A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)

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A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn.

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

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John Zorn
John Zorn as Self Age 73 · Manhattan, New York, USA John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across...
Claudia Heuermann
Claudia Heuermann as Self
Yamatsuka Eye
Yamatsuka Eye as Self Age 62 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Fred Frith
Fred Frith as Self Age 77 · Heathfield, Sussex, England, UK English musician, composer and professor, who is known for his avant-garde works involving electric guitars, film soundtracks and using improvisations in his music. He first gained prominence as a mem...
Susie Ibarra
Susie Ibarra as Self Age 55 · Anaheim, California, USA Susie Ibarra is an American contemporary composer and percussionist who has worked and recorded with jazz, classical, world, and indigenous musicians. She is known for her work as a performer in avant...
Greg Cohen
Greg Cohen as Self
Director Claudia Heuermann
Cast John Zorn, Claudia Heuermann, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Joyce Hammann, Wayne Horvitz, Yamatsuka Eye, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Anthony Coleman

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