Group

Naked City

Naked City was an avant-garde music group led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Active primarily in New York City from 1988 to 1993, Naked City was initiated by Zorn as a "composition workshop" to test the limits of composition (and improvisation) in a traditional rock band lineup. Their music incorporated elements of jazz, surf, progressive rock, classical, heavy metal, grindcore, country, p…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1988
Dissolved
1993
Genres
Labels
Tzadik
Earache Records
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Avant
Shimmy Disc
Last updated: May 15th, 2012