jazz
- classical
- conducted improvisation
- contemporary classical
- easy listening
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- None on record
About
John Zorn is a band from Queens, NY, formed in 1953, tagged avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, avant-prog by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- John Zorn formed in 1953 — MusicBrainz
- John Zorn is based in Queens — MusicBrainz
- Painkiller: member — MusicBrainz
- Electric Masada: alto saxophone — MusicBrainz
- Buck Jam Tonic: member — MusicBrainz
- Company 91: member — MusicBrainz
- Hemophiliac: member — MusicBrainz
- Mystic Fugu Orchestra: member — MusicBrainz
- Masada: member — MusicBrainz
- Naked City: member — MusicBrainz
- Brötzmann Clarinet Project: member — MusicBrainz
- Locus Solus: member — MusicBrainz
- Modern Chamber Music: member — MusicBrainz
- Bladerunner: member — MusicBrainz
- John Zorn has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1978–1995 — MusicBrainz
- John Zorn formed in 1973 — Wikipedia
- John Zorn plays Avant-garde — Wikipedia
- John Zorn plays experimental — Wikipedia
- John Zorn plays avant-rock — Wikipedia
- John Zorn plays jazz — Wikipedia
- John Zorn plays classical — Wikipedia
- John Zorn has 259560 listeners on Last.fm — John Zorn on Last.fm
- John Zorn has released 10 recordings between 2025 and 2026 — John Zorn on Discogs
- John Zorn has 5 followers on Genius — John Zorn on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
35 releases, 1978–2026Curling
2026
Sing Me Now Asleep
2026
Alea Iacta Est
2026
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 8
2026
Seven Sonnets
2026
John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 6
2026
Those Landings
2026
The Complete String Quartets
2025
The Bagatelles Vol. 1
2025
Buck Jam Tonic - Tokyo Mixed
2025
First Recordings 1973
1995 · Album
Redbird
1995 · Album
The Book of Heads
1995 · Album
The Art of Memory
1994 · Album
Kristallnacht
1993 · Album
Elegy
1992 · Album
More News for Lulu
1992 · Album
Attention Span
1990 · Album
Naked City
1990 · Album
Spy vs. Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman
1989 · Album
News for Lulu
1988 · Album
Cobra
1987 · Album
Spillane
1987 · Album
Deadly Weapons
1986 · Album
The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone
1986 · Album
The Classic Guide to Strategy - Volume Two
1986 · Album
Ganryu Island
1985 · Album
Locus Solus
1983 · Album
The Classic Guide To Strategy - Volume One
1983 · Album
Yankees
1982 · Album
Archery
1981 · Album
Hockey
1980 · Album
Pool
1980 · Album
Environment for Sextet
1979 · Album
School
1978 · Album
Lineup
- Painkiller
- Electric Masada · alto saxophone
- Buck Jam Tonic
- Company 91
- Hemophiliac
- Mystic Fugu Orchestra
- Masada
- Naked City
- Brötzmann Clarinet Project
- Locus Solus
- Modern Chamber Music
- Bladerunner
- Torture Garden
- Moonchild · additional, saxophone
- Toy Killers
- Awakening Ground · alto saxophone
- New Electric Masada · saxophone
- The Frank Lowe Orchestra · alto saxophone
- John Zorn Ensemble
- Wadada Leo Smith’s Silver Orchestra · alto saxophone
Former
- The Microscopic Septet · alto saxophone
Airplay
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| John Zorn on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| John Zorn on Discogs | Artist facts |
| John Zorn on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.