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Wednesday, September 3 2014

• Check Ahead: Chris Thile And Edgar Meyer, 'Bass & Mandolin' September 3, 2014

  The bass-mandolin superduo teams up again on ten new originals that showcase their warm sound and virtuosic abilities on both instruments.&nbsp; (article)

• Gig Alert: Black Sea Hotel September 3, 2014

  Haunting three-part Balkan harmonies at Joe's Pub tonight. Download 'Mori Dobro Vecher.' (article)

• Ask John Schaefer Anything; How To Be Smarter About Counterpoint; Cellist Maya Beiser Plays Live September 3, 2014

  Ask John Anything continues; Rob Kapilow explains counterpoint as part of Soundcheck's How to Be Smarter series;&nbsp;Cellist Maya Beiser plays&nbsp;classic rock covers in the Soundcheck studio. (episode)

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  • Ask John Schaefer Anything: What Makes A Good Wedding DJ?; Who Invented The Bassoon? September 3, 2014

    Anna Sale of WNYC's Death, Sex &amp; Money podcast and WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon pose a pair of questions for Soundcheck's brainy host.

  • How To Be Smarter About... Counterpoint September 3, 2014

    Rob Kapilow&nbsp;offers a basic primer&nbsp;on counterpoint, the compositional technique with a slippery definition, and&nbsp;beautiful and harmonious results when properly executed.

  • Black Sea Hotel: Delightfully Dissonant A Cappella September 3, 2014

    The ethereal&nbsp;a cappella&nbsp;group performed live in the Soundcheck studio.