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Jon Madof (born May 28, 1974) is an American
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
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, and Frank London.
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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,
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and calmer acoustic. Each successive effort has seen Madof stretching and pushing himself farther, in as well as out, utilizing exotic instruments with feeling always at the forefront".Murphy, S.
Beware Soaring Yarmulkes! Jon Madof and Zion80 Are Making World Music for a New World
PopMatters, January 20, 2014


Discography


As leader

With Rashanim *''
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 *''
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 ...
*''
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 ...
'' (Tzadik, 2003) - one track with Rashanim *'' The Unknown Masada'' (Tzadik, 2003) - one track with Rashanim *'' Filmworks XVII: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls'' (Tzadik, 2006) Various Artists *''Great Jewish Music: Jacob Do Bandolim'' (Tzadik, 2004) - one track with Rashanim


References

1974 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-metal-guitarist-stub