Saxophonist John Zorn will once again serve as musicial curator at his club The Stone over New Year’s. Zorn’s annual End of the Year Improv week will take place from December 30-January 4. He will appear every night with a different lineup of creative musicians who dwell in different corners of the improvisational universe. All proceeds go to help The Stone pay its rent and upkeep. Shows are slated to start at 8pm each night.
As previously reported, Zorn will celebrate the music from his Masada project at New York’s Village Vanguard in February. John Medeski and Billy Martin are among the musicians slated to perform during that February run.
Here’s a look at Zorn’s End of the Year Improv lineups by date
December 30, Tuesday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) James Moore (guitar) Matt Hollenberg (guitar) Adam Rudolph (percussion) Brian Chase (drums) Uri Caine (piano) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Chuck Bettis (electronics) and many special guests
December 31, Wednesday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Lukas Ligeti (drums) Laurie Anderson (violin) Michael Nicolas, Jay Campbell (cellos) Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) and many special guests
January 1, Thursday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Jim Pugliese (percussion) Frank London (trumpet) Kenny Grohowski (drums) Craig Taborn (piano) Gyan Riley (guitar) Mauro Refosco (percussion) and many special guests
January 2, Friday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Joe Morris, Aram Bajakian (guitars) Marty Ehrlich (sax) Vicky Chow (piano) Steve Bernstein (trumpet) Trevor Dunn (bass) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Annie Gosfield (keyboards) Francisco Mela, Tim Keiper (drums) and many special guests
January 3, Saturday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn, Ilhan Ersahin, Ned Rothenberg (saxes) Uri Caine (piano) Kenny Wollesen (drums) Charles Bernstein (poetry) Sofia Rei (voice) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Steve Swell (trombone) Ron Anderson (guitar) and many special guests
January 4, Sunday
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Josh Rubin (clarinet) Tyshawn Sorey (drums) Ava Mendoza, Jon Madof (guitars) Ches Smith (drums) Erik Friedlander (cello) Anthony Coleman (piano) and many special guests
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