Jamming with Latency — A Time-Shifted Online Performance

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Jamming with Latency​



A Time-Shifted Trio Performs Across The Internet






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In a bold and playful musical experiment, three extraordinary performers—tabla maestro Sirishkumar Manji, violinist-composer Lisa Bause, and genre-bending Catalan artist Carles Mestre —came together for a live-streamed concert on Source-Nexus Gateway, each performing from remote locations scattered across Europe.
While the challenge of latency is a well-known hurdle in remote music collaboration, this performance wasn’t about defeating delay with tech tricks or click tracks. Instead, it was about leaning into the lag—embracing it as part of the conversation.
Performing through a fixed-buffer connection that allowed each musician to “feel” the latency, the trio created music that danced with delay rather than fought it. Their deep listening, anticipation, and mutual trust enabled a kind of time-bending improvisation. Not flawless. Not instant. But alive.





The event wasn’t meant to suggest that any style or ensemble could operate this way. Rather, it offered a window into what’s possible when exceptional players—rooted in groove, intuition, and decades of performance—treat latency not as a bug, but a feature.At its heart, this was less about proving a point and more about play—an invitation to reimagine connection across space and time.






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LISA BAUSE











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Lisa Bause is a Berlin-born violinist, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based between Almería and Barcelona. A classically trained musician with deep roots in flamenco, tango, and experimental music, she spent nine years touring internationally with Las Migas and has since become a sought-after session player and composer for film, theater, and art installations. Her work spans collaborations with artists like Silvia Pérez Cruz, Michael Bublé, and Mick Harvey, and includes scoring films by Carolina Astudillo and composing for restored silent cinema. Equally at home in recording studios and avant-garde spaces, Lisa blends sensitivity, versatility, and imagination across genres and mediums.











Sirishkumar Manji











Tabla Maestro, Composer






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Sirishkumar Manji is a third-generation tabla maestro, composer, and musical artist. Trained by his father Pandit Bhagwanji Manji, a disciple of Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, Sirishkumar grew up in a home alive with music and collaboration. Renowned for his versatility, he brings Indian classical tabla into dialogue with jazz, pop, contemporary classical, and global traditions. His international career includes collaborations with artists like Nitin Sawhney, Davood Azad, and performances at the National Theatre, Westminster Cathedral, and Shakespeare’s Globe. He has also contributed to major film and TV scores, including City of Joy and The Four Feathers.











CARLES MESTRE











Musician, Composer, and Sound Designer






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Carles Mestre is a multidisciplinary Catalan artist celebrated for his magnetic stage presence and dedication to popular culture. Best known as Azucarillo, frontman of the irreverent and iconic Azucarillo Kings, he fuses Catalan rumba, rock, disco, and satire into electrifying, theatrical performances. He has led cult bands like Sinfónica de Gavà, scored films by Marc Lozano and Carolina Astudillo, and composed the official rumba for Barcelona’s Carnival. Mestre continues to perform with Mongosónica, leads his solo project La Beauty Farra, and brings bold humor and festivity to every stage he touches.





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