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Danny Zamir
Danny Zamir: Satlah
by Mark Corroto
Alto saxophonist Danny Zamir is the first John Zorn disciple that I can recall (except for the crazy Naked City cover band Prelapse). The young Israeli moved to New York a few years back to, I suspect, emerge himself into the Downtown scene. His debut recording takes Zorn’s Masada as a starting point, but is soon infected by his new musical surroundings. If quoting Zorn is playing Jewish music, then this argument as it applies to Zamir chases its tail. ...
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