John Zorn Concert History

John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City, United States) is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn's recorded output is prolific with hundreds of album credits as a performer, composer, or producer. His work has touched on a wide range of musical genres, often within a single composition, but he is best-known for his avant-garde, jazz, improvised and contemporary classical music.

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John Zorn Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 06, 2026
Upcoming
John Zorn Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 2026
Upcoming
John Zorn Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 28, 2026
John Zorn / Barbara Hannigan / Laurie Anderson / Incerto / Junction Trio / COBRA

Big Ears Festival

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Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 27, 2026
John Medeski / Dave Lombardo / John Zorn / Barbara Hannigan / Petra Haden / Masada

Big Ears Festival

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Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 26, 2026 –
Mar 29, 2026
Big Ears Festival 2026
David Byrne / Robert Plant With Saving Grace And Suzi Dian / Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Flying Lotus / Pat Metheny Side-Eye / Hania Rani / Richard Thompson / John Scofield Trio / Marc Ribot / Cécile McLorin Salvant / Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble / Dirty Three / Terry Allen / Nels Cline / Shabaka / Mary Halvorson / Julian Lage / Pino Palladino & Blake Mills feat. Sam Gendel & Chris Dave / Patrick Watson / Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles / MJ Lenderman & The Wind / Perfume Genius / Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion / Tunde Adebimpe / Reggie Watts / Miles Electric Band / Cymande / Chris Thile / Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band / Neil Hamburger / Medeski, Martin, Metzger & Cline / Masada / Barbara Hannigan / Junction Trio / Brian Marsella Trio / Awakening Ground / Incerto / Laurie Anderson & John Zorn / Petra Haden / L. Shankar / Kunal Gunjal & Praveen Narayan / Saraswathi Ranganathan, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, and Praveen Narayan / Selvaganesh Vinayakram / Purbayan Chatterjee & Nitin Mitta / Chicago Underground Duo / Cleo Reed / Deantoni Parks / Marquis Hill Blacktet / Qur'an Shaheed / Twin Talk / Will Graefe / Adam Tendler / Anna Tivel / Annahstasia / Annie & The Caldwells / Basic / Bill Orcutt / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Bloodshot Bill / Brandon Seabrook / Brandon Woody's Upendo / Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto / Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM / Briggan Krauss Solo / Brittany Davis / Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw (Trio) / Carlos Niño & Sam Gendel / Chad Taylor Quintet / Charlemagne Palestine / Chávez / Ismaily / Saunier / Ches Smith Clone Row / Chucho Valdes / Chuck Johnson / Colle / Darius Jones Trio / Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio / Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet / Dave Harrington & Mary Lattimore / Dave Harrington’s Pranksters South / Dave McMurray & Grateful Deadication / Deerhoof / digi-squires / Dither / Dom Flemons / DoYeon Kim / Either/Orchestra / Eliana Glass / Florist / Fred Frith’s Fremakajo / Fred Frith, Simon Hanes, Max Jaffe, Jordan Glenn Quartet / Gary Lucas & Gods And Monsters / Ghost Train Orchestra / Go Kurosawa / Gregory Uhlmann / GRRL x Made of Oak / Gwenifer Raymond / Haley Heynderickx / Hand Habits / Hania Rani presents Chilling Bambino / Hannah Cohen / Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow: Electrical Field of Love / Hayden Pedigo / His Name Is Alive / Isaiah Collier / Jack Quartet / Jack Wyllie / Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider / Janel & Anthony / Janel Leppin / Jeff Parker / Jeff Parker Expansion Trio / Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage / Jesse Harris Cosmo / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / Joe Westerlund / John Mailander’s Forecast / Julia Úlehla & Dálava / Julianna Barwick / Kaoru Watanabe / Karen Mantler Trio / Ken Pomeroy / Kishi Bashi / Kramer / Laraaji / Lazyhorse / Lisel / Lou Reed Drones / Lucrecia Dalt / Madison Cunningham / Mali Obomsawin / Maria Somerville / Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen / Maruja Limón / Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements / Matt Mitchell’s Zealous Angles / Meara O’Reilly / Mei Semones / Miles Okazaki / Miriam Elhajli / Model/Actriz / Moin / Muireann Bradley / Natalie Bergman / Nate Mercereau / Nate Smith / Ned Rothenberg / Nik Bärtsch / Openness Trio / Orcutt Shelley Miller / Pan American / Pan American & Kramer / Patrick Shiroishi / Peni Candra Rini / Rafiq Bhatia / Respira ft. Eucademix, azumi O E & Waldo Walle / Rich(ard) Dawson / Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey / Rosenau & Sanborn / Ryan Clackner & Tyshawn Sorey / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / S.G. Goodman / The Saami Brothers / Saha Gnawa / Sam Amidon / Sam Gendel / Sami Stevens / Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends / Setting / Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar / Shirlette Ammons / Shrunken Elvis / Simon Hanes: GARGANTUA / SML / Sō Percussion / Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra / Sullivan Fortner Trio / Suss / Taper’s Choice / Tara Clerkin Trio / The Crossing / The Gladson Family Band / The Living Earth Show: Trust Me / Thurston Moore & Bonner Kramer / Thurston Moore & Shabaka Hutchings / Tim Berne / Tom Skinner / Tomas Fujiwara / Tsons of Tsunami / Tune-Yards / Turning Jewels into Water / Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes / Walt McClements / The Westerlies / wild Up / William Hooker / William Tyler & Yasmin Williams / WINGED WHEEL / Wu Fei’s Moon Hunter / Wu Fei & Shanir Blumenkranz / Yagódy / YHWH Nailgun / Zeena Parkins & William Winant / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Show all bands
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Big Ears Festival 2026 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Nov 25, 2025
A Concert to Benefit Roulette: IMPROV NIGHT
John Zorn / Laurie Anderson / Jim Staley / Marc Ribot / John Medeski / Ikue Mori / Jorge Roeder / Simon Hanes / Brian Chase / Kenny Wollesen
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Roulette Intermedium New York, New York, United States
Sep 18, 2025
John Zorn
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Anthology Film Archives New York, New York, United States
Sep 17, 2025
John Zorn
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Roulette New York, New York, United States
Jun 04, 2025
John Zorn

