2013 studio album by Jon Madof's Zion80
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Jon OC96 and Shlomo shmooze about life in the music industry, how exploring Buddhism led him to a life of meaningful Jewish practice, some lessons learned, and parenting. Catch a song of Jon's at the end of the episode, and visit https://www.jonmadof.com to hear more of his music with Zion80 and his other bands.
Jon Madof plays guitar and writes music, and has been described by NPR’s Liane Hansen as ‘Dick Dale doing the music at your bar mitzvah.’ Leader of the bands Zion80, Blivet and Rashanim, he is co-founder of Chant Records, a label that aggregates and amplifies the work of an international community of artists pushing the boundaries of music across many genres; a ‘sonic temple for adventurous music.’ Jon has collaborated with musicians including John Zorn, Matisyahu, Marc Ribot and Frank London. https://chantrecords.com https://zion80.com/the-music/ https://www.jonmadof.com/jon-madof/ Join Sound Heights on Patreon: www.patreon.com/soundheightsrecords
Guitarist, bandleader, and label owner Jon Madof talks about how music and spirituality are related, what it means to create your own kind of authenticity, the difference between a job and a mission, and whether or not an artist’s work can be separated from their personal behavior. Jon’s band, Zion80 released their most recent album on Jon’s newly formed Chant Records label, which he launched in late 2017. What does it mean to create a record label in today’s musical universe? Visit Third-story.com for everything you want to know about the podcast and then when you still need to know more, go to patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast.
What started off as a friendly chat between two mutual admirers of each other's creativity quickly turned into something far more intense. As Jon Madof (lead guitarist of the band Zion80) started discussing how much of his music was inspired by Shlomo Carlebach, the talk turned into a discussion about the abuse allegations that have plagued Carlebach since his death. And, in turn, the responsibility of artists in the age of #MeToo. Find out more about Jon's band Zion80 here: https://zion80.com/ And find out about Jon's new record label, Chant Records, here: https://chantrecords.com/
Zion80 at Ashkenaz Festival Klezmer Podcast 119- Jon Madof. Continuing with the series from the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto, my guest is Jon Madof of the band Zion80 from New York City. The powerhouse 11-member band plays Afrobeat influenced Carlbach repertoire. We hear the track Asher Bara from their self-titled album Zion80. Run time: … Continue reading Klezmer Podcast 119- Zion80 →
5e émission de la 28e session... Cette semaine, beaucoup de saxophone avec du funk-jazz, du postbop récent et du nouveau John Coltrane !!! En musique: Zion80 sur l'album Adramelech: The Book of Angels Vol. 22 (Tzadik, 2014); Otis Brown III sur l'album The Thought of You (Blue Note, 2014); Tevet Sela sur l'album Lying Sun (Effendi, 2014); Yannick Rieu sur l'album L'art du trio (Song Records, 2013); John Coltrane sur l'album Offering: Live at Temple University (Resonance, 2014); Joe Rosenberg Ensemble sur l'album Resolution (Quark, 2014)...
5e émission de la 28e session... Cette semaine, beaucoup de saxophone avec du funk-jazz, du postbop récent et du nouveau John Coltrane !!! En musique: Zion80 sur l'album Adramelech: The Book of Angels Vol. 22 (Tzadik, 2014); Otis Brown III sur l'album The Thought of You (Blue Note, 2014); Tevet Sela sur l'album Lying Sun (Effendi, 2014); Yannick Rieu sur l'album L'art du trio (Song Records, 2013); John Coltrane sur l'album Offering: Live at Temple University (Resonance, 2014); Joe Rosenberg Ensemble sur l'album Resolution (Quark, 2014)...