Nicolas Jaar

NICOLAS JAAR IN CONCERT: Experimental dance music visionary Nicolas Jaar has gone from underground figure to festival favorite in a few short years thanks to his deliciously dark brand of deep house and seductive live sets. Jaar has carved out a unique sound for himself, layering mesmerizing vocals and live guitar and sax atop undulating synths, crisp beats, and Latin percussion. His tracks have a distinctively shadowy vibe, and he plays up the darkness at his live shows, performing favorites like “Mi Mujer” and “Wouh” while shrouded in fog or silhouetted in blue and purple lights. Occasionally he’s joined on stage by additional musicians who provide guitar and sax, but usually he performs solo and recreates his tracks on the fly by triggering sounds from his Mac laptop and manipulating them in real-time using a variety of outboard hardware.