guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...
, composer, and leader of the bands
Rashanim
''Rashanim'' is the eponymous debut album by guitarist Jon Madof's Rashanim trio with Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz on bass and Mathias Kunzli on drums released in 2003 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series.
Recepti ...
and Zion80, who has performed extensively with other artists including
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...
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Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician.
Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing soun ...
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Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...
PopMatters
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' Sean Murphy said "All of his projects thus far have explored traditional Jewish sounds with a skillful blend of surf music,
thrash
Thrash may refer to:
*Thrashing (computer science), where increasing resources are used to do a decreasing amount of work
* Thrash (surname)
* Thrash, mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers
*'' Thrash Rally'', a top-down perspective rally racing video ga ...
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jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...
Rashanim
''Rashanim'' is the eponymous debut album by guitarist Jon Madof's Rashanim trio with Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz on bass and Mathias Kunzli on drums released in 2003 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series.
Recepti ...
'' (Tzadik, 2003)
*'' Masada Rock'' (Tzadik, 2005) - composed by John Zorn
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Shalosh
''Shalosh'' is the third album by guitarist Jon Madof's Rashanim trio, with Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz on bass guitar and Mathias Kunzli on drums. The album was released in 2006 by Tzadik as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series.The Gathering'' (Tzadik, 2009)
With Zion80
*'' Zion80'' (Tzadik, 2012)
*'' Adramelech: Book of Angels Volume 22'' (Tzadik, 2014) - composed by John Zorn
* ''Warriors'' (Chant Records, 2017)
With others
With Sean Noonan's Brewed by Noon
*''Stories to Tell'' (Songlines, 2007)
With
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...
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Voices in the Wilderness
''Masada Anniversary Edition Volume 2: Voices in the Wilderness'' is the second album in a series of five releases celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Zorn's Masada songbook project. It features 24 compositions by Zorn, each performed by di ...