les Primitifs du Futur #1 (Montreal Jazz Festival) without contact from the player. It is named after the Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin who patented the device in 1928. The controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas which sense the position of the player's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand and amplitude (volume) with the other.I have never seen (or even heard of one) before. Very strange... indeed! The theremin is played by Fay Lovsky ... Montreal Jazz Festival theremin Dominque Cavic ...From:lewditeViews:6 1ratingsTime:03:13More inMusic