The Dr. Jazz Podcast

In this Episode, we take a look at how the art of jazz has not only provided ample inspiration for John Zorn to improvise over with great groups, but we also take a look at how great jazz musicians in...

26 Nov 20171h 59min

In this Episode, we take a look at how John Zorn wrote 300 tunes in one summer, and how this became known as the 2nd Masada Songbook (The Book of Angels). This episode features a wide array of styles ...

19 Nov 20172h 16min

In this Episode, we take a look at John Zorn's first Masada Songbook and how it started what Zorn called a "Radical Jewish Culture" movement. We will also discuss and feature the many different and m...

19 Nov 20172h 19min

In this Episode, we ride on the coattails of the last Episode about John Zorn's Filmworks. In this installment we take a look at how "sound & vision" have inspired Zorn in his compositions through the...

14 Nov 20172h 20min

In this Episode, we take a very in-depth look at John Zorn's Filmworks Series. All 25 volumes! Thi sis a lengthy Episode, but there are so many musical gems inside just this Episode alone...you'll hav...

4 Nov 20172h 54min

In this Episode, we take a look at John Zorn's Hardcore music, his Hardcore groups and the differences in each of them as well as the magic they bring to his music - no matter what configuration Zorn ...

31 Okt 20171h 59min

In this Episode, we take a look at how witches, demons, and the occult have inspired John Zorn to create compositions that are magickal and mystical. We take a look at how Aleister Crowley and Kenneth...

30 Okt 20171h 49min

In this Episode, we take a look at how the Art of Exotica (Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Esquivel, Bert Kaempfert, Yma Sumac) influenced John Zorn in some of his most interesting groups, com...

22 Okt 20171h 49min