Tzadik is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a not-for-profit, cooperative record label.
Tzadik has released over 900 albums by a variety of artists with diverse musical backgrounds, including free improvisation, jazz, noise, klezmer, rock, and experimental composition.
On the label's catalogue are releases by Zorn himself and his multifaceted "songbook" group Masada; singer Mike Patton; guitarists Derek Bailey, Yoshihide Otomo, Tim Sparks, Buckethead and Keiji Haino; noise music icon Merzbow; composers Gordon Mumma, Frank Denyer, Arnold Dreyblatt, and Teiji Ito; experimental groups Kayo Dot, Time of Orchids and Rashanim, microtonalists Syzygys; drummer Tatsuya Yoshida and his bands Ruins and Korekyojinn; trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith; electroacoustic composer Noah Creshevsky; and jazz saxophonist Steve Coleman.
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7000/8000/9000 series: Composer +Catalog numberDate releasedArtistTitleNotes7000 seriesTZ 70011995Alvin CurranAnimal BehaviorTZ 70021995Chris BrownLavaTZ 70031995Mamoru FujiedaThe Night ChantTZ 70041995Arnold DreyblattAnimal MagnetismTZ 70051996David SheaHsi-Yu ChiTZ 70061997Mark FeldmanMusic for Violin AloneTZ 7006b2008-022008 reissueTZ 70071995GisburgNo Stranger Not at AllTZ 70081995John ZornRedbirdTZ 70091995John ZornThe Book of HeadsTZ 70101995Yuji TakahashiFinger LightTZ 70111995Jim O'RourkeTerminal PharmacyTZ 70121995Harry Partch17 Lyrics of Li PoTZ 70131996Eyvind Kang7 NadesTZ 70141996Li Chin SungPastTZ 70151996Mike PattonAdult Themes for VoiceTZ 70161996Elliott SharpXenocodeXTZ 70171996Wadada Leo SmithTao-NjiaTZ 70181996Guy KlucevsekStolen MemoriesTZ 70191996GisburgShadows in the SeaTZ 70201996Ikue MoriGardenTZ 70211997Bun-Ching Lam...Like WaterTZ 70221997Mike PattonPranzo OltranzistaTZ 70231997John ZornDuras: DuchampTZ 70241997David SlusserDelight at the End of the TunnelTZ 70251997Mamoru FujiedaPatterns of PlantsTZ 70261997Virgil MoorefieldThe Temperature in Hell Is over Three Thousand DegreesTZ 70271997Mark DresserBanquetTZ 70281998John ZornAngelus NovusTZ 70291998Daniel GoodeTunnel-FunnelTZ 70301998Milford GravesGrand UnificationTZ 70311998Bun-Ching LamThe Child GodTZ 7031b2016-102016 reissueTZ 70321998Eyvind KangTheater of Mineral NADEsTZ 70331998Luc FerrariCellule 75TZ 70341998Fred FrithPacificaTZ 70351998Norman YamadaBeing and TimeTZ 70361998Teiji ItoKing UbuTZ 70371998John ZornAporias: Requia for Piano and OrchestraTZ 70381998-10GisburgTrustTZ 70391998-11Alvin CurranTheme ParkTZ 70401998-11Annie GosfieldBurnt Ivory and Loose WiresTZ 70411998David SheaClassical WorksTZ 70421999-04Mark DeGliAntoniHorse TricksTZ 70431999-02Maryanne AmacherSound CharactersTZ 70441999-03Bill LaswellInvisible DesignTZ 70451999-06Jerry HuntSong DrapesTZ 7045b2016-022016 reissueTZ 70461999-07Wadada Leo SmithLight upon LightTZ 70471999-07John ZornThe String QuartetsTZ 70481999-08Lee HylaRiff and TransfigurationTZ 70491999-09Zeena ParkinsPan-AcousticonTZ 70501999-09Giustino di GregorioSprutTZ 70511999Otomo YoshihideCathodeTZ 70521999-11Gerry HemingwayChamber WorksTZ 70532000-01Peter GarlandThe Days Run AwayTZ 70542000-01George LewisEndless ShoutTZ 70552000Ikue MoriOne Hundred Aspects of the MoonTZ 70562000-04Lois VierkRiver Beneath the RiverTZ 70572000-05Susie IbarraFlower After FlowerTZ 