John Zorn
Music
EVENTS 2013
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- MAY -
3 | COBRA Tokyo Operation - prompted by Makigami Koichi
La Mama, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
10 | THE HERMETIC ORGAN
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC
13 | JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
The Stone, NYC
17 | ZORN AT 60
Moers Festival, Germany
19 | ZORN AT 60
FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec
30 | MIKA YOSHIDA STOLTZMAN plays The Nymphs
Carnegie Hall, NYC
- JUNE -
3 | ABRAXAS plays Book of Angels
Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel, Philadelphia, PA
8 | ZORN AT 60 : John Zorn/Bill Laswell/Milford Graves Trio
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
11 | MOONCHILD
Teatro Sucre, Quito, Ecuador
12 | ERIK FRIEDLANDER plays Book of Angels
Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel, Philadelphia, PA
12 | MOONCHILD
Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile
14 | MOONCHILD
Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 | MOONCHILD
Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, Bogotà, Colombia
21 | NED ROTHENBERG & JOHN ZORN
The Stone, NYC
23 | ZORN's SACRED VOICES
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
25 | ZORN's SACRED VOICES
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
27 | URI CAINE plays Book of Angels
Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel, Philadelphia, PA
June 20 to July 28 | The Art of the Obsessions Collective (Art Exhibition)
Gent Jazz - ZebraStraat, Gent, Belgium
- JULY -
12 | ZORN AT 60
Barbican Centre, London, UK
13 | ZORN AT 60
North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
14 | ZORN AT 60
Gent Jazz Festival, Belgium `
16 | ZORN AT 60
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Poland
18 | ZORN AT 60 : The Holy Visions
Lincon Center Festival, NYC
20 | ZORN AT 60 : The Complete String Quartets
Lincon Center Festival, NYC
27 | MASADA MARATHON
Jazzaldia, San Sebastian, Spain
- AUGUST -
2-4 | ZORN AT 60
Jazz em Agosto, Lisbon, Portugal
29 | FRED FRITH & JOHN ZORN
The Stone, NYC
- SPTEMBER -
7 | ZORN AT 60
Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
15 | MASADA MARATHON
NYU Kimmel Center, NYC
20-21 | ZORN AT 60 : Essential Cinema / FilmWorks
Anthology Film Archives, NYC
23 | THE HERMETIC ORGAN
St Paul's Chapel, NYC
25 | ZORN AT 60 : Orchestra
Miller Theatre at Columbia University, NYC
26 | ZORN AT 60 : Chamber Music
Miller Theatre at Columbia University, NYC
27 | ZORN AT 60 : Game Pieces
Miller Theatre at Columbia University, NYC
28 | ZORN AT 60
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
29 | ZORN AT 60 : The Song Project
Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
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John Zorn was born September 2, 1953 in NYC and has been in touch with the creative environment of downtown New York most of his life. Drawing on his experience in a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, hardcore punk, klezmer, film, cartoon, popular and improvised music, John Zorn has created an influential body of work that defies academic categories.
He has been a central figure in the Dowtown Scene since 1975, incorporating a wide range of musicians in various compositional formats, his experimental work in rock and jazz with the bands: NAKED CITY, PAINKILLER and MASADA earning him a large cult following.
His work is diverse and remarkably eclectic and draws inspiration from art, literature, film, theatre, philosophy, alchemy and mysticism, as well as music. His early inspirations include American innovators [Ives, Varèse, Cage, Carter, Partch], the European tradition of [Berg, Stravinsky, Ligeti, Boulez, Kagel], soundtrack composers [Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone], cartoon music composer [Carl Stalling], avant-garde filmmakers such as [Harry Smith, Jack Smith, Kennet Anger, Stan Brakhage, Jean-Luc Godard], Ontological-Hysteric Theater director [Richard Foreman], among many others.
He founded the Tzadik label in 1995, runs the East Village performance space The Stone, and has edited/published five volumes of musician's writings under the title ARCANA.
He tours extensively with his various ensembles, playing a great variety of music and his works are performed worldwide by rock bands, improvisers, jazz musicians and classical ensembles. He has received numerous commissions from among others, the Kronos Quartet, the New York Philharmonic, EOS Orchestra, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Bayerischer Staatsoper, WDR Orchestra Koln and American pianist Stephen Drury.
Honors include the Cultural Achievement Award from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and the William Schuman Prize for composition from Columbia University. He was inducted into the Long Island Hall of Fame by Lou Reed in 2010 and is a MacArthur Fellow. In 2012 he was given the honorary doctorate Magister Artium Gaundensis by the University of Ghent, Belgium.
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"My musical world is like a little prism. You look through it and it goes off in a million different directions. Since every genre is the same, all musicians should be equally respected. It doesn't matter if it's jazz, blues, or classical.
They're all the same."
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For inquiries regarding the concert music of John Zorn, visit
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TZADIK
is a not-for-profit, co-operative record label dedicated to releasing the best in avant garde and experimental music, presenting a worldwide community of contemporary musician-composers who find it difficult or impossible to release their music through more conventional channels. Tzadik believes most of all in the integrity of its artists. What you hear on Tzadik is the artists' vision undiluted.
Founded in 1995 by John Zorn in co-operation with Kazunori Sugiyama.
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THE STONE
- A New Artists' Space in the East Village
artistic director John Zorn
The Stone is a not-for-profit performance space dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde. All expenses are paid for by the MUSIC itself—through the online sale of Special Edition CDs released yearly on the Tzadik label. Each month a different musician is responsible for curating the programs with 100% of the nightly revenue going directly to the musicians.
There are no refreshments or merchandise at The Stone. Only music. All ages are welcome.
