Stubb-Buddy Walkingdudette was one of the lucky ones who attended Zorn’s Masada Marathon last Wednesday in New York and she managed to grab a few pics during the madness. She had good seats. Check it.
BroadwayWorld have posted the lineup of John Zorn’s special Book of Angels Masada Marathon taking place at the David H. Koch Theater, NY, this Wednesday evening (30/03).
WalkingDudette has mentioned she received confirmation from them that Mike Patton will also be involved with the evening as part of the Electric Masada set.
The show will consist of two 90 minute sets with an intermission between.
The lineup:
MASADA MARATHON – THE BOOK OF ANGELS
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Masada Quartet:
John Zorn, saxophone
Dave Douglas, trumpet
Greg Cohen, bass
Joey Baron, drums
Mark Feldman, violin and Sylvie Courvoisier, pianoBanquet of Spirits
Cyro Baptitsta, percussion
Brian Marsella, keyboard
Tim Keiper, drums
John Lee, bass
Jason Fraticelli, bassMycale
Basya Schechter, voice
Ayelet Gottlieb, voice
Malika Zarra, voice
Sofia Koutsovitis, voiceMedeski, Martin and Dunn
John Medeski, keyboards
Billy Martin, drums
Trevor Dunn, drums (bass?)Bar Kokhba
Mark Feldman, violin
Erik Friedlander, cello
Marc Ribot, guitar
Greg Cohen, bass
Joey Baron, drums
Cyro Baptista, percussionINTERMISSION
Secret Chiefs 3
Trey Spruance, guitars
Timb Harris, violin
Jai Young Kim, keyboards
Jason Schimmel, guitar
Trevor Dunn, bass
Ches Smith, drums
Erik Friedlander, solo celloThe Dreamers
Marc Ribot, guitar
Kenny Wollesen, vibes
Jamie Saft, keyboards
Trevor Dunn, bass
Joey Baron, drums
Cyro Baptista, percussion
Uri Caine, solo pianoMasada String Trio
Mark Feldman, violin
Erik Friedlander, cello
Greg Cohen, bassElectric Masada
John Zorn, saxophone
Mike Patton, vocals
Marc Ribot, guitar
Jamie Saft, keyboards
Trevor Dunn, bass
Kenny Wollesen, vibes
Joey Baron, drums
Cyro Baptista, percussion
Ikue Mori, electronics
More info along with ticketing info here
photo credit: fixwhatusee
Mike Patton returns to the gaming arena with the voicing of Jackie Estacado’s “inner demon”, The Darkness in the games imminent follow up, aptly titled “The Darkness II”.
“It feels really good to be the bad guy, and The Darkness is as bad as it gets”
Check out the full article at gamespot.
Not sure why I have never come across this in my travels. Thanks to Corym for the ping and the youtube upload.
And with a pleasant surprise…Mr Spruance hiding somewhere in the band strummin on the ol’ geetor. Looks like it was an amazing show!
Some vids are starting to appear. Urlo Negro via reverendalexg:
Il Cielo In Una Stanza (via Phil Void):
Also a few nice pics of the event via Wanderlusting: twitpic.com/2uj2rc, twitpic.com/2uivrp, twitpic.com/2ujigc
And this one from @NicRock21: plixi.com/p/48641550
UPDATE: And a piccy of Trey! (via Lupiebug’s Flickr)
Cool, huh? Guess the Cobra show went well 
Gotta love Zorn.
Nice big article on Mike over at alarmpress with a few updates on his current and future plans:
“Between the second Mondo Cane installment and another tour, Patton isn’t done exploring. His restless nature won’t allow for that. And like usual, he and Ipecac partner Greg Werckman have a full schedule of upcoming releases, including a soundtrack by Daniele Luppi and a new album by experimental-rock studio project The Books of Knots.
And after the possibility of even more tour dates from the reunited Faith No More, Patton’s commitments, to be finished in no particular order, include a film score for the adaptation of The Solitude of Prime Numbers, an electronic Fantômas album, another Tomahawk release, the Crudo collaboration with Dan the Automator, and another Moonchild disc with the Zorn crew.“
The next installment of John Zorn’s Moonchild series and the follow-up to 2008′s The Crucible, Ipsissimus has just been released via Tzadik. Featuring Mike Patton, John Zorn, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron and Marc Ribot, the Moonchild series is in my opinion one of the most interesting collections of music to appear on the label, and Ipsissimus is sure to not disappoint:
“Weaving sonic dramas around the legacies of Magick and Alchemy, Moonchild is one of Zorn’s most intense and powerful projects. Active since 2006, Moonchild has released four CDs speaking directly to young, open minded and curious music lovers around the world, and their newest recording is the most varied and driving to date.
Nine new duos, trios and quartets swirling with melodic and rhythmic invention featuring the searing guitar of Marc Ribot, the magical vocals of Mike Patton and Zorn’s manic sax with the astounding Dunn-Baron rhythm section. Ipsissimus is the fifth surprising installment in the remarkable Moonchild legacy.”
Ipecac have just announced that Mike Patton‘s Mondo Cane will be playing at this years Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, a free festival help in Golden Gate park, San Francisco.
According to Ipecac, Mondo Cane are due to play October 3rd on the Star stage right. This will be the first U.S show for Mondo Cane and I’m sure a lot of our American friends are hoping for lots more dates. (I’m still pinning my hopes on the Sydney Opera House Mondo Cane show coming true that Mike mentioned to me)
More info from Ipecac and http://www.strictlybluegrass.com
Just missing the aussie contingent, Bar Mckinnon and Danny Heifetz to make this a full blown Bungle shindig. Maybe one day (soon?) I can dream……
On June 19 Mike Patton returned to the Holland Festival to perform Luciano Berio’s Laborintus II. Thanks to the MP Chile community we now have download links to a DVD version of the show:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 (megaupload)
Photo c/o smograI haven’t come across this before in my travels, apologies if it is old news. You can download a ‘DVD’ of the 2007 Mike Patton and Christian Fennesz show in Switzerland. Patton Archivo has all the info and download links.
