Tzadik
| Tzadik | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1995 ongoing |
| founder | John Zorn , Kazunori Sugiyama |
| Seat | New York City, USA |
| Website | http://www.tzadik.com/ |
| Label code | TZ |
| distribution | Koch Distribution |
| Genre (s) | Avant-garde , noise , improv , new music |
Tzadik is an American music label based in New York City . It was founded in 1995 by John Zorn and specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. In addition, the more than 400 Tzadik albums include many other styles, including free improvisation, jazz , noise , klezmer , rock music , soundtracks or hardcore punk .
Meaning of the name
Tzaddik is the eighteenth letter of Alephbeth and can be seen in the Tzadik logo. Furthermore, a tzaddik ( Hebrew : pious, just) is a righteous, a religious title in Hasidism .
Tzadik record series
On the one hand, Tzadik has endeavored to work across genres for the work of musicians such as Mike Patton , Derek Bailey , Wadada Leo Smith , Marc Ribot , Ikue Mori , Otomo Yoshihide , Tim Sparks , Buckethead and bands like Merzbow , Ground Zero or Zorns Masada . In addition, established composers such as Maryanne Amacher , Earle Brown , Gordon Mumma or Luc Ferrari and younger composers such as Eyvind Kang or Sylvie Courvoisier are represented in the catalog. The following rows are served:
- Radical Jewish Culture
- New Japan
- Spotlight
- Key
- Spectrum
- Oracles
- Lunatic Fringe
- Composer Series
- Film Music
- Archival Series
Books and DVDs are also published.
Web links
- Official website
- Portrait ( memento from January 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) in Jüdische Zeitung
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/Nachmann-radical-jewish-culture Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.de.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/472769/jewish/Zaddik-Der-Baal-Tschuwa.htm Retrieved December 10, 2010.