Editing John Zorn (section)

==== Book One ====
[[File:John zorn masada.jpg|thumb|[[Masada (band)|Masada]]: [[Joey Baron]] (drums), [[Greg Cohen]] (bass), [[Dave Douglas (trumpeter)|Dave Douglas]] (trumpet), John Zorn (alto saxophone)]]

In 1993 Zorn engaged Baron along with [[Dave Douglas (trumpeter)|Dave Douglas]] (trumpet) and [[Greg Cohen]] (double bass) to provide musical cues for [[Joe Chappelle]]'s first film ''[[Thieves Quartet]]'' (later collected on ''[[Filmworks III: 1990–1995]]'') and established the first [[Masada (band)|Masada]] group to perform his recent compositions using the instrumental lineup and improvisational approach of [[Ornette Coleman]]'s pioneering free jazz quartet.<ref>Ratliff, B. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E3DA1638F932A25755C0A96F958260 True to '60s Rhythms and Jewish Culture], ''NY Times'', June 11, 1999.</ref><ref>[https://www.cyclicdefrost.com/2014/03/greg-cohen-interview-by-bob-baker-fish/ Cyclic Defrost, ''Greg Cohen: “Telepathic transmissions, humour and joy.” Interview by Bob Baker Fish'']</ref>

Within three years, the number of compositions had grown to 205 and became known as the first Masada Book. Zorn explained:

{{blockquote|The project for Masada was to create something positive in the Jewish tradition something that maybe takes the idea of Jewish music into the 21st century the way jazz developed from the teens and 1920s into the '40s, the '50s, the '60s and on&nbsp;... My initial idea was to write a hundred tunes. And then I ended up writing over 200 for the first book and then performed it countless time for years.<ref name=Pehling2009>Pehling, D. [http://www.ktvu.com/bayareamusicscene/18902349/detail.html KTVU.com Talks To Saxophonist John Zorn], March 10, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430195343/http://www.ktvu.com/bayareamusicscene/18902349/detail.html|date=April 30, 2009}}</ref>}}

In 1996, Zorn released ''[[Bar Kokhba (album)|Bar Kokhba]]'' featuring Masada compositions recorded by a rotating group of musicians.<ref>Gilman, M. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/bar-kokhba-r307394 Allmusic Review: Bar Kokhba] accessed November 6, 2013.</ref> Two ensembles arose from this album: the Masada String Trio, composed of Greg Cohen (bass), [[Mark Feldman]] (violin), and [[Erik Friedlander]] (cello); and the Bar Kokhba Sextet which added [[Marc Ribot]] (guitar), Cyro Baptista (percussion), and Joey Baron (drums), both of which were featured on 1998's ''[[The Circle Maker]]''.<ref>Layne, J. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-circle-maker-mw0000382830 Allmusic Review: The Circle Maker] accessed November 6, 2013.</ref> The Masada String Trio were also featured on Zorn's [[Filmworks XI: Secret Lives|Filmworks series]], as part of his [[50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1|50th Birthday Celebration]], and released two albums as part of the Book of Angels project, ''[[Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2|Azazal]]'' and ''[[Haborym: Book of Angels Volume 16|Haborym]]''.<ref>Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/filmworks-xi-2002-vol-1-secret-lives-mw0000660452 Allmusic Review: Filmworks XI: Secret Lives] accessed November 6, 2013.</ref><ref>Westergaard, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/masada-string-trio-50th-birthday-celebration-vol-1-mw0000137540 Allmusic Review: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1] accessed November 6, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/azazel-book-of-angels-vol-2-mw0000170189|title=Azazel – Book of Angels, Vol. 2 – John Zorn &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/haborym-masada-book-2-book-of-angels-vol-16-mw0002006163|title=Haborym (Masada Book 2: Book of Angels, Vol. 16) – Masada, Masada String Trio, John Zorn &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> In 2003, Zorn formed Electric Masada, a band featuring Zorn, Baptista, Baron, and Ribot, along with [[Trevor Dunn]] (bass), [[Ikue Mori]] (electronics), [[Jamie Saft]] (keyboards), and [[Kenny Wollesen]] (drums) releasing their [[50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4|debut live album]] from Zorn's 50th Birthday Concert series and a [[Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness|double live CD]] recorded in 2004.<ref>Fordham, J. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jul/22/jazz.artsfeatures John Zorn], ''The Guardian'', July 22, 2003.</ref> In 2019, Zorn formed the New Masada Quartet with [[Julian Lage]] (guitar), [[Jorge Roeder]] (bass), and [[Kenny Wollesen]] (drums).<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Zorn (New Masada Quartet), Julian Lage, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen @ Village Vanguard in New York on 11/03/2019 |url=https://www.ohmyrockness.com/shows/356002-john-zorn-new-masada-quartet-julian-lage-jorge-roeder-kenny-wollesen-village-vanguard |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Oh My Rockness |language=en}}</ref>

A Tenth Anniversary Series of Masada recordings was released by Zorn beginning in 2003. The series featured five albums of Masada themes including ''[[Masada Guitars]]'' by [[Marc Ribot]], [[Bill Frisell]], and [[Tim Sparks]]; ''[[Masada Recital]]'' by [[Mark Feldman]] and [[Sylvie Courvoisier]]; ''[[Masada Rock]]'' by Rashanim; and two albums featuring various artists, ''[[Voices in the Wilderness]]'' and ''[[The Unknown Masada]]''.<ref name=Tzadikcatalog />
[[File:Bar Kokhba 2014.jpg|thumb|Bar Kokhba at 2014 [[Newport Jazz Festival]] with [[Marc Ribot]], John Zorn, [[Cyro Baptista]] (left to right)]]