Tzadik Records
American record label
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.
Roster
Discography
7000/8000/9000 series: Composer
7100/8100 series: Radical Jewish Culture
7200 series: New Japan
7300/8300/9300 series: Archival
7400 series: Lunatic Fringe
7500 series: Film Music
7600 series: Key
7700 series: Oracles
7800 series: Spotlight
0000 series: Special Edition
The Special Edition series consists of live limited edition fundraiser albums, namely a Hemophiliac album and The Stone Benefit series.
4000 series: Spectrum
5000/5100/5200 series: Birthday Celebration
6000 series: (Limited Edition) Vinyl
The 6000 series consists of limited edition picture discs.
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