Improvisation Week at The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Apr 05, 2025
John Zorn
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The Drawing Center New York, New York, United States
Mar 02, 2025
John Zorn / New Masada Quartet Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 15, 2025
John Zorn Roulette New York, New York, United States
Feb 06, 2025
John Zorn The Drawing Center New York, New York, United States
Feb 02, 2025
John Zorn Roulette New York, New York, United States
Oct 11, 2024
John Zorn
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Roulette New York, New York, United States
Jul 28, 2024
Diana Krall / John Zorn / William Parker / Marta Sanchez

San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia

Various Venues Donostia / San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Jul 27, 2024
John Zorn / William Parker / North Mississippi Allstars

San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia

Various Venues Donostia / San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Jul 26, 2024
John Zorn / Marco Mezquida / Gregory Porter / Les Amazones d'Afrique

San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia

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Various Venues Donostia / San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Jul 23, 2024 –
Jul 28, 2024
San Sebastian Jazz Festival - Jazzaldia 2024
Rufus Wainwright / Diana Krall / Gregory Porter / Marisa Monte / Brad Mehldau / John Scofield / John Zorn / Silvia Pérez Cruz / Dave Holland / Chris Potter / Youn Sun Nah / William Parker / Júlio Resende / Marta Sanchez Quintet / Marco Mezquida - Tornado Show all bands
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San Sebastian Jazz Festival - Jazzaldia 2024 Donostia / San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Jul 05, 2024
New Masada Quartet / Simulacrum / John Zorn / John Medeski / Kenny Grohowski / Matt Hollenberg Klub Stodoła Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland

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John Zorn at 70, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 3, 2023

John Zorn / John Medeski / Brian Marsella / Trey Spruance / Fred Frith / Trevor Dunn / Mike Patton / William Winant / Kenny Grohowski / Kenny Wollesen / Ches Smith / Dave Lombardo / Ikue Mori
Sep 3, 2023
 San Francisco, California, United States
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A Concert to Benefit Roulette: IMPROV NIGHT
Nov 25, 2025
 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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 New York, New York, United States
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 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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2026 5 concerts
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2022 8 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 22 concerts
2018 36 concerts
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2014 11 concerts
2013 17 concerts
2012 8 concerts
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2010 25 concerts
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2007 19 concerts
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2002 2 concerts
2001 4 concerts
2000 3 concerts
1999 3 concerts
1998 2 concerts
1997 2 concerts
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1991 4 concerts
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