70582000-05Bill BrovoldChildish DelusionsTZ 70592000-06Eyvind KangThe Story of IcelandTZ 70602000-06Wadada Leo SmithReflectativityTZ 7060b2016-082016 reissueTZ 70612000-08Ned RothenbergGhost StoriesTZ 7061b2016-112016 reissueTZ 70622000-11Milford GravesStoriesTZ 70632000-12Mark DresserMarinadeTZ 70642001-01David MahlerHearing VoicesTZ 70652001-05John ZornMadness, Love and MysticismTZ 70662001-06John ZornSongs from the Hermetic TheatreTZ 70672001-07Jose MacedaGongs and BamboosTZ 7067b2016-012016 reissueTZ 70682001-08Ikue MoriLabyrinthTZ 70692001-09Annie GosfieldFlying Sparks and Heavy MachineryTZ 70702001-09Wadada Leo SmithRed Sulphur SkyTZ 70712001-10Christian WolffBurdocksTZ 70722002-02Bobby PreviteThe 23 Constellations of Joan MiroTZ 70732001-11Otomo YoshihideAnodeTZ 70742002-01Gordon MummaLive-Electronic MusicTZ 70752002-01Alvin SingletonSomehow We CanTZ 70762002-02Fred FrithFreedom in FragmentsTZ 7076b2016-092016 reissueTZ 70772002-04Charles WuorinenLEPTONTZ 70782002-06Pierre-Yves MacéFaux-JumeauxTZ 70792002-08David SheaClassical Works IITZ 70802002-08Derek BaileyPieces for GuitarTZ 70812002-09Eric QinPhotographs: 1988–1993TZ 70822002-10Frank DenyerFired CityTZ 70832002-11Wadada Leo SmithLuminous Axis (The Caravans of Winter and Summer)TZ 70842003-02Elliott SharpString Quartets 1986–1996TZ 70852003-04John ZornChimeras2003 release - Out of PrintTZ 7085b2010-022010 reissueTZ 70862003-05Raz MesinaiResurrections for GoatskinTZ 70872003-06Carolyn YarnellSonic VisionTZ 70882003-07Milton BabbittOccasional VariationsTZ 70892003-08Marc RibotScelsi MorningTZ 70902003-08Julius HemphillOne AtmosphereTZ 70912003-10Chien-Yin ChenPurrTZ 70922003-10Kayo DotChoirs of the EyeTZ 70932004-04Jerry HuntPhalbaTZ 70942003-11Mark ApplebaumCatfishTZ 70952004-01Anthony PaterasMutant TheatreTZ 70962004-02Ernesto MartinezMutacionesTZ 70972004-03Alvin CurranLost MarblesTZ 70982004-04Susie IbarraFolklorikoTZ 70992004-06Lukas LigetiMystery System8000 seriesTZ 80012004-06David SimonsPrismatic HearingTZ 80022004-07Morton FeldmanPatterns in a Chromatic FieldTZ 80032004-08Raz MesinaiCyborg AcousticsTZ 80042004-08Christopher AdlerEpilogue for a Dark DayTZ 80052004-09Richard CrandellMbira MagicTZ 8005b2016-03Richard CrandellMbira MagicTZ 80062004-10John ZornMagickTZ 80072004-11Annie GosfieldLost Signals and Drifting SatellitesTZ 80082004-11Wadada Leo SmithLake BiwaTZ 80092004-11Scott JohnsonJohn SomebodyTZ 80102005-01Charles WuorinenOn AlligatorsTZ 80112005-02John ZornRitualsTZ 80122005-02Peter GarlandLove SongsTZ 80132005-04Time of OrchidsSarcast WhileTZ 80142005-03Chris BrownRogue WaveTZ 80152005-03Matthew WelchDream TigersTZ 80162005-04Jacques CoursilMinimal BrassTZ 80172005-10Brad LubmanInsomniacTZ 80182005-11John ZornMysteriumTZ 80192005-10Toby DriverIn the L..L..Library LoftTZ 80202006-01Jon GibsonCriss X CrossTZ 80212006-02Wayne HorvitzWhispers, Hymns and a MurmurTZ 80222006-05Zeena ParkinsNecklaceTZ 80232006-07John KingAllSteelTZ 80242006-08Anthony ColemanPushy BluenessTZ 80252006-09Billy MartinStarlingsTZ 80262006-09Evan ParkerTime LapseTZ 80272006-11Lee HylaWilson's Ivory-BillTZ 80282006-11Earle BrownFolio and Four SystemsTZ 80292007-01Scott JohnsonPatty HearstTZ 80302007-02Mick BarrOctis: Iohargh WendedTZ 80312007-03Teiji ItoTennoTZ 80322007-03Derek KellerImpositions and ConsequencesTZ 80332007-04Sylvie