I've got to admit, my adult brain is fighting the fomo ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 14:09 (four months ago) link
I came super close to buying this but didn't. I did, however, see that Second City Prints, which was handling Tzadik Limited stuff, just declared bankruptcy, and that some people that bought the autographed copy got a regular copy instead (and that SCP has not always been responding/refunding). Didn't Zorn recently get hosed by a *different* third party label that went bankrupt? Dude needs to find/pick better businesses.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 4 January 2024 12:25 (four months ago) link
Shoestring gonna shoestring, what can you really doAnyway, you can get them mail order from Downtown Music Gallery
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 4 January 2024 16:52 (four months ago) link
https://roulette.org/event/improv-nights-2024/
A BENEFIT FOR TZADIK RECORDSLimited Run, the online distributor for Tzadik’s direct-to-consumer mail order projects has declared bankruptcy owing the label $70,000. To help rebalance this loss these kind musicians have generously offered to make these three concerts benefits for Tzadik.Please come, donate, and help Tzadik continue its mission to support and document new music in the 21st century.A three-night run bringing together master improvisers to perform in multiple configurations and combinations, organized by and featuring John Zorn with Ikue Mori, Wendy Eisenberg, Dave Douglas, Sean Ono Lennon, Peter Evans, Kalia Vandever, Miles Okazaki, and many others.
Limited Run, the online distributor for Tzadik’s direct-to-consumer mail order projects has declared bankruptcy owing the label $70,000. To help rebalance this loss these kind musicians have generously offered to make these three concerts benefits for Tzadik.
Please come, donate, and help Tzadik continue its mission to support and document new music in the 21st century.
A three-night run bringing together master improvisers to perform in multiple configurations and combinations, organized by and featuring John Zorn with Ikue Mori, Wendy Eisenberg, Dave Douglas, Sean Ono Lennon, Peter Evans, Kalia Vandever, Miles Okazaki, and many others.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:57 (four months ago) link
It's crazy to me how even artists I've been listening to for more than 30 years, who are known worldwide, are balancing on a knife's edge financially. Zorn, Laswell...these are major cultural figures, and they're basically living gig to gig.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 18:11 (four months ago) link
Laswell I believe, especially after the last couple of years. But Zorn, I suspect he's doing fine between gigs, grants, etc. If people are curating multi-night festival appearances featuring him and several of his bands, I'd hope he's at least got some pretty good guarantees coming to him. Granted, he likely rolls a lot of that into his labels/projects, but that's a choice. (A choice I'm glad he's making, mind.)
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 19:01 (four months ago) link
Interview with Heung-Heung Chin: https://www.freejazzblog.org/2024/01/the-art-and-design-world-of-heung-heung.html
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 19:31 (three months ago) link
Cool ty, I always wondered about the art!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:01 (three months ago) link
Yeah, that was great.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:04 (three months ago) link
Yeah, that's great stuff.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:05 (three months ago) link
It's crazy to me how even artists I've been listening to for more than 30 years, who are known worldwide, are balancing on a knife's edge financially.
It's not that crazy. thanks, Spotify!
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:07 (three months ago) link
I gotta be honest, I wish Zorn would sell more merch! Bring on the posters, the prints, t-shirts, the coffee table books! The Tzadik site has pretty slim pickings.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:13 (three months ago) link
Related, I wonder when/if they are going to (home) release the Zorn docs that the actor Mathieu Amalric has been making:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ybQOI5M3g
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 20:28 (three months ago) link