The Stone is located at the corner of Avenue C and Second Street
Music — Tuesday thru Sunday at 8 and 10PM
Closed on Mondays
For schedule of events, go to
www.thestonenyc.com
OBSESSIONS COLLECTIVE
The Obsessions Collective is a new online art gallery founded and curated by John Zorn/Hips Road
www.obsessionscollective.com
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NEW RELEASES FOR MAY 2013 - Pat Metheny's Tap/Guerilla Toss/Les Rhinocéros II http://t.co/uTh2JHGGN4
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Check out the 5049 Podcast hosted by Jeremiah Cymerman http://t.co/sbIhCkIXT7
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OUT NOW! Pat Metheny : Tap: Book of Angels vol. 20 http://t.co/Ndku1tVlzj
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OUT NOW! Guerilla Toss : Guerilla Toss http://t.co/43v4a7yV9z
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OUT NOW! Les Rhinocéros : Les Rhinocéros II http://t.co/uSTqUyF9Bo
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Evelyn Glennie & Fred Frith at Moers Festival - Full concert on ARTE Live Web http://t.co/9aIz3UnoQZ
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New York Times Interview with Pat Metheny and John Zorn http://t.co/LxXlRyPNBT
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Stuart Maconie chats to John Zorn & Pat Metheny about their new collaboration on BBC Radio 6 | Tonight 8pm UK time! http://t.co/I2xe5Iry8N
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ZORNTAG at moers festival - Live broadcast on ARTE Live Web starting right now !!! http://t.co/rtJhAhgo8Q
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The Return of Richard Foreman, Rabbi of New York's Downtown Theater Scene | Jewish Daily Forward http://t.co/J6PbFKCNNF
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A nice portrait of IKUE MORI by Ingunn Dybendal http://t.co/pyStZn7FN4
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Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang - European Tour starting tonight in Moers! http://t.co/m5N8ylghgK
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Brown Wing Overdrive > Original trio line-up, resurrected! + Pet Bottle Ningen @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn | 05/22 http://t.co/rSg9hUW4bi
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Cyro Baptista's BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS - European Tour in Austria/Slovenia/France/Norway/Switzerland - May 23-31 http://t.co/ToDulB2OPt
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Kim Gordon with Ikue Mori playing drums ! http://t.co/797T6SgGne
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The Mysteries
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Lemma
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Release Date: 02/26/2013
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The Concealed
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Release Date: 11/27/2012
Music And Its Double
Three powerful dramatic works from Zorn’s remarkable concert music catalog!...
Release Date: 10/30/2012
A Vision In Blakelight
Inspired by the spiritual mythology of William Blake, A Vision in Blakelight is the latest in Zorn’s continuing series of 21st century mystical works...
Release Date: 09/25/2012
Arcana VI (BOOK)
We are living at a time of revolution: politically, intellectually, emotionally, artistically, spiritually and technologically. History has shown us that times of crisis are also very exciting times for the Arts, and accordingly there is a great deal of amazing music being made today. Unfortunately the best of it remains obscure, overshadowed by work that is more easily grasped on first hearing...
Release Date: 08/28/2012
Rimbaud
An eclectic suite inspired by revolutionary French writer Arthur Rimbaud!...
Release Date: 08/28/2012
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz : Abraxas: The Book of Angels vol. 19
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz steps out on his own to make one of the most primal and tribal installments in the Book of Angels series...
Release Date: 07/31/2012
The Hermetic Organ
This is the first volume documenting Zorn's breathtaking solo organ improvisations. Although organ was Zorn's first instrument...
Release Date: 06/19/2012
Templars-In Sacred Blood
Over a year in the making, the 6th CD in the Moonchild legacy...
Release Date: 05/22/2012
Nosferatu
Created for a modern Polish stage production of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, Zorn has created a music filled with nostalgia, tenderness, violent power and a great sense of mystery...
Release Date: 04/24/2012
David Krakauer : Pruflas: The Book of Angels vol. 18
David Krakauer is one of the greatest of all modern Klezmer clarinetists...
Release Date: 03/26/2012
The Gnostic Preludes
Get ready for some of the most beautiful music Zorn has ever made! The Gnostic Preludes is the latest volume in the mystical quest of In Search of the Miraculous, The Goddess and At the Gates of Paradise...
Release Date: 03/13/2012
Mount Analogue
Drawing inspiration from the life and work of the towering spiritual figure Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Mount Analogue is one of Zorn’s greatest creations...
Release Date: 01/31/2012
Elegy—20th Anniversary Edition
Composed, recorded and originally released in Japan in 1992, Elegy is one of Zorn's most important "file-card" compositions...
A Dreamers Christmas
The biggest surprise of the year is John Zorn's beautiful Christmas CD. Zorn has hand picked seven of his favorite Christmas songs...
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Release Date: 10/11/2011
The Dreamers Featuring Mike Patton: The Christmas Song/Santa's Workshop
LIMITED EDITION VINYL 45rpm !!!
Release Date: 10/11/2011
At The Gates Of Paradise
Channelling the work of Romantic visionary William Blake and ancient Gnostic writings from the Nag Hammadi archives, At the Gates of Paradise is the newest installment in Zorn’s ever growing catalog of mystical works...
Release Date: 09/27/2011
Enigmata
Twelve bizarre compositional miniatures for the blazing duo of Marc Ribot and Trevor Dunn ...
Release Date: 07/12/2011
The Satyr's Play - Cerberus
Two dramatic new worlds in sound from our downtown Alchemist who continues to confound and defy expectations well into his fourth decade of recorded activity ...
Release Date: 04/19/2011
Nova Express
Following up on seeds first planted in the depths of the Interzone conspiracy, Nova Express combines the quirky atonal lyricism of Zorn's classical music with the cut up techniques of Naked City and the intimate virtuosity of the Masada songbook ...
Release Date: 04/05/2011
Banquet of the Spirits : Caym: The Book of Angels Vol. 17
Banquet of the Spirits is the tight touring band of Cyro Baptista, one of the world's most creative percussionists and one of Zorn's oldest friends and closest collaborators ...
Release Date: 01/25/2011
The Dreamers - The Gentle Side (Limited Edition Vinyl)
By popular request Tzadik has finally initiated a new limited edition vinyl series of some of our greatest releases ...
Release Date: 11/22/2010
Interzone
ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Femina, Dictée and Liber Novus were a triumphant return to the file card techniques ...
Release Date: 11/22/2010
What Thou Wilt
Composed in 1999 at the turning of the millennium, Contes de Fées is one of Zorn's classical masterworks ...
