Groove In The Louvre, live performance

By David Balakrishnan, for string quartet. Improvisation required. Length 8:00

“Launches its ingenious ending with hair-raising, teeth-on-edge effects.”

-Lawrence Vittes, Gramophone May 2026

As heard on Island Prayers

The wordplay in this title refers to a treasured memory of a time when my wife and I toured the iconic Louvre Museum. Afterwards we walked the streets of Paris basking in a most unbelievable multicultural experience in this grand cosmopolitan city.  In this setting, in which history could not be lost, we stumbled upon Moreno, a guitarist, performing in a small tent directly across from the Louvre.  Here was a taste of the thriving Paris jazz scene of the 1930’s in a modern day surrounding.  It was a glorious juxtaposition of worlds.