The Irving Lippel Project is a percussion and guitar duo dedicated to expanding the repertoire for this unique instrumentation. Percussionist Jeffrey Irving and guitarist Daniel Lippel first came together in 2002 for a performance of Bento Box by Joseph Pereira which sparked the idea of of creating a percussion and guitar ensemble. It was soon discovered, however, that there was a surprising lack of music written for the instrumentation and it was then that The Irving Lippel Project was born. The primary goal of The Irving Lippel Project is to commission works from both established and emerging composers in order to find new and creative ways to combine the seemingly incongruous sound worlds of percussion and guitar.

Percussionist Jeffrey Irving holds a B.M. and M.M. from The Juilliard School where he studied with Daniel Druckman and Roland Kohloff. His performing interests and professional engagements vary widely, from chamber music and orchestral music to popular music and Broadway. His new music activities include concerts with Speculum Musicae, counter(induction, Flexible Music, Line C3 percussion group, Music From Japan and the Summergarden concert series at New York City's MOMA . He can also be heard on a recording of Arthur Krieger works with New York New Music Ensemble titled Meeting Places.

Guitarist Daniel Lippel is active as a recitalist and chamber musician, specializing in contemporary music. In addition to the Irving Lippel Project, he is a regular member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, new music quartet Flexible Music, and indie rock band Mice Parade. Lippel's recordings have received critical acclaim from The Gramophone, American Record Guide, Guitar Review, and Music Web International. Mr. Lippel received his Doctoral degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 2006. He can be found on the web at http://www.danlippel.com.