John Zorn's Hockey, Fencing and Rugby at the Public Access Synthesizer Studio (PASS) May 13, 1983

Описание: This is an audience recording from a performance at a very small space in NYC, Studio PASS. The cassette I have from the early 1980s was given to me by a fellow musician who worked and recorded at PASS. It was labeled "John Zorn Hockey, Fencing and Rugby". This is from the period when Zorn was into his rules-based improvisational "game" pieces, performed by a large cast of downtown improvisors. I saw Zorn a number of times back then, and it wasn't until I saw Zorn's performance of Spillane and Godard at the Whitney in 1986 (   • John Zorn - Spillane - Live at the Whitney...  ) that I saw him actually play a saxophone. Before that he mostly played duck/game calls and saxophone mouthpices, often dipped in a bowl of water.

Here is a description of Studio PASS from the Wikipedia page for Harvestworks:

"Harvestworks is a not-for-profit arts organization located in New York City. It was founded in 1977 by artists supporting the creation and presentation of art works achieved through the use of new technologies. The Harvestworks TEAM Lab (Technology, Engineering, Art and Music) supports the creation of art works achieved through the use of new and evolving technologies.
At the inception of Harvestworks, the Public Access Synthesizer Studio (PASS) provided access to electronic synthesizer instruments, and continues as part of Harvestworks' TEAM Lab. In 1986, the studio included “a Fairlight, a Roland Super Jupiter, an E-mu Emulator II, a Yamaha TX816 rack, Apple IIe and Macintosh computers, an Otari eight-track recorder, and a few video recorders, as well as the services of a staff engineer.” Studio PASS changed its name in the early 80s. It is now the sound studio available to independent producers, musicians and artists in residence at Harvestworks. Originally, Studio PASS was located in the Flatiron District in Manhattan at 16 west 22 St. It moved to its current home along with the rest of Harvestworks at 596 Broadway in 1987. The board of directors has included people such as Bob Moog and Suzanne Ciani."

John Zorn - duck, goose and crow calls, clarinet, mouthpiece
George Cartwright - reeds, saxophone, game calls
Randy Hudson - electric guitar
Anthony Coleman - keyboards
Wayne Horvitz - amplified piano

I don't know which pieces of the tape are which compositions, but here are the track breaks:
00:00
07:50
21:01
44:40
59:51
1:19:55

Uploaded solely for educational purposes and historical interest. Enjoy.