He was awarded a McArther grant last year. He plays under a pseudonym in Japan; Dekoboko Hajime. He's interpreted Ornette Colman and been in bands with rock, metal, and death metal musicians (amongst them, Melvin Gibbs, formerly of Living Colour and Rollins' Band). He started his own record label for decidedly experimental musicians, Tzadick. He's part of a recent movement making Jewish music cool, at least to me. And perhaps most importantly, he's written and performed (not in) the scores for gay porn.
Click on the title of this entry/"John Zorn" for a taste. Not of gay porn, a live performance.
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