It's ironic that you should mention that...I heard the name John Zorn and then I saw the article in Jazz Times juxtaposing the two "leaders" of modern jazz: Zorn and Wynton Marsalis.
When I made the comment I had exactly that article in mind. The fact of confronting such different personalities and musical expressions seems to me stupid. I can't remember feeling really impressed by the article, btw. So putting leaders between quotation marks was really appropiate in this case.
Honestly, do you think a Zorn list subscriber will learn all that much from a magazine interview/article about the man?
It depends on who's writing the article or making the interview. It goes without saying that I've learnt and keep on learning a lot on the z-list (I've just read Skip's reply to my previous e-mail in which he mentions two records I didn't know and I feel could be really interesting to me, for instance). But I do miss "professional" writing on Zorn's output and aesthetics. It's obvious that a relatively lengthy article on a regular magazine wouldn't be enough to cover all the directions that Zorn has taken in so many years. Perhaps a book would provide the adequate space. With regards to interviews, I'd also like to read more "Zorn on Zorn" because I've never been able to understand his approach or at least I have my own perception, which could be totally wrong. Best, Efrén del Valle _______________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Nueva versión: Webcam, voz, y mucho más ¡Gratis! Descárgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es