Release Date: 10/25/2010
Top Friends (2)

» The Classic Guide to Strategy: Volume One (1983, Lumina > 1996, Tzadik)
» Locus Solus (1983, Rift > 1991, Eva/Wave > 1995, Tzadik)
» The Classic Guide to Strategy: Volume Two (1985, Lumina > 1996, Tzadik)
» The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays The Music Of Ennio Morricone (1986, Elektra Nonesuch > 2000, Tzadik)
» Spillane (1987, Elektra Nonesuch > 1999, Tzadik)
» Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman (1988, Elektra Nonesuch)
» Elegy (1992, Eva > 1995, Tzadik)
» Kristallnacht (1993, Eva > 1995, Tzadik)
» First Recordings 1973 (1995, Tzadik)
» The Classic Guide to Strategy: Volumes One & Two (1996, Tzadik)
» New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands (1997, Tzadik)
» The Bribe (1998, Tzadik)
» Godard/Spillane (1999, Tzadik)
» The Big Gundown—15th Anniversary Special Edition (2000, Tzadik)
» IAO (2002, Tzadik)
» Femina (2009, Tzadik)
» Dictée/Liber Novus (2010, Tzadik)
» Interzone (2010, Tzadik)
» Nova Express (2011, Tzadik)
» Enigmata (2011, Tzadik)
» At the Gates of Paradise (2011, Tzadik)
» Music for Children : Music Romance Series Vol. I (1998, Tzadik)
» Taboo & Exile : Music Romance Series Vol. II (1999, Tzadik)
» The Gift : Music Romance Series Vol. III (2001, Tzadik)
» Music for Children—10th Anniversary Edition (2009, Tzadik)
» Moonchild: Songs Without Words (2006, Tzadik)
» Astronome (2006, Tzadik)
» Six Litanies for Heliogabalus (2007, Tzadik)
» The Crucible (2009, Tzadik)
» Ipsissimus (2010, Tzadik)
» The Dreamers (2008, Tzadik)
» O'o (2009, Tzadik)
» The Gentle Side (compilation) (2010, Tzadik) Limited Edition Vinyl
» A Dreamers Christmas (2011, Tzadik) CD & Limited Edition Vinyl
» Alhambra Love Songs (2009, Tzadik)
» In Search of the Miraculous (2010, Tzadik)
» The Goddess—Music for the Ancient of Days (2010, Tzadik)
Game Pieces
» Lacrosse (1977, Parachute > 2000, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Hockey (1980, Parachute > 2002, Tzadik)
» Pool (1980, Parachute > 2000, Tzadik)
» Archery (1981, Parachute > 2001, Tzadik) 3xCD
» The Parachute Years 1977-1981 : Lacrosse - Hockey - Pool - Archery (1997, Tzadik) 7xCD
» Cobra (1987/2002, Hat Hut)
» Cobra Tokyo Operations '94 (1994, Avant)
» Cobra Live at the Knitting Factory (1995, Knitting)
» Cobra - John Zorn's Game Pieces Vol. 2 (2002, Tzadik)
» Xu Feng - John Zorn's Game Pieces Vol. 1 (2000, Tzadik)
Classical Concert Works
» Redbird (1995, Tzadik)
» The Book of Heads (1995, Tzadik)
» Duras : Duchamp (1997, Tzadik)
» Angelus Novus (1998, Tzadik)
» Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra (1998, Tzadik)
» The String Quartets (1999, Tzadik)
» Cartoon S/M (2000, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Madness, Love and Mysticism (2001, Tzadik)
» Songs from the Hermetic Theatre (2001, Tzadik)
» Chimeras (2003, Tzadik)
» Magick (2004, Tzadik)
» Mysterium (2005, Tzadik)
» Rituals (2005, Tzadik)
» From Silence to Sorcery (2007, Tzadik)
» Chimeras—Revised Edition (2010, Tzadik)
» What Thou Wilt (2010, Tzadik)
» The Satyr's Play - Cerberus (2011, Tzadik)
FilmWorks Series
» Filmworks I: 1986-1990 (1990, Wave/Eva > 1992, Nonesuch > 1997, Tzadik)
» Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill (1995, Toy's Factory > 1996, Tzadik)
» Filmworks III: 1990-1995 (1995, Evva > 1997, Tzadik)
» Filmworks IV: S&M + More (1997, Tzadik)
» Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy (1996, Tzadik)
» Filmworks VI: 1996 (1996, Tzadik)
» Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour (1989, Sony Japan > 1997, Tzadik)
» Filmworks VIII: 1997 (1998, Tzadik)
» Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d (2000, Tzadik)
» Filmworks X: In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2001, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XI: Secret Lives (2002, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries (2002, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide (2002, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking (2003, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion (2005, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death (2005, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XVII: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls (2006, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment (2006, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XIX: The Rain Horse (2008, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XX: Sholem Aleichem (2008, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature/The New Rijksmuseum (2008, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XXII: The Last Supper (2008, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XXIII: El General (2009, Tzadik)
» Filmworks XXIV: The Nobel Prize Winner (2010, Tzadik)
» Filmworks Anthology - 20 Years of Soundtrack Music (2005, Tzadik) 2xCD
Masada Book I
» Alef (1994, Diw)
» Beit (1994, Diw)
» Gimel (1994, Diw)
» Dalet (1994, Diw)
» Hei (1995, Diw)
» Vav (1995, Diw)
» Zayin (1996, Diw)
» Het (1996, Diw)
» Tet (1997, Diw)
» Yod (1997, Diw)
» Sanhedrin: Unreleased Studio Recordings 1994-1997 (2005, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Live 1994 (1995, Jazz Door)
» Live in Taipei 1995 (1998, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Live in Jerusalem 1994 (1999, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Live in Middleheim 1999 (1999, Tzadik)
» Live in Sevilla 2000 (2000, Tzadik)
» Live at Tonic 2001 (2001, Tzadik) 2xCD
» First Live 1993 (2002, Tzadik)
» Bar Kokhba : Masada Chamber Ensembles (1996, Tzadik) 2xCD
» The Circle Maker: Zevulun (1998, Tzadik) 1 of 2xCD Set
