I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

John Zorn

About John Zorn

Portrait of John Zorn

John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". His avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, contemporary, surf, metal, soundtrack, ambient, and world music. DownBeat called him "one of our most...