Inside Mark Stewart's Island of Misfit Toys: Q2 Spaces

In his own words, Mark Stewart makes a living playing a little bit of popular music, quite a bit of semi-popular music and an enormous amount of unpopular music -- the last being all the music you probably haven't heard. A musician, instrument maker, guitarist for the Bang on a Can All-Stars and the music director for Paul Simon's band, we visited Stewart at his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn. More: bit.ly/1hamLxj
Video: Kim Nowacki & Hannis Brown | © Q2 Music
Music: Performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars
Breakfast at J&M (by David Longstreth | David Longstreth Music/SESAC).
Sunray (by David Lang | Red Poppy/ASCAP)
Hout (by Louis Andriessen | Boosey & Hawkes/ASCAP)
Music: Performed by Mark Stewart live at Look & Listen Festival 2012
Sounds for the Common Object
To Whom It May Concern
Paul Simon band photo: fulya atalay | Shutterstock.com
Bang on a Can All-Stars photo: © 2013 Stephanie Berger | Bangonacan.org
Special Thanks: Cantaloupe Music | Cantaloupemusic.com
Q2 Spaces is produced by Q2 Music, New York Public Radio's online music station devoted to contemporary classical music and dynamic live webcasts from leading new-music venues.
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Hi Mark its me Tony, I just spoke to your wife yesterday (I am sorry I forgot her name). I told her of my situation, I am lucky to be alive. I went to the ER one night with my wife right after speaking to you on the phone, I was diagnosed with a very large brain tumor, thank God not cancerous. I am recovering slowly, I feel confused and out of it, it's going to take time to heal. I wanted to apologize for calling you twice and leaving two messages and not getting back to you, now you know why you did not hear back from me. Hope to see you on the block soon and say hello, I got a second chance at life. LOVE Tony & Janet