» The Circle Maker: Issachar (1998, Tzadik) 1 of 2xCD Set
» At the Mountains of Madness (2005, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Masada Guitars : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 1 (2003, Tzadik)
» Voices in the Wilderness : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 2 (2003, Tzadik) 2xCD
» The Unknown Masada : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3 (2003, Tzadik)
» Masada Recital : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4 (2004, Tzadik)
» Masada Rock : Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 5 (2005, Tzadik)
» Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass: A Tribute to Bruno Schultz- The Cracow Klezmer Band Plays John Zorn (2005, Tzadik)
Masada Book II - The Book of Angels
» Jamie Saft Trio : Astaroth: Book of Angels Vol. 1 (2005, Tzadik)
» Masada String Trio : Azazel: Book of Angels Vol. 2 (2005, Tzadik)
» Mark Feldman / Sylvie Courvoisier : Malphas: Book of Angels Vol. 3 (2006, Tzadik)
» Koby Israelite : Orobas: Book of Angels Vol. 4 (2006, Tzadik)
» The Cracow Klezmer Band : Balan: Book of Angels Vol. 5 (2006, Tzadik)
» Uri Caine : Moloch: Book of Angels Vol. 6 (2006, Tzadik)
» Marc Ribot : Asmodeus: Book of Angels Vol. 7 (2007, Tzadik)
» Erik Friedlander : Volac: Book of Angels Vol. 8 (2007, Tzadik)
» Secret Chiefs 3 : Xaphan: Book of Angels Vol. 9 (2008, Tzadik)
» Bar Kokhba Sextet : Lucifer: Book of Angels Vol. 10 (2008, Tzadik)
» Medeski, Martin and Wood : Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol. 11 (2008, Tzadik)
» Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano : Stolas: The Book of Angels Vol. 12 (2009, Tzadik)
» Mycale : Mycale: The Book of Angels Vol. 13 (2010, Tzadik)
» The Dreamers : Ipos: The Book of Angels Vol. 14 (2010, Tzadik)
» Ben Goldberg Quartet : Baal: The Book of Angels Vol. 15 (2010, Tzadik)
» Masada String Trio : Haborym: The Book of Angels Vol. 16 (2010, Tzadik)
» Banquet of the Spirits : Caym: The Book of Angels Vol. 17 (2011, Tzadik)
Naked City
» Naked City (1989, Elektra Nonesuch > 2005, Tzadik)
» Torture Garden (1989, Toy's Factory/Shimmy Disc > 1991, Earache > 1996/2010, Tzadik)
» Napalm Death / John Zorn : split hard vinyl 7" - presented free with "The Catalogue" 'zine (1990, Earache)
» Grand Guignol (1992, Avant > 2005, Tzadik)
» Leng Tch'e (1992, Toy's Factory > 1996/2005/2010, Tzadik)
» Heretic, Jeux des Dames Cruelles (1992, Avant > 2005, Tzadik)
» Radio (1993, Avant > 2005, Tzadik)
» Absinthe (1993, Avant > 2005, Tzadik)
» Black Box: Torture Garden/Leng Tch'e (1996, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Live vol. 1: Knitting Factory 1989 (2002, Tzadik)
» The Complete Studio Recordings: Naked City - Grand Guignol - Heretic - Radio - Absinthe - Leng Tch'e and more (2005, Tzadik) 5xCD Box Set
» Black Box_20th Anniversary Edition (2010, Tzadik)
PainKiller
» Buried Secrets (1991, Earache > 1997, Tzadik)
» Guts of a Virgin (1991, Earache > 1997, Tzadik)
» Rituals: Live in Japan (1993, Toy's Factory)
» Execution Ground (1994, Subharmonic/Toy's Factory > 1997, Tzadik)
» PainKiller Collected Works: Guts Of A Virgin - Buried Secrets - Execution Ground and more (1997, Tzadik)..4xCD Box Set
» Talisman: Live in Nagoya (2002, Tzadik)
Hemophiliac
» Hemophiliac (2002, Tzadik) 2xCD Limited Edition
50th Birthday Celebration Series
» Masada String Trio : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 1 (2004, Tzadik)
» Milford Graves / John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 2 (2004, Tzadik)
» Locus Solus : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 3 (2004, Tzadik)
» Electric Masada : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 4 (2004, Tzadik)
» Fred Frith / John Zorn Duo : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 5 (2004, Tzadik)
» Hemophiliac : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 6 (2004, Tzadik)
» Masada : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 7 (2004, Tzadik)
» Wadada Leo Smith / Susie Ibarra / John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 8 (2004, Tzadik)
» The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume Three : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 9 (2004, Tzadik)
» Yamataka Eye / John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 10 (2005, Tzadik)
» Bar Kokhba Sextet : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 11 (2005, Tzadik) 3xCD
» PainKiller : 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 12 (2005, Tzadik)
Collaboration Albums
» School (1978, Parachute)
» In Memory of Nikki Arane (1980) (1996, Incus)
» 1977-1981 (1998, Materiali Sonori)
» Environment For Sextet (1979, Ictus)
» The New York Tapes (2006, Ictus)
» Ganryu Island (1984, Yukon > 1998, Tzadik)
» Chushingura (1986, no label- cassette)
» News for Lulu (1988/2008, Hat Hut)
» More News for Lulu (1992/2010, Hat Hut)
» The Art of Memory (1995, Incus)
» The Art of Memory II (2008, Fred Records/ReR)
» Late Works (2010, Tzadik)
» Nani Nani (1995, Tzadik)
» Nani Nani II (2004, Tzadik)
» John Zorn / Polly Bradfield / Eugene Chadbourne : Trio (1979, Ictus)
» John Zorn / Derek Bailey / George Lewis : Yankees (1982, Celluloid)
» Tom Cora / Fred Frith / John Zorn : live at WKCR-FM 1983 (1983, no label)
» Jim Staley with John Zorn : OTB (1984, Lumina)
» The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet : Voodoo (1986, Black Saint)
» Jojo Takayanagi : Experimental Performance with John Zorn (1986, Mobys)
» Steve Beresford / John Zorn / Toni Marshall / David Toop : Deadly Weapons (1987, Nato)
» Fred Frith / John Zorn / Onnyk / Toyozumi Yoshisaburo : Ars Longa Dens Brevis (1987, Allelopathy)
