John Zorn Live Concert Series: Cobra

This event is in high-demand! If your plans have changed and you are no longer able to attend, please email us at [email protected] so we are able to release more tickets.

The Drawing Center's exhibition John Zorn: Hermetic Cartography will be accompanied by a series of musical performances curated by Zorn that will be held in the exhibition.

Cobra:
Wendy Eisenberg / Guitar
Taylor Levine / Guitar
Matt Hollenberg / Guitar
John Medeski / Keyboards
Simon Hanes / Electric Bass
Trevor Dunn / Electric Bass
Jay Campbell / Cello
Henry Fraser / Bass
Ikue Mori / Electronics
Kenny Wollesen / Drums, Vibes
Ches Smith / Drums, Vibes
William Winant / Percussion
John Zorn / Prompter

Known predominantly as a groundbreaking figure in New York’s avant-garde and experimental music scenes, John Zorn has long been celebrated for his radical innovations in music. However, his abstract drawings—a private language of symbols and notations—have remained a closely guarded secret. Offering profound insight into Zorn’s creative mind, Hermetic Cartography reveals a new dimension of his artistic practice by showcasing works on paper that span seven decades of his visionary engagement with mark-making, improvisation, and the esoteric.

Additional performances will take place at 7:30pm on the first Saturday of each month (March - May, 2025) and are free and open to the public.