Lars Horntveth of Jaga Jazzist goes Classical with ‘Kaleidoscopic’

When Lars Horntveth launched Norway’s avant-garde jazz collective Jaga Jazzist in 1994, he probably didn’t expect it to end up influencing American prog-rock bands like The Mars Volta. At the time, the saxophonist and composer was a young teen, but now with his newest solo project Kaleidoscopic, he combines classical music with electronica, ambient, indie and jazz to produce a 37-minute masterpiece influenced by a wide range of artists. Continue reading...