Jonathan
Zorn
I am a Connecticut based composer/performer. I mainly play stringed instruments, in particular the double bass; and keyboard instruments, in particular the accordion. I have studied bass with Dave Santorro and Volkan Orhon. I have studied and performed with Anthony Braxton. I am a member of the Middletown Three, a compositional/improvisational trio. As a result a large amount of my work has been set for trio format. The group has recorded a ten hour drone composition, created a large book of compositions, begun to develope a cue syntax, and has recently embarked on the creation of a large scale notated piece. Much of my focus in this group has been to create a body of works that alters the symbols commonly used to represent sound, so as to access different modes of thought to achieve unique musical results. I recently finished recording a cd of solo bass compositions. The pieces on this recording range from memorized structures that explore my personal approach to the instrument, to complex notated pieces that involve structures based on recursion and reorganization of standard thought patterns involved in music. I am also a member of the Middletown Creative Orchestra, an open colabrative
group of compsers and performers. This has allowed me to further
develope my ideas in a large ensemble setting.
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newsonic releases:
Middletown Three 10,5,97 newsonic 5
Middletown creative Orchestra 10,6,97 newsonic 6
Jonathan Zorn and Ty Braxton 11,7,97 newsonic 7
Middletown Three nine compositions newsonic 8
coming soon:
Middletown Creative Orchestra, Spring Recordings
Jonathan Zorn, Solo Bass
on Braxtonhouse: Anthony Braxton compositions 204 and 205
| CONTACT INFO: | Box 5394 222 Church Street Middletown CT 06459
(address good to 2001) E. jzorn@wesleyan.edu |