Q: How do you kill time while waiting for the amps to be replaced? A: If you're Bill Frisell, you

Q: Is a piece written for six coffee grinders serious music? A: Only if you want it to be. (Pictured:

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

For all the times I could have caught guitarist Bill Frisell – at Barbes, at jazz festivals and top-tier jazz

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