New Music

Note to Missy: when you get the NY Times critic tapping his shoe to your sweet strings and ipod-driven beats, you're probably onto something. Too bad they only let you […]

After yesterdays performance of David Lang's "give me," it only makes sense to hear Julia Wolfe's "Thirst" from "Water," with the Ars Nova and Athelas Sinfonietta, both of Copenhagen. The

Q: How do you kill time while waiting for the amps to be replaced? A: If you're Bill Frisell, you play an improv version of "When You Wish Upon a

Q: Is a piece written for six coffee grinders serious music? A: Only if you want it to be. (Pictured: Jeppe Just Christensen, performing "Ground")

The show's not so bad out here, either.

Kevin Volans' minimalist, dancing piece for string quartet may have been made famous by Kronos and their 1990 recording, but the UK's Smith Quartet (pictured) have been performing it for

For all the times I could have caught guitarist Bill Frisell – at Barbes, at jazz festivals and top-tier jazz clubs around town – I'm kind of glad my first

(Pictured: Todd Reynolds String Quartet, performing Meredith Monk's "Stringsongs")