» Derek Bailey / Fred Frith / Sonny Sharrock / John Zorn / Bill Laswell / Charles K. Noyes : Improvised Music: New York 1981 (1991, Muworks)
» The Mystic Fugu Orchestra : Zohar (1995, Tzadik)
» Derek Bailey / John Zorn / William Parker : Harras (1996, Avant)
» John Zorn / Bobby Previte : Euclid's Nightmare (1997, Depth of Field)
» Weird Little Boy : John Zorn / Chris Cochrane / Mike Patton / Trey Spruance / William Winant (1998, Avant)
» John Zorn / Wayne Horvitz / Elliot Sharp / Bobby Previte : Downtown Lullaby (1998, Depth of Field)
» Prelapse : Prelapse (1999, Avant)
» Buck Jam Tonic : John Zorn / Bill Laswell / Tatsuya Nakamura (2003, Wilddisc)
» John Zorn / Dave Douglas / Mike Patton / Bill Laswell / Robert Burger / Ben Perowsky : The Stone: Issue One (2006, Tzadik)
» Lou Reed / Laurie Anderson / John Zorn : The Stone: Issue Three (2008, Tzadik)
» Rova:Zorn : The Receiving Surfaces (2011, Rova:Arts)
Various Artists (selected)
» That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk (1984, A&M)
» Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (1985, A&M)
» Godard Ca Vous Chante? Tribute To Jean-Luc Godard (1986, Nato)
» Island of Sanity: New Music From New York City (Locus Solus) (1987, No Man's Land)
» Joyeux Noël - Merry Christmas Everybody! (1987, Nato)
» The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love (w/ Half Japanese) (1987, Shimmy-Disc)
» October Meeting 1987, Vol. 1 (Tribute to Misha Mengelberg) (1987, Bimhuis)
» Nuit Des Solos (1988, Van d'Oeuvre)
» Bandes Originales du Journal de Spirou (1989, Nato)
» The John Zorn Radio Hour (1990, Elektra) promo cd
» Elektra's 40th Anniversary : Rubaiyat (w/ Eye, Quine, Laswell, Epstein) (1990, Elektra)
» Live At The Knitting Factory: Volume 3 (w/ No Safety) (1990, Enemy)
» Absolute CD 2 - The Japanese Perspective (w/ Yamatsuka Eye) (1990, Absolute)
» A Confederacy of Dances Vol. 1: Live Recordings from The Roulette Series New York (Sebastopol) (1992, Einstein)
» State of the Union (w/ Eye duo & PainKiller) (1992, Arrest > 1996, Atavistic)
» (Y)earbook, Vol. 2 (Xu Feng) (1993, Rastascan)
» Klezmer 1993 - The Tradition Continues On The Lower East Side (Masada) (1993, Knitting)
» Caged/Uncaged - A Rock/Experimental Homage to John Cage (Naked City) (1993, Cramps)
» Sax Legend Volume 1 & 2 (1993, King)
» Klezmer 1993, New York City (Masada) (1993, Knitting)
» Angelica 1994 (Solo & Duos) (1994, Caicai Music)
» The Colossal Saxophone Sessions (Sax Legend Vol. 1&2) (1995, Evidence)
» Great Jewish Music : Serge Gainsbourg (1997, Tzadik)
» Timebomb - Live at the Clocktower Gallery (w/ Elliott Sharp) (1997, Clocktower)
» Hallelujah, Anyway - Remembering Tom Cora (w/ Cora, Frith) (1999, Tzadik) 2xCD
» Brain In A Box: The Science Fiction Collection (w/ David Garland) (2000, Rhino)
» Resonance - The First 25 Years (w/ David Toop) (2000, LMC)
» Festival of Light: Music For Hanukkah Vol 1 (Masada String Trio) (2000, Six Degrees)
» Irving Stone Memorial Concert (w/ Ikue Mori) (2003, Tzadik) 2xCD
Albums Featuring
» Frank Lowe Orchestra : Lowe & Behold (1977, Musicworks)
» Andrea Centazzo : U.S.A. Concerts (1978, Ictus)
» Eugene Chadbourne : 2000 Statues And The English Channel (1979, Parachute)
» Eugene Chadbourne : There'll Be No Tears Tonight (1980, Parachute)
» Wayne Horvitz : Simple Facts (1981, Theatre For Your Mother)
» Charles K. Noyes : The World And The Raw People (1982, Zoar)
» The Golden Palominos : The Golden Palominos (1983, Celluloid)
» Chevon & Flagstone : Flagstone Reggae (1983, Touchstone)
» Lenny White : Attitude (1983, Elektra)
» Kip Hanrahan : Desire Develops An Edge (1983, American Clave)
» Violent Femmes : Hallowed Ground (1984, Slash)
» David Moss : Full House (1984, Moers)
» Eugene Chadbourne : Dinosaur on the Way (1985, House of Chadula)
» The Golden Palominos : Omaha (1985, Celluloid)
» Joe Piscopo : New Jersey (1985, Columbia)
» Rochester & Veasley Band : One Minute Of Love (1985, Gramavision)
» David Moss : Dense Band (1985, Moers)
» Butch Morris : Current Trends In Racism In Modern America (1986, Sound Aspects)
» Ned Rothenberg : Tresspass (1986, Lumina > 2006, Tzadik)
» David Garland : Control Songs (1986, Review Rec)
» Peter Brötzmann Clarinet Project : Berlin Djungle (1987, FMP)
» Jim Staley : Mumbo Jumbo (1987, Rift)
» Alfred 23 Harth - Plan Eden (1987, Creative Works)
» The Chadbournes : LSDC&W (1987, Parachute)
» Eugene Chadbourne : LSDC&W - The History Of The Chadbournes In America (1987, Fundamental)
» Jad Fair & Kramer : Roll Out The Barrel (1988, Shimmy-Disc)
» Ambitious Lovers : Greed (1988, Virgin)
» Fred Frith : Technology of Tears (1988, RecRec/SST > 2008, Fred Records)
» Friction : Replicant Walk (1988, Enemy/Wax)
» Hikashu : Live (1988, Puzzlin' Rec)
» The Microscopic Septet : Beauty Based On Science (The Visit) (1988, Stash)
» Seigen Ono : Comme Des Garcons Vol. 1 (1988, Venture)
» Seigen Ono : Comme Des Garcons Vol. 2 (1989, Venture)
» Blind Idiot God : Undertow (1989, Enemy)
» Blind Idiot God : Purged Specimen EP (1989, Enemy)
» Nicolas Collins : 100 of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies (1989, Trace Elements)
» Half Japanese : The Band That Would Be King (1989, No Man's Land)
» Mark Bingham : I Passed for Human (1989, Dog Gone)
» Fred Frith : Step Across the Border (1990, RecRec > 2003, Fred Records)
» The Intergalactic Maiden Ballet : Square Dance (1990, Tiptoe)
» Seigen Ono : NekonoTopia NekonoMania (1990, Made to Measure)
» Sovetskoe Foto : The Art Of Beautiful Butling (1990, 1st Records)
» O.L.D. : Lo Flux Tube (1991, Earache)
» Mr Bungle : Mr Bungle (1991, Warner Bros)
» Valentina Ponomareva : Live in Japan (1991, Leo)
