Here is a sample from Wide Awake, a new recording coming out on Diskonife Records on May 26 of 2024.  Our CD release show will be on June 3 at the Owl Music Parlor in Brooklyn, NY.

Darren Johnston - trumpet/composer
Dayna Stephens - tenor sax
Jacob Sacks - piano
Sean Conly - bass
Ches Smith - drums

War Poets

John Zorn: Bagatelles 1
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - Big Ears Music Festival - 10pm

Nova Quartet:
01. ???
02. ???
03. ???
04. ???

Asmodeus (with John Zorn conducting):
05. Bagatelle #164
06. Bagatelle #166
07. Bagatelle #240
08. Bagatelle #277
09. Bagatelle #269

Nova Quartet:
John Medeski - piano
Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone
Trevor Dunn - upright bass
Ches Smith - drums

Asmodeus:
Marc Ribot - guitar
Trevor Dunn - upright bass
Ches Smith - drums
John Zorn - conductor & composer

Notes: The Bagatelles 1 and 2 sets were swapped due to Trevor Dunn's travel issues. Bagatelles 2 occurred first at 7:30pm, followed by Bagatelles 1 at 10pm.

DPA 4061 > MMA1000 > ocmPMD620 > WAV (24/48) > Vegas Pro 14.0 (slight eq) > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC (24/48)
except the Asmodeus set is a matrix with Shure MV88 recording from second row center (picking up the guitar amp)

John Zorn: Bagatelles 1 (Nova Quartet & Asmodeus) 4/1/23 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville

Track 12 from Weird Music by John Vogel
Drums by Thad Bradley | Mastering by Dan Vogel

Speakers: Matt Gibson, Steve Touchton, Ches Smith, Billy Dufala, Ryan Kattner, Drew Daniel, Jamey Robinson, Martin Schmidt

Balancing Act

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