LumiRadio

LumiRadio refuses to be pigeonholed. This Canadian station's playlist jumps from Baroque fugues to reggae dubplates to drum and bass breaks with no warning. One moment you're immersed in Arvo Pärt's tintinnabuli; the next, Goldie's "Timeless" thunders through the speakers. The jazz segments lean contemporary - Kamasi Washington, Esperanza Spalding - not the smooth jazz typical of many stations. Electronic selections range from ambient (Brian Eno) to dancefloor (Four Tet). It's a mess. It's beautiful. Catching LumiRadio live feels like channel-surfing through a multi-genre festival. This classi…