» Marisa Monte : Mais (1991, Blue Note)
» GOD : Possession (1992, Caroline)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : How I Got Over (1992, Ajax)
» Otomo Yoshihide : We Insist? (1992, Sound Factory)
» Various : A Confederacy of Dances, Vol. 1: Live Recordings From The Roulette Series (1992, Einstein)
» Hoppy Kamiyama : Welcome to Forbidden Paradise (1992, Toshiba)
» Ruins : Early Works - Live & Unreleased Tracks (1992, Bloody Butterfly)
» The Golden Palominos : History (1982-1985) (1992, Restless)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : Speed Yr Trip (1992, Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier)
» Makigami Koichi : Koroshi No Blues (1992, Toshiba)
» Ground Zero : Ground Zero (1992, Les Disques Du Soleil > 1993, God Mountain)
» Big John Patton : Blue Planet Man (1993, Evidence/Paddlewheel)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : What Doctors Don't Tell You (1993, Shrimper)
» Violent Femmes : Add It Up (1981-1993) (1993, Reprise)
» Praxis : Sacrifist (1993, Subharmonic)
» Seigen Ono : Bar Del Mattatoio (1994, Saidera)
» Ken Schaphorst Ensemble : When the Moon Jumps (1994, Accurate)
» Devil From the East - A Decade of Tatsuya Yoshida (1994, Bloody Butterfly)
» Phlegm : Mr Hoo Ha Visits The Non-Stop Pissing Circus (1994, Dr Jim's)
» John Patton : Minor Swing (1995, Diw)
» Prima Materia : Peace on Earth - The Music Of John Coltrane (1995, Knitting > 1998, Townsend)
» Steve Beresford : Signals for Tea (1995, Avant)
» Half Japanese : Greatest Hits (1995, Safehouse)
» Ikue Mori : Hex Kitchen (1995, Tzadik)
» Steve Beresford, His Piano and Orchestra : Signals for Tea (1995, Avant)
» David Shea : Hsi-Yu Chi (1996, Tzadik)
» Eugene Chadbourne : Boogie with the Hook (1996, Leo Rec)
» Hoppy Kamiyama : Groovallegiance (1996, Toshiba)
» Thomas Chapin Trio : Menagerie Dreams (1996, Knitting)
» Jim Staley : Northern Dancer (1996, Einstein)
» Kato Hideki : Hope & Despair (1996, Extreme)
» Medeski, Martin and Wood : Bubblehouse (1997, Gramavision)
» Cyro Baptista : Vira Loucos - Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa Lobos (1997, Avant)
» Mike Patton : Pranzo Oltranzista (1997, Tzadik)
» Marc Ribot : Shoe String Symphonettes (1997, Tzadik)
» Music Revelation Ensemble : Cross Fire (1997, Diw)
» Gary Lucas : Busy Being Born (1998, Tzadik)
» Seigen Ono : Comme Des Garçons + Remix with Arto Lindsay (1998, Epic/Sony)
» David Garland Togetherness. (Control Songs, Vol. 2) (1999, Ergodic)
» Gary Lucas : Street of Lost Brothers (2000, Tzadik)
» Seigen Ono : Paradiso (2000, Saidera)
» Eugene Chadbourne : Vision-Ease 1977 (2000, Chadula)
» Daniel Zamir : Satlah (2000, Tzadik)
» Seigen Ono : Maria & Maria (2001, Columbia/Saidera)
» Derek Bailey : Chats (2001, Incus)
» Daniel Zamir : Children of Israel (2002, Tzadik)
» Cyro Baptista : Beat the Donkey (2002, Tzadik)
» Frank London : Scientist at Work (2002, Tzadik)
» Raz Mesinai : Cyborg Acoustics (2004, Tzadik)
» Peter Brötzmann Clarinet Project : Berlin Djungle 1984 (2004, Atavistic)
» Wadada Leo Smith : Lake Biwa (2004, Tzadik)
» Seigen Ono : Comme des Garçons (2005, Saidera)
» Ned Rothenberg : Solo Works-The Lumina Recordings (2006, Tzadik)
» The Microscopic Septet : Surrealstic Swing: The History of the Microscopic Septet, Vol. 2 (2006, Cuneiform)
» Method of Defiance : Inamorata (2007, Ohm Resistance)
» Paul Brody : For the Moment (2007, Tzadik)
» Toy Killers (Mark E. Miller/Charles K. Noyes): The Unlistenable Years (2008, ugEXPLODE)
» Borah Bergman Trio : Luminescence (2009, Tzadik)
» Pissuk Rachav : Eretz Hakodesh (2009, Tzadik)
» The Duck Baker Project : The Ducks Palace (2009, Incus)
» Laurie Anderson : Homeland (2010, Nonesuch)
Featuring as Composer and/or Arranger
(Incomplete List)» Guy Klucevsek : Blue Window (1986, Zoar)
» Meltable Snaps It : Points Blank (1986, No Man's Land)
» Kronos Quartet : Winter Was Hard (1988, Elektra Nonesuch)
» Seigen Ono : Comme Des Garcons Vol. 1 (1988, Venture)
» Seigen Ono : Comme Des Garcons Vol. 2 (1989, Venture)
» Bill Frisell : Before We Were Born (1989, Elektra Musician)
» Yuji Takahashi : Real Time 2 (1991, Fontec)
» Guy Klucevsek : Manhattan Cascade (1992, Composers Rec)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : Speed Yr Trip (1992, Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier)
» Makigami Koichi : Koroshi No Blues (1992, Toshiba)
» Eugene Chadbourne : Chadbourne Baptist Church (1992, Delta)
» Otomo Yoshihide : We Insist? (1992, Sound Factory)
» Kronos Quartet : Short Stories (1993, Elektra Nonesuch)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : What Doctors Don't Tell You (1993, Shrimper)
» Pigpen : Halfrack (1993, Tim/Kerr)
» God Is My Co-Pilot : Tight Like Fist - Live Recording (1993, Knitting Factory)
» Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen : Live In Poland (1994, Jazz a go-go > 1995, Cavity Search)
» Guy Klucevsek : Transylvanian Softwear (1994, John Marks > 1999, Starkland)
» David Krakauer : Klezmer Madness! (1995, Tzadik)
» Carol Emanuel : Tops of Trees (1995, Koch/Evva)
» Wayne Horvitz & Zony Mash : Cold Spell (1997, Knitting Factory)
» Klezmokum : ReJew-Venation (1998, BV Haast)
» Steffen Schleiermacher : Les Enfants Terribles (1999, Hat Hut)
» Marc Ribot : Saints (2001, Atlantic)
» WSU : Upper Planets (2002, Himalayas Music)
» American Classics - Milken Archive - Jewish String Quartets (2006, Naxo)
» The Cracow Klezmer Band : Remembrance (2007, Tzadik)
» Jennifer Koh : Rhapsodic Musings - 21st Century Works for Solo Violin (2009, Cedille)
» Medeski, Martin and Wood : The Stone - Issue Four (2010, Tzadik)
Other Credits
» AVANT Catalog Label Executive Producer (1992-2004 : 80 releases cd)
