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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 2002, June 29
Directors: Claudia Heuermann
Countries: Germany
Production: Tzadik
Cast: Mike Patton, Anthony Coleman, Roberto Rodríguez, Dave Lombardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Cyro Baptista, Mark Feldman, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron, John Medeski, Joyce Hammann, Yamatsuka Eye

Overview:

A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn.