Zion80 explores Jewish music – from Carlebach to Zorn and everything in between – through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Led by Jon Madof (Rashanim, Matisyahu), the 13-piece band arranges Jewish melodies using the polyrhythmic intensity of Afrobeat, blended with the madness of the Downtown scene. Madof’s most ambitious project to date, Zion80 is blazing hot and tight as a drum. Spiritual, grooving and endlessly exciting, this is essential Jewish music for the 21st century.
Zion80 is:
Jon Madof – guitar Frank London – trumpet Matt Darriau – alto sax Greg Wall – tenor sax Jessica Lurie – bari sax Zach Mayer – bari sax Brian Marsella – keyboards Yoshie Fruchter – guitar Shanir Blumenkranz – bass Marlon Sobol – percussion Yuval Lion – drums
from http://zion80.com