» TZADIK Catalog Label Executive Producer (1995-until now : +600 releases cd, dvd, book, vinyl)
» Sato Michihiro : Rodan (1989, Hat Hut) Producer
» The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros Cartoons 1936-1958 (1990, Warner Bros) Production Consultant
» Mr. Bungle : Mr. Bungle (1991, Warner Bros) Producer
» Makigami Koichi : Koroshi no Blues (1992, Toshiba EMI) Producer
» John Patton : Minor Swing (1995, DIW) Producer
» Arcana : The Last Wave (1996, DIW) Associate Producer
» Lisle Ellis, Lawrence Ochs, Donald Robinson : What We Live (1996, DIW) Executive Producer
» Greg Cohen : Way Low (1996, DIW) Associate Producer
» Dougie Bowne : One Way Elevator (1996, DIW) Co-Producer
» Akiko Yano : Akiko Yano (1990, Elektra Nonesuch) Compilation Consultant
» Tom Cora : It's A Brand New Day - Live At The Knitting Factory (2000, Knitting) Compilation Consultant
Records with Samples of Zorn's Music
» John Oswald "Mystery Tapes Laboratory" (1980's)
» Alfred 23 Harth : Anything Goes (1986, Creative Works)
» Christian Marclay : More Encores (1989, No Man's Land)
» Bob Ostertag : Attention Span (1990, RecRec Music)
» The Young Gods : Play Kurt Weill (1991, Play It Again Sam)
» John Wall : Alterstill (1995, Utterpsalm)
» Koch/Schutz/Studer : Hardcore Chambermusic (1995, Intakt)
» Cujo (Amon Tobin) : Adventures In Foam (1996, Ninebar)
» Bob Ostertag : Like A Melody, No Bitterness (1998, Seeland)
> More informations can be found on Discography of John Zorn by Patrice Roussel

- Rising Tones Cross - by Ebba Jahn (1984)
- Money - by Henry Hills (1985)
- Put Blood In The Music - by George Atlas (1989)
- Step Across the Border - by Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel (1990)
- On the Edge: Improvisation in Music: Passing It On - by Derek Bailey (1992)
- What Is It ? video from the Knitting Factory (1992)
- The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam John Cage - by Henning Lohner (1993)
- Jewish Soul, American Beat: Return - by Barbara Pfeffer (1997)
- Sabbath in Paradise - by Claudia Heuermann (1997)
- A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn - by Claudia Heuermann (2004)
- Masada Live at Tonic 1999 - by Antonio Ferrera (2004)
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis - by Mary Jordan (2006)
- Kikoe: a film about Otomo Yoshihide - by Chikara Iwai (2009)
- MindFlux: A Film About Richard Foreman - by Ryan Kerrison (2009)
- White and Lazy - by Rob Schwebber (1986)
- She Must Be Seeing Things - by Sheila McLaughlin (1987)
- Distribution of Lead - by Charles Libin (1988)
- Cynical Hysterie Hour: Trip Coaster/Through the Night/Ch Ch Change/Bubblin' Singin' - by Kiriko Kubo (1989)
- The Golden Boat - by Raoul Ruiz (1990)
- Nike spots - by Jean-Luc Godard (1990)
- Looters / Trespass - by Walter Hill (score not edited) (1992)
- Maohgai / Sadistic City - by Hiroki Ryuichi (1993)
- Thieves Quartet - by Joe Chappelle & Greg Still (1993)
- Hollywood Hotel - by Mei-Juin Chen (1994)
- Credits Included-a video in Red & Green - by Jalal toufic (1994)
- Great Girl - by Kim Su Theiler (1994)
- The Art of Remembrance : Simon Wiesenthal - by Johanna Heer & Werner Schmiedel (1994)
- Hölderlin-Comics - by Harald Bergmann (1994)
- A Lot Of Fun For The Evil One - by M.M. Serra & Maria Beatty (1994)
- Heretic - by Henry Hills (1995)
- The Elegant Spanking - by Maria Beatty & Rosemary Delain (1995)
- Zigrail - by André Turpin (1995)
- Pueblo - by Kim Su Theiler (1995)
- Mechanics of the Brain - by Henry Hills & Sally Silvers (1997)
- The Black Glove - by Maria Beatty (1996)
- Anton, Mailman - by Dina Waxman (1996)
- Ekusutashi no namida: Chiin / Tears of Ecstasy - by Hiroyuki Oki (1997)<
- Latin Boys Go to Hell - by Ela Troyano (1997)
- The Port of Last Resort / Zuflucht in Shanghai - by Joan Grossman & Paul Rosdy (1998)
- Trembling Before G-d / Ils tremblent devant Dieu - by Sandi Simcha Dubowski (2001)
- A pesar de Treblinka - by Gerardo Stawsky (2002)
- Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII - by Aviva Slesin (2002)
- In the Mirror of Maya Deren / Im Spiegel der Maya Deren - by Martina Kudlácek (2002)
- Shirts & Skins - by S. Casper Wong (2002)
- Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America - by Martha Burr & Mei-Juin Chen (2003)
- Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust - by Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky (2004)
- Invitation to a Suicide - by Loren Marsh (2004)
- Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise - by Ken Jacobs (2004)
- Protocols of Zion - by Marc Levin (2005)
- Workingman's Death - by Michael Glawogger (2005)
- Notes on Marie Menken - by Martina Kudlácek (2006)
- The Treatment - by Oren Rudavsky (2006)
- American Combatant - by Charles Libin (2006)
- The Rain Horse - by Dimitri Geller (2008)
- Sholem Aleichem - by Joe Dorman (2008)
- Belle de Nature - by Maria Beatty (2008)
- The New Rijksmuseum - by Oeke Hoogendijk (2008)
- The Last Supper - by Arno Bouchard (2008)
- El General / The General - by Natalia Almada (2009)
- Aleph - by Wallace Berman (1956-66?) (2009)
- By Night with Torch and Spear - by Joseph Cornell (1940s?) (2009)
- Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags - by Marc Levin (2009)
- De Nobelprijswinnaar / The Nobel Prize Winner - by Timo Veltkamp (2010)
- Gotham - directed by Henry Hills (video clip, music by Naked City)
- Igneous Ejaculation - directed by Henry Hills (video clip, music by Naked City)
- Osaka Bondage - directed by Henry Hills (video clip, music by Naked City)
- Torture Garden - directed by Claudia Heuermann (video clip, music by Naked City)
