Joo Kraus & Sirius Quartet (NYC)

Since its debut concert at the Knitting Factory in New York, Sirius has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Lincoln Centre, Carnegie Hall, the Beijing Music Festival, the Cologne Music Triennale, the Stuttgart Jazz Festival, Musique Actuelle in Canada, the Taichung Jazz Fest (Taiwan’s leading jazz festival) and many others. By premiering works by leading living composers, Sirius continues its longstanding commitment to musical innovation with bold, original works by its own members, transcending the conventional vocabulary of string instruments by incorporating popular song forms, extended techniques, gripping improvisations and contemporary grooves.