Setlist:
1. Sitra Achra
Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards
Gyan Riley: Guitar
Timba Harris: Violin
Trey Spruance: Sitar Guitar
Notes:
The world premiere of John Zorn’s Masada Book Three: The Book Beriah is the newest addition to Zorn’s ongoing work and the last in the series, following 1993’s Masada Book One and 2004’s Masada Book Two: The Book of Angels.
The newest Masada songs will be presented in a special marathon
“shuffle” concert featuring no less that 20 different bands and more
than 50 musicians from wildly divergent backgrounds—jazz, rock,
classical, world music, pop and more. The premiere of “The Book Beriah”
(Beriah means World of Creation) will be an unforgettable evening of new
Jewish music that runs the gamut of emotions, influences and styles.The Book Beriah will
feature John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Uri Caine, Secret Chiefs 3, Steve
Lehman, Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, John Medeski, Jon Madof and Zion 80,
Klezmatics members Frank London and Matt Darriau, Abraxas, Cyro Baptista
and Banquet of the Spirits, Many Arms, Sofia Rei, Eyvind Kang, Ikue
Mori, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Jamie Saft, Cleric, Uri Gurvich
and many more.