- Leng Tch'e - directed by Claudia Heuermann (video clip, music by Naked City)
- Funny Games - directed by Michael Haneke (2008 movie, music by Naked City)
- The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D - directed by Stephen Low (2010 movie, music from The Dreamers)
- The Silence of Marcel Duchamp - directed by Ela Troyano & Uzi Parnes (2010 movie, music from Songs from the Hermetic Theater)

- Step Across the Border - by Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel (1990, RecRec Music VHS > 2003, Winter & Winter DVD)
- A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn - by Claudia Heuermann (2004, Tzadik DVD)
- Masada Live at Tonic 1999 - by Antonio Ferrera (2004, Tzadik DVD)
- Sabbath in Paradise - by Claudia Heuermann (2007, Tzadik DVD)
- Rising Tones Cross - by Ebba Jahn (2007, FilmPals DVD)
- The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam John Cage - by Henning Lohner (2008, Mode DVD)
- Europafest: Jazz Highlights (2008, Arkadia DVD)
- Selected Films (1977-2008) - by Henry Hills (2009, Tzadik DVD)
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis - by Mary Jordan (2010, New Video Group DVD)
- Trembling Before G-d - by Sandi Simcha Dubowski (2003, New Yorker Video DVD)
- In the Mirror of Maya Deren - by Martina Kudlácek (2004, Zeitgeist Films DVD)
- Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust - by Menachem Daum & Oren Rudavsky (2004, First Run Features DVD)
- Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise - by Ken Jacobs (2005, Tzadik DVD)
- Port Of Last Resort : Zuflucht In Shanghai - by Joan Grossman & Paul Rosdy (2006, Winter & Winter DVD)
- Protocols of Zion - by Marc Levin (2006, Velocity/Thinkfilm DVD)
- Invitation to a Suicide - by Loren Marsh (2006, Lightyear Video DVD)
- Workingman's Death - by Michael Glawogger (2008, Alive Mind DVD)
- Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 (2009, Image Entertainment DVD)
- The Last Supper - by Arno Bouchard (2010 - Limited Box Set, only 7 copies)
- John Zorn/Richard Foreman : Astronome: A Night At The Opera - by Henry Hills (2010, Tzadik DVD)

- Arcana I : Musicians on Music (2000, Hips Road/Granary Books > 2001, Hips Road/Tzadik)
- Arcana II : Musicians on Music (2007, Hips Road/Tzadik)
- Arcana III : Musicians on Music (2008, Hips Road/Tzadik)
- Arcana IV : Musicians on Music (2009, Hips Road/Tzadik)
- Arcana V : Music, Magic and Mysticism (2010, Hips Road/Tzadik)
(This list does not include writings for his own albums!)
- Mars Williams & Hal Russell : Eftsoons (1988, Nessa) LP Liner Notes
- Ennio Morricone : Film Music, Vol. 2 (1988, Virgin) CD Liner Notes
- Sato Michihiro : Rodan (1989, Hat Hart) CD Liner Notes
- Carl Stalling : The Carl Stalling Project (1990, Warner Bros) CD Liner Notes
- Light & Dark: Photographs By Macioce Michael (1992, Shimmy Disc Publication) Book Introduction
- Michael Formanek, Tim Berne, Jeff Hirshfield : Loose Cannon (1993, Soul Note) CD Liner Notes
- Tenko : Dragon Blue (1993, Sound Factory) CD Liner Notes
- Great Jewish Music : Burt Bacharach (1997, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- Great Jewish Music : Serge Gainsbourg (1997, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- John Patton : Boogaloo (1995, Blue Note) CD Liner Notes
- Dave Douglas : Five (1996, Soul Note) CD Liner Notes
- Wadada Leo Smith : Kabell Years 1971-1979 (2004, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- Ennio Morricone : Crime and Dissonance (2005, Ipecac Recordings) CD Liner Notes
- Derek Bailey : Standards (2007, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- Teiji Ito : Tenno (2007, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- Teiji Ito : Music for Maya—The Film Music of Teiji Ito (2007, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- J.G. Thirwell : The Venture Bros (2009, Williams Street) CD Liner Notes
- Meredith Monk : Beginnings (2009, Tzadik) CD Liner Notes
- Equinox Festival 2009 Catalogue (2009, Strange Attractor Press) Book Essay
- Conversations by William Parker (2011, RogueArt) Book Liner Notes
- The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond - by Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1992, Lawrence Hill Books)
- Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music - by Derek Bailey (1992, Incus/Da Capo Press)
- Plunderphonics, Pataphysics & Pop Mechanics - by Andrew Jones (1995, Lawrence Hill Books)
- Talking Music: Conversations with American Experimental Composers - by William Duckworth (1999, Da Capo Press)
- Future Jazz - by Howard Mandel (1999, Oxford University Press) Interview
- The Cartoon Music Book - by Daniel Goldmark & Yuval Taylor (2002, Chicago Review Press)
- The Muse that Sings: Composers Speak about the Creative Process - by Ann McCutchan (2003, Oxford University Press)
- Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music - by Christoph Cox and Daniel Warner (2004, Continuum International Publishing Group)
- Music and the Creative Spirit: Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde - by Lloyd Peterson (2006, Scarecrow Press)
- Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art - by Andy Hamilton & Lee Konitz (2007, University of Michigan Press)
- The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century - by Joachim-Ernst Berendt (2009, Lawrence Hill Books)
- Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music (2011, Alarm Press)
- Itinerari Oltre Il Suono : John Zorn (1998, Sonora/Materiali Sonori)
- John Zorn : Tradition and Transgression - by John Brackett (2009, Indiana University Press)




















































































































