A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

5.5

82 minutes

6/29/2002

Overview

A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn.

Cast List

John Zorn
as Self
Claudia Heuermann
as Self
Mark Feldman
as Self
Erik Friedlander
as Self
Joyce Hammann
as Self
Wayne Horvitz
as Self
Yamatsuka Eye
as Self
Bill Frisell
as Self
Fred Frith
as Self
Anthony Coleman
as Self
Susie Ibarra
as Self
Josh Roseman
as Self
Jim Staley
as Self
Jamie Saft
as Self
Chris Speed
as Self
Briggan Krauss
as Self
Roberto Rodriguez
as Self
Mason Wendell
as Self
Mark Dresser
as Self
Greg Cohen
as Self
Dave Douglas
as Self
Jennifer Choi
as Self
Mike Patton
as Self
Ikue Mori
as Self
Marc Ribot
as Self
David Shea
as Self
Jim Pugliese
as Self
Ariadne Daskalakis
as Self
Michael Schroder
as Self
Matthias Kaul
as Self
Martmut Leistritz
as Self
Uwe Dierksen
as Self
Stefan Schafer
as Self
Anna Carewe
as Self
Astrid Schmeling
as Self
Nele B. Nelle
as Self
Otis Klober
as Self
Stefan Blum
as Self
Kenny Wollesen
as Self
John Medeski
as Self
Dave Lombardo
as Self
Bill Laswell
as Self
William Winant
as Self
Cyro Baptista
as Self
Mihoko Fujimura
as Self
David Lindsay
as Narration
Joey Baron
as Self