Turtle Island Quartet blends classical quartet form with jazz improvisation. Feb. 26 Singletary program 'Shades of Blue' ...

Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in 1985. Led by violinist David Balakrishnan, TIQ classically interpret a broad range of genres ...

When you listen to the Turtle Island String Quartet, you're listening to the same mix of instruments that string quartets have used in classical music for more than two centuries--two violins, a viola ...

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Watch Carry Me Home, a program from Turtle Island, the hardest working string quartet in jazz, and their latest collaborator, pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Turtle Island Quartet Joins Cyrus Chestnut With ...

When the Turtle Island Quartet plays, all the preconceived notions about string instruments are abolished and listeners are transported to an uncharted dimension. Two years after a jaw-dropping ...

While Jimi Hendrix has been an inspiration to many guitarists, regardless of their musical inclinations, few classical musicians have taken a deep look at his music. This changes on Have You Ever Been ...

Guitar and controlled feedback master Jimi Hendrix reinterpreted for a string quartet? Hearing is believing. We are in for a real adventure in creativity as classical/jazz fusion trendsetters, the ...

"A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane" Telarc IT'S NOT EASY transplanting John Coltrane's music from the usual jazz combo to a classical string quartet, and the Turtle Island Quartet has made ...