John Zorn's Chaos Magick 3/27/22 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre

John Zorn's Chaos Magick
March 27, 2022
Knoxville, TN @ The Bijou Theatre - Big Ears Music Festival - 2pm
00:00 St. Augustine
07:33 Egregore (with Zorn on stage conducting)
12:01 Liber M
14:18 Imp of the Perverse
17:49 Canto 1
23:40 John Zorn Outro
John Medeski - organ
Brian Marsella - fender rhodes electric piano
Matt Hollenberg - guitar
Kenny Grohowski - drums & percussion
John Zorn - composition & conducting (track 6 only)
Notes: This was the world premiere of this band, their very first live performance. They performed their entire first album in order and then the first Canto from their second album.
VIDEO: DJI Osmo Pocket
AUDIO: Schoeps MK4 cardioids (5th row, center, aisle) } N Box Platinum } Tascam Dr-2d (by TBG)

[@paulmasarek8457]

This is top shelf playing top shelf material. Keeps me on my toes. I love it!

[@frankierodriguez8661]

The best composer of the last 50 years with Miles. Untouchable.

[@frankierodriguez8661]

He doesn´t care about fame, popularity, money, anything. It´s all about art. ART with Capital Letters. That is JZ Nobody comes even close to this man.

[@smcrowel]

I was there. I was happy.

[@frankierodriguez8661]

you sure flew high brother. Zorn is the man and his music totally out of this earth. true genius. The band, stratospheric.

[@oddibble]

I’m so glad that I was there, & that this was posted so that I can relive it! 🙏🏼

[@halcharles9995]

Thanks very much for sharing!

[@BE-cu1wd]

holy shit thats the drummer from Imperial Triumphant

[@ErikYkema]

Thx for the connection. You might like Zorn's ensemble Abraxas then too, e.g. ua-cam.com/video/Y7kakhHn4Lg/v-deo.html

[@gerooo9095]

wow incredible performance, they sound almost exactly like the album amazing

[@wvansluisveld3011]

Which album is this from? Sounds great.

[@gerooo9095]

@@wvansluisveld3011 two albums by John Zorn Chaos Magick and The Ninth Circle.

[@no59do56]

Playing with Space. Hmmmm what a novel idea