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.
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Artists on Tzadik Records
John Zorn
b. 1953 · American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
Buckethead
b. 1969 · American guitarist
Fred Frith
b. 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949)
Mike Patton
b. 1968 · American singer
Ikue Mori
b. 1953 · drummer, electronic musician and composer
Steve Coleman
b. 1956 · American saxophonist
George Lewis
b. 1952 · American composer, performer, and music scholar
Rashied Ali
1935–2009 · American jazz musician (1933–2009)
Masada
American musical group
Tony Oxley
1938–2023 · British drummer (1938–2023)
Jamie Saft
b. 1971 · American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer…
Steve Beresford
b. 1950 · English musician
Bobby Previte
b. 1951 · American drummer
Borah Bergman
1933–2012 · American pianist (1926–2012)
Susie Ibarra
b. 1970 · American musician
Marty Ehrlich
b. 1955 · American musician
Ned Rothenberg
b. 1956 · American composer
Carla Kihlstedt
b. 1971 · American violinist, singer and composer
Ruins
1985– · Japanese band
Anthony Coleman
b. 1955 · American musician
Guy Klucevsek
1947–2025 · American musician
Mark Feldman
b. 1955 · American violinist
Gerry Hemingway
b. 1955 · American drummer
Tim Sparks
b. 1954 · American musician
Steven Bernstein
b. 1961 · American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and…
Cyro Baptista
b. 1950 · Brazilian musician
Roy Nathanson
b. 1951 · American musician
Billy Martin
b. 1962 · American jazz drummer
Paul Shapiro
b. 1956 · American musician; jazz, world, and klezmer saxophonist…
Label profile
US record label from New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a not-for-profit, cooperative record label.
Catalog Numbering Scheme:
TZ 0xxx: Special Editions
TZ 3xxx: DVD Edition
TZ 4xxx: Spectrum Series
TZ 50xx: John Zorn's 50th Birthday Celebration Series
TZ 6xxx: Limited Edition Vinyl
TZ 70xx, 80xx, 90xx: Composers Series
TZ 71xx, 81xx: Radical Jewish Culture Series
TZ 72xx: New Japan Series
TZ 73xx, 83xx, 93xx: Archival Series
TZ 74xx: Lunatic Fringe Series
TZ 75xx: Film Music Series
TZ 76xx: Key Series
TZ 77xx: Oracles Series
TZ 78xx: Spotlight Series
Technical note: While CDs were predominantly glass mastered and moulded in a US Nimbus-facility until 2000 (Mould SID code 24xx, 'Nimbus' quote in the matrix), releases from 2000 and later were manufactured by (Mould SID Code 41xx). Please take into consideration that a title originally issued until 1999 has to be considered as a 2000+ repress if Mould SID Code 41xx appears.
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