CourvoisierSigns and EpigramsTZ 80342007-05M C MaguireMeta–ConspiracyTZ 80352007-06John ZornFrom Silence to SorceryTZ 80362007-07Noah CreshevskyTo Know and Not to KnowTZ 80372007-07Ha-Yang KimAmaTZ 80382007-08Teiji ItoMusic for Maya: Early Film Music of Teiji Ito2xCDTZ 8038b2016-042016 reissueTZ 80392007-09Lisa BielawaA Handful of WorldTZ 80402007-10Guy KlucevsekSong of RemembranceTZ 80412007-11Richard CrandellSpring SteelTZ 80422007-11Eyvind KangThe Yelm SessionsTZ 80432007-11Jose MacedaDrone and MelodyTZ 80442008-01Chris DenchBeyond Status GeometryTZ 80452008-01Fred FrithBack to LifeTZ 80462008-02Marc RibotExercises in FutilityTZ 80472008-02AhleuchatistasThe Same and the OtherTZ 80482008-03Teiji ItoThe Shamanic PrinciplesTZ 80492008-04Jeremiah CymermanIn Memory of the Labyrinth SystemTZ 8050-32008-04The HubBoundary Layer3xCD box setTZ 80512008-04Maja S.K. RatkjeRiver Mouth EchoesTZ 80522008-05Elliott SharpString Quartets: 2002–2007TZ 80532008-06Keeril MakanIn SoundTZ 80542008-06Lukas LigetiAfrikan MachineryTZ 80552008-08Maryanne AmacherSound Characters vol. 2TZ 80562008-08Berangere MaximinTant que les heures passentTZ 80572008-08Anthony PaterasChromatophoreTZ 80582008-08Teiji ItoWatermillTZ 80592008-09Peter GarlandThree Strange AngelsTZ 80602008-09Paola PrestiniBody MapsTZ 80612008-10Mamoru FujiedaPatterns of Plants IITZ 80622009-03Bill LaswellInvisible Design IITZ 80632008-11Wu FeiYuanTZ 80642009-04Stabat AkishStabat AkishTZ 80652009-09Mario Diaz de LeonEnter Houses OfTZ 80662009-09AhleuchatistasOf the Body ProneTZ 80672009-10David SimonsFung Sha NoonTZ 80682009-11Jose MacedaUgnayanTZ 80692010-01Noah CreshevskyThe Twilight of the GodsTZ 80702010-02Terry RileyAutodreamographical TalesTZ 80712010-02John King10 MysteriesTZ 80722010-03J.G. ThirlwellManorexia: The Mesopelagic WatersTZ 80732010-04Ned RothenbergQuintet for Clarinet and StringsTZ 80742010-05Scott JohnsonAmericansTZ 80752010-07Karl BergerStrangely FamiliarTZ 80762010-10John ZornWhat Thou WiltTZ 80772010-11Matthew WelchBlarvusterTZ 80782011-01Gyan RileyStream of GratitudeTZ 80792011-02Ron Anderson's PakSecret CurveTZ 80802011-04Ryan FrancisWorks for PianoTZ 80812011-05George LewisLes Exercices SpirituelsTZ 80822011-08Jeremiah CymermanFire SignTZ 80832011-10Andy LasterRiptideTZ 80842012-02Anna ClyneBlue MothTZ 80852012-05Ned RothenbergWorld of Odd HarmonicsTZ 80862012-05Timba HarrisneXus: CascadiaTZ 80872012-07Fausto RomitelliAnamorphosisTZ 80882012-08Annie GosfieldAlmost Truths and Open DeceptionsTZ 80892012-09Eyvind KangGrassTZ 80902012-10Ernesto MartinezSincronarioTZ 80912012-10David RosenboomLife FieldTZ 80922012-10John ZornMusic and Its DoubleTZ 80932013-01Lee HylaMy Life on the PlainsTZ 80942013-02Anthony ColemanThe End of SummerTZ 80952013-02John ZornLemmaTZ 80962013-03Gloria CoatesAt MidnightTZ 80972013-07Noah CreshevskyThe Four SeasonsTZ 80982013-07Aya NishinaFloraTZ 80992013-07David FulmerOn Night9000 seriesTZ 90012013-09Jacques DemierreBreaking StoneTZ 90022013-09Pierre-Yves MacéSegments et ApostillesTZ 90032013-11John ZornOn the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of SpiritsTZ 90042014-01Adam RobertsLeaf MetalTZ 90052014-02Matthew BarnsonSibyl TonesTZ 90062015-05Jason EckardtSubjectTZ 90072014-03Tobias PickerInvisible LilacsTZ 90082014-03Ha-Yang KimThreadsuns
7100/8100 series: Radical Jewish Culture