Jaga Jazzist is an eight-piece Norwegian instrumental ensemble that draws inspiration from jazz, vintage funk, Krautrock and shoegaze. But it adds up to something different: a mesmerizing, exploratory and overwhelmingly energetic sound. Led by composer Lars Horntveth, the band first came together in 1994, and to date has released seven full-length albums. They are a favorite of the Mars Volta, who invited them to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in 2005.

We join the members backstage at Le Poisson Rouge for an exclusive interview and performance of their song "Starfire."

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Bruce Brubaker and Francesco Tristano are two virtuoso pianists from very different musical backgrounds. Brubaker is known for his performances of music by John Adams and Meredith Monk whereas Tristano alternates classical performances with beat-driven electronic dance music. On “The Glass Piano Versions” the two mix their influences with Philip Glass’s piano works, infusing the music with free improvisation, ambient and live electronic beats. 

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

The music of GABI is hard to pin down. Chopped vocal fragments float and cluster among classical orchestration, found sounds and abstract electronic textures. Taking cues from Meredith Monk and Björk, her music uses the power of the human voice to create strange, densely-textured soundscapes.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

For composer Daniel Wohl, the distinction between a physical performer and an electronic sound is inconsequential. While he builds on the traditions of heady electronic pioneers like Morton Subotnick and Paul Lansky, he also draws inspiration from pulse-driven dance beats and minimalist chamber music. On this episode, Wohl discusses the art, appeal and challenges of performing electroacoustic music live.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Eartheater is the solo project of Queens-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Alexandra Drewchin. Her music exists in an alien world all its own, often incorporating looped textures and pitch-shifted vocals alongside elements of mystical folk and ambient music. On this episode, she discusses her process, the singular and nomadic lifestyle of the touring musician and what it means to be an eartheater.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Composer Dan Trueman is the inventor of a new instrument: the prepared digital piano. Last October, we joined Trueman and So Percussion's Adam Sliwinski for conversation and a performance demonstrating the interactive instrument's capabilities, which utilize old-fashioned composition techniques while looking toward the future of music performance.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Listen to the full concert at our homepage www.q2music.org/lprliveProduced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Port St. Willow, the project of Brooklyn-based Nicholas Principe, performed its second improvisational, atmospheric album Syncope at Le Poisson Rouge this past November. Join Principe, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dunn and drummer Tommy Crane backstage to discuss the art of performing ambient music live and bringing new life to recorded music in a live setting.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Listen to the full concert at our homepage www.q2music.org/lprliveProduced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Join the ambitious chamber group Ensemble LPR for a performance by American composer Andrew Norman. His 'Grand Turismo' for eight virtuoso violinists, draws its inspiration from the racing-car video game of the same name.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Listen to the full concert at our homepage www.q2music.org/lprliveProduced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2MusicFollow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Bing & Ruth – an ensemble of classically trained musicians – blends the colors of ambient electronic music with contemporary classical and jazz. Join us for backstage conversation with band-members and an exclusive performance.

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About the podcast:

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Listen to the full concert at our homepage www.q2music.org/lprlive
Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2Music
Follow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2Music
Follow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

The second season of LPR Live launches with composer and Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld. Her new album "The Ridge" melds elements of classical, folk and pop.

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About the podcast: 

LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s pioneering Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music, jazz, electronic and indie-rock alongside interviews with the musicians, LPR Live explores draws back the curtain on musical cross-pollination. New episodes every other Tuesday through January.

Listen to the full concert at our homepage www.q2music.org/lprlive
Produced by Q2 Music www.q2music.org

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Q2 Music from New York's WQXR is your multi-platform home for dynamic and inspiring contemporary-classical music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 stream, hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity. Welcome to a world of new music.

Like Q2 Music on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Q2Music
Follow Q2 Music on Twitter: @Q2Music
Follow Q2 Music on Instagram: @Q2Music

Despite being one of relatively few chamber music pieces in his catalog, John Adams’s 2008 String Quartet stands among the composer’s most compelling works and has been solidly adopted into the chamber-music canon.

This episode features a live performance of the titanic two-movement piece, performed live at Le Poisson Rouge by the Attacca Quartet. Joining Adams's on-stage introduction of the piece are violinist Keiko Tokunaga and violist Luke Flemming of the Attacca Quartet. You’ll hear them recount the trial-by-fire circumstances of their first performance, the details of a late-night phone call and how to temper performance anxiety and just groove. 

This performance of John Adams's String Quartet by the Attacca Quartet features Amy Shroeder and Keiko Tokunaga on violin, Luke Flemming on Viola, and Andrew Yee on cello.

Listen to the complete concert at www.q2music.org.

John Adams’s String Quartet was featured by permission from Boosey & Hawkes. Visit Boosey on the web at www.boosey.com.