Editing John Zorn (section)

===50th and 60th birthday concert series===
In September 2003, Zorn celebrated his 50th birthday with a month-long series of performances at [[Tonic (music venue)|Tonic]] in New York, repeating an event he had begun a decade earlier at the [[Knitting Factory]].<ref>Pareles J [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DA1431F930A3575AC0A965958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fZ%2fZorn%2c%20John%7CZorn's 40 Years of Restless Music] ''NY Times'', September 3, 1993</ref><ref>Price, E & Roussel, P [http://www.wnur.org/jazz/performance/zornfest/ Zornfest pages at WNUR] at www.wnur.org {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010093640/http://www.wnur.org/jazz/performance/zornfest/|date=October 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>Ratliff, B. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905EFDA173BF93AA3575AC0A9659C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/M/Music Fluttering Rat-a-tats to Celebrate a Birthday], ''NY Times'', September 9, 2003.</ref> He conceptualized the month into several different aspects of his musical output. Zorn's bands performed on the weekends, classical ensembles were featured on Sundays, Zorn performed improvisations with other musicians on Mondays, featured his extended compositions on Tuesdays and a retrospective of game pieces on Wednesdays.<ref>Zorn, J. (2003) 50th Birthday Celebration program</ref> A total of 12 [[live album]]s were released on his 50th Birthday Celebration Series.<ref>Davis, F. [https://archive.today/20130209000805/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0412,davis2,52239,22.html Overcoming Irony, John Zorn Goes for the Heart, Not for the Easy Kill], ''Village Voice'', March 23, 2004</ref>
[[File:Zorn@60@Met.jpg|thumb|John Zorn performing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in September 2013|left]]
Zorn's 60th birthday celebrations encompassed concerts across the globe from festival appearances to unique events in art galleries and unusual venues across 2013 and into 2014.<ref>Sisario, B. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/arts/music/turning-60-john-zorn-sees-his-eclecticism-as-a-musical-norm.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Lionized, but Restless as Ever], ''NY Times'', July 10, 2013.</ref> The first concerts under the Zorn@60 banner were performed at the [[Walker Art Center]] in Minneapolis in April 2013.<ref>Schell, J. [http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2013/04/10/if-you-dont-catch-it-its-gone-zorn60/ If You Don't Catch It, It's Gone: Zorn @ 60], Walker Art Centre Green Room, April 10, 2013</ref> This was followed by performances at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] and [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/17463 |title=MoMA Events |access-date=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105054513/http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/17463 |archive-date=2013-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Smith, S. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/arts/music/john-zorns-sacred-voices-at-the-guggenheim-museum.html Under Installation, Vocal Colors], ''NY Times'', June 24, 2013.</ref> The European leg of Zorn@60 commenced at the [[Barbican Centre|Barbican Theatre]] in London in July 2013.<ref>Kilbey, P. [http://www.bachtrack.com/review-barbican-john-zorn-at-60 How it's done: John Zorn celebrates his 60th birthday at the Barbican], ''Bachtrack'', July 16, 2013</ref> Festival appearances in Belgium, Poland, Spain and Germany followed soon after.<ref>Terrie, S. [http://demening.be/muziek/gent-jazz-2013-john-zorn-at-60/ Gent Jazz 2013: John Zorn at 60], ''DeMening'', July 14, 2013</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jazzarium.pl/aktualnosci/john-zorn-na-warsaw-summer-jazz-days-2013|title=John Zorn na Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2013|website=Jazzarium.pl}}</ref><ref>[http://jazzalchemist.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/zorn60-at-warsaw-summer-jazz-days-2013.html Zorn@60 at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2013], ''(Free) Jazz Alchemist'', July 9, 2013</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moers-festival.de/en/|title=moers festival 2018|website=Moers-festival.de}}</ref><ref>Weir, B. [http://www.jazzjournal.co.uk/magazine/630/review-san-sebastian-jazz-festival Review: San Sebastian Jazz Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102051126/http://www.jazzjournal.co.uk/magazine/630/review-san-sebastian-jazz-festival |date=2013-11-02 }}, ''[[Jazz Journal]]'', accessed October 7, 2013</ref> These were followed by concerts in Victoriaville, Canada.<ref>Woodard, J. [http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=2222 Avant-Garde Artists Thrive Annually at Victoriaville] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102055450/http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=2222|date=2013-11-02}}, ''[[Down Beat]]'', September 27, 2013</ref> Returning to New York City other concert appearances occurred at [[Alice Tully Hall]] and [[Lincoln Centre]].<ref>Sahr, D. [http://seenandheard-international.com/2013/08/01/waving-a-wand-the-magic-of-john-zorns-quartets/ Waving a Wand: The Magic of John Zorn's Quartets], Seen and Heard International website, August 1, 2013</ref><ref>Schweitzer, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/arts/music/john-zorn-performing-at-alice-tully-hall.html It's His Party, He Can Play With Elbows if He Wants], ''NY Times'', July 19, 2013.</ref>

Zorn undertook another of his celebrated Masada Marathons at the [[Skirball Center for the Performing Arts]] in August.<ref>Pareles, J. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/arts/music/john-zorn-gets-a-masada-marathon-for-his-60th-birthday.html A Fraction of a Repertory Is Enough for a Celebration of Productivity], ''NY Times'', September 16, 2013.</ref> Further New York City concerts in September included performances of music for film at the [[Anthology Film Archives]], classical works and [[Cobra (Zorn)|''Cobra'']] at the [[Miller Theatre]], a day-long concert at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]<ref>[http://www.spin.com/2013/09/john-zorn-mike-patton-met-museum-of-art/ Watch John Zorn and Mike Patton Terrorize the Met Museum for 11 Hours... in 77 Seconds!], Christopher R. Weingarten [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', September 30, 2013''</ref> and a performance of improvised duets with [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]].<ref>Smith, S. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/arts/music/zorn60-honoring-john-zorn-opens-at-the-miller-theater.html A Stage Buckling With New-Music Luminaries Has Space for Orchestral Scores], ''NY Times'', September 26, 2013.</ref><ref>Smith, S. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/arts/music/john-zorn-fills-metropolitan-museum-with-music.html?src=recg Surrounding Art With the Sounds of 60], ''NY Times'', October 2, 2013.</ref><ref>HC [http://www.popmatters.com/review/175702-john-zorn-ryuichi-sakamoto-zorn60-4-october-2013-japan-society-new-y/ John Zorn + Ryuichi Sakamoto], [[PopMatters]], October 6, 2013</ref> In October, the [[International Contemporary Ensemble]] performed a retrospective of Zorn's classical music at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago]].<ref>Reich, H. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/10/24/celebrating-john-zorns-60th-with-plenty-of-ice/ Celebrating John Zorn's 60th, with plenty of ICE], [[Chicago Tribune]], October 24, 2013</ref> The final Zorn@60 concerts were performed as part of the [[Adelaide Festival]] in Australia in March 2014 featuring a four concerts covering the breadth of his compositional and improvisational range.<ref>McBeath, J. [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/zorn-and-co-display-dazzling-versatility/news-story/9de8f018398915af44cafdb13cd8aebd?sv=dd1f4a78ee0637d893ce82a169d67bc8 Zorn and co display dazzling versatility], ''[[The Australian]]'', March 13, 2014</ref><ref>Whittington, S. [https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/adelaide-festival/adelaide-festival-review-2014-zorn-in-oz-zorn60/news-story/e722fd9393a6d71b758addb98fb1a863 Adelaide Festival review 2014: Zorn in Oz – Zorn@60], ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'', March 16, 2014</ref>