JOHN ZORN’s 65th Birthday - SEPT 1ST-4TH (6 SHOWS!) IN SF

[SFZORNFAN]

John Zorn and The Chapel are extremely excited to announce a very special run show at The Chapel in San Francisco in celebration of John Zorn’s 65th birthday. Zorn has called upon some of the best musicians in the genre to join him, including John Medeski, Mike Patton, Cyro Baptista and Erik Friedlander, among many others, to recreate works from his numerous outfits including Masada, Bagatelles, Secret Chiefs 3 and more.


“It is truly an honor to be invited back to The Chapel for an exciting series of concerts in celebration of my 65th birthday,” said John Zorn. “Featuring over a dozen all-star ensembles, this four-day retrospective includes music from the 3 Masada books, the new book of Bagatelles, Simulacrum and new classical concert music for violin, cello, piano, vibes and rhythm section. Much of the music is being presented on the West Coast for the first time!”


Below is the full schedule of shows for the residency:


Saturday, September 1st – 7PM (Early Show): Bagatelles Triple Bill

TRIGGER

Will Greene, guitar

Simon Hanes, bass

Aaron Edgcomb, Drums

ERIK FRIEDLANDER and MICHAEL NICOLAS

Erik Friedlander, cello

Michael Nicolas, cello

BAGATELLES QUINTET

John Zorn, saxophone

Dave Douglas, saxophone

Greg Cohen, bass

Kenny Wollesen, drums

Kenny Grohowski, drums


Saturday, September 1st – 10PM (Late Show): Masada Books 1, 2 and 3


MASADA STRING TRIO

Mark Feldman, violin

Erik Friedlander, cello

Greg Cohen, bass

John Zorn, conductor

SOFIA REI

Sofia Rei, voice

JC Maillard, saxophone

MASADA QUARTET

John Zorn, saxophone

Dave Douglas, saxophone

Greg Cohen, bass

Kenny Wollesen, drums


Sunday, September 2nd – 7PM (Early Show): Improv benefit for The Stone & Simulacrum


IMPROV BENEFIT FOR THE STONE

John Zorn, saxophone

Mike Patton, voice

John Medeski, organ

Matt Hollenberg, guitar

Kenny Grohowski, drums

SIMULACRUM

John Medeski, organ

Matt Hollenberg, guitar

Kenny Grohowski, drums


Sunday, September 2nd – 10PM (Late Show): Masada Rock Double Bill with Cleric & Secret Chiefs 3


CLERIC PLAYS MASADA

Matt Hollenberg, guitar

Nick Shellenberg, voice, keys

Dan Kennedy, bass

Larry Kwartowitz, drums

SECRET CHIEFS 3 PLAY MASADA

Trey spruance, guitar

Jason Schimmel, guitar

Matt Lebofsky, keyboards

Eyvind Kang, violin

Shanir Blumenkranz, bass

Ches Smith, percussion

Kenny Grohowski, drums


Monday, September 3rd – 7PM: THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS—new chamber music


Aristos Trilogy

Ghosts As Above, So Below

Hexentarot Naked Lunch

Scaramouche Zeitgehoft

Auto da fe Conqueror Worm

Chris Otto, violin

Michael Nicolas, cello

Steve Gosling, piano

Sae Hashimoto, vibes

Shanir Blumenkranz, bass

Ches Smith, drums


Tuesday, September 4th – 7PM: Masada and Bagatelles


BRIAN MARSELLA TRIO play MASADA

Brian Marsella, piano

Greg Cohen, bass

Kenny Wollesen, drums

BRIAN SOLO BAGATELLES

Brian Marsella, solo piano

BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS play MASADA

Cyro Baptista, percussion

Brian Marsella, piano

Shanir Blumenkranz ,bass

Kenny Wollesen, drums

VENUE WEBSITE: www.chapelsf.com

Address: 777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA

Tickets: bit.ly/2APUrzY

[stefanodoug]

What happened to Joey Baron?
He seems to have disappeared from Zorn's radar for a while. Though I appreciate Zorn's turnover with younger musicians, Joey is such a great guy on stage with his contagious smiling that I miss him
Apart from that, great setlist!

[Sordel]

Aug 10, 2018 13:19:19 GMT -5 stefanodoug said:

What happened to Joey Baron?
He seems to have disappeared from Zorn's radar for a while.

Only if you mean he's disappeared since he played with Zorn two weeks ago in Lisbon! It's unusual not to have Joey on the drummer's stool for a Masada show but I would guess that it's a scheduling conflict reflecting such a late announcement of the programme.

[stefanodoug]

Oops, I did not notice that
He seems to have joined less JZ concerts recently, that's it.