Jon Madof Talks About Starting Chant Records, Festivals, And Why Rejection Is Better Than Silence
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Jon Madof does things differently, which probably explains his decades-long association with composer/iconoclast, John Zorn. Madof’s bands have recorded for Zorn’s label, Tzadik Records, and his current project, Zion80, fuzes the cantorial melodies of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach with the rhythms of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. He’s also worked with artists like Marc Ribot and Matisyahu, and in late-2017, together with multi-instrumentalist, Shanir Blumenkranz, launched the artist-friendly label,
Jon Madof Talks About Starting Chant Records, Festivals, And Why Rejection Is Better Than Silence
Jon Madof Talks About Starting Chant Records…
Jon Madof Talks About Starting Chant Records, Festivals, And Why Rejection Is Better Than Silence
Jon Madof does things differently, which probably explains his decades-long association with composer/iconoclast, John Zorn. Madof’s bands have recorded for Zorn’s label, Tzadik Records, and his current project, Zion80, fuzes the cantorial melodies of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach with the rhythms of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. He’s also worked with artists like Marc Ribot and Matisyahu, and in late-2017, together with multi-instrumentalist, Shanir Blumenkranz, launched the artist-friendly label,