Where next for Zorn? I just like hearing him do new and interesting things - I like the fact that nearly everything he did in the 80s and early 90s had a freshness and excitement about them - the game pieces, Classic Guide, Big Gundown, Spillane, News For Lulu, Spy Vs Spy, Naked City, Painkiller, Masada, etc... Of course, that last one has created quite a tangent, all the live albums, reworkings, the recent Masada-tinged Filmworks cds, and it seems there are many more off-shoots to come. But does Zorn have any of that 80s spark still in him? I suppose it's unfair to expect someone to keep reinventing themselves throughout their career, especially after nearly two decades of fantastically varied output. Only a few really have (eg Miles, Stravinsky, Bowie) with varying levels of success. And similarly, after all the music we've heard (from Zorn, and anywhere else) it's going to take something pretty revolutionary to make us take notice. I mean, he has had some minor revelations of his own recently (IAO, Invitation to a Suicide) but many of us remain relatively indifferent. I guess only time will tell whether Zorn can hit us again with something as exciting as Spillane or Naked City. For the moment, like someone else said, he is far more important as head of an interesting music label than as musician. J.