The final installment of the International House and Ars Nova Workshops collaborative Out There series and the piece de resistance for ANW’s Radical Jewish Music Festival, John Zorn presents the NYC downtown supergroup of The Electric Masada Ensemble.

A re-incarnation of several of Zorn’s ensembles this group of cosmopolitan musical heavyweights takes the electrified experience of Naked City, the improvisational titter-tatter of Cobra, and klezmer influenced works of the Masada songbooks. Not only is it rare to see this culmination of what Zorn has come to almost solely define as Radical Jewish Culture but to see this many bandleaders and veterans of the improvisational and jazz music scenes come together as sidemen is almost absurd. This concert also features opening sets from keyboardist Jamie Saft’s Trio and cellist Erik Friedlander, both performing acoustic pieces from the Masada songbook.

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John Zorn’s Electric Masada
Sunday, March 2 8pm
Cyro Baptista, percussion
Joey Baron, drums
Trevor Dunn, el. bass/double-bass
Ikue Mori, electronics
Marc Ribot, el. Guitar
Jamie Saft, Fender Rhodes/piano
Kenny Wollesen, drums
Erik Friedlander, cello
John Zorn, alto saxophone

International House Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut Street
www.ihousephilly.org
$28 Members + Seniors, $26.25 Students, $35 General Admission
www.arsnovaworkshop.com