Turtle Island String Quartet
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Young classical musicians defy stereotypes on 'From the Top,' coming to Stanford Saturday...playing Franz Waxman's "Carmen Fantasie"; and Chan mixing those jazz and folk influences into "Julie-O," by Mark Summer, cellist with the Turtle Island String Quartet. The radio show's roots go back to the 1980s, when Boston businessman... In this article: Stanford University, Christopher O'Riley, San Francisco Symphony, Roberta Flack, San Francisco, and Lick-Wilmerding High School |
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Detroit Free Press | November 04, 2009
LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Ann Arbor's Jeremy Kittel to celebrate new album at The Ark
...Quintet). The 25-year old Kittel is no slouch himself, as he heads his own group and is currently a member of the Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island String Quartet. Kittel has a homecoming gig in Ann Arbor this Sunday at the Ark to...
In this article: Ann Arbor, Mike Marshall, David Grisman Quintet, Chris Thile, New York, and Paranoid Android
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all about jazz | October 31, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Brazilian Jazz Collective Brings a Youthful Approach to an Honored Tradition
...is equally as competent on violin and has performed and/or recorded with David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Anthony Wilson, Mark Summer (Turtle Island String Quartet) and was invited to participate in a workshop and performance at Carnegie Hall...
In this article: Jovino Santos Neto, Mike Marshall, California, San Diego, Fresno, and San Diego Music Awards
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San Jose Mercury News | October 28, 2009
Pop music: Mads Tolling on sports
The 29-year-old violinist, best known for his work with the Bay Area-based jazz ensemble Turtle Island String Quartet, played soccer, tennis and basketball while growing up in Denmark. He also swam competitively. He'd eventually commit...
In this article: Marco Benevento, San Francisco, Berklee College of Music, Zinedine Zidane, Steve Young, Joe Montana, Invisible Baby, and New England Patriots
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Darol Anger
Darol Anger played fiddle to David Grisman's mandolin in The David Grisman Quintet's (DGQ) 1977 debut. He co-founded the Turtle Island String Quartet with David Balakrishnan in 1985 and performed, composed, and arranged for the chamber jazz...
In this article: Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Barbara Higbie, Montreux, and Todd Phillips
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Turtle Island String Quartet
The Turtle Island String Quartet is a San Francisco Bay Area based jazz string quartet formed in 1985 and still actively touring worldwide and recording . They were the first string quartet to achieve artistic and commercial success...
In this article: Grammy Award, Bluegrass music, Gypsy Eyes, A Love Supreme, Stolen Moments, Gary Snyder, Turtle Island, Darol Anger, and Kenny Barron
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Hot Club Cool Yule : New Hot Club San Francisco CD Due 10/27 from Azica Records
...has been together for six years, anchored by Paul Mehling and two-time Grammy-winning violinist Evan Price (a ten-year veteran of the Turtle Island String Quartet) and also including Jeff Magidson and Jason Vanderford on twin rhythm...
In this article: San Francisco, Django Reinhardt, California, Django, and Stephane Grappelli
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Virginia Pilot | September 17, 2009
Rock and classical meet on the 'dark side'
...performer and ODU teacher. "He taught me to think outside the box. I've also had the honor of working with great artists like the Turtle Island String Quartet, Natalie MacMaster, Mark O'Connor and Trans--Siberian Orchestra's rock violinist...
In this article: Led Zeppelin, Rock, Symphony No. 5, Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and Doors
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Montreux (band)
...in classical pieces arranged for mandolin) and recorded albums on Windham Hill. Anger, again with David Balakrishnan, formed the Turtle Island String Quartet in 1985 and left to pursue that group full-time. Manring released a few...
In this article: Montreux, Windham Hill Records, Barbara Higbie, Michael Manring, Mike Marshall, Will Ackerman, and Andy Narell
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www.washingtonpost.com | October 12, 2006
Political Pictures
...F St. NW (Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU, with free shuttles). 202-467-4600 TDD: 202-416-8524) orhttp://www.kennedy-center.org. The Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet blend traditional chamber music with jazz and improvisation...
In this article: William Shakespeare, Marriott Hotel, Ying Quartet, Barbra Streisand, Patriot Center, Lyric Opera House, and Verizon Center
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March's Best Jazz Concerts
The genial guitarist is always open to requests, but fans of Antonio Carlos Jobim can relax. You won't go home disappointed. March 8, Turtle Island String Quartet at the Mansion at Strathmore. Given the band's impressive genre-jumping...
In this article: Marian McPartland, Larry Carlton, Washington, and Chuck Redd
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The Turtle Island String Quartet is a San Francisco Bay Area based jazz string quartet formed in 1985 and still actively touring worldwide and recording as of 2008. They were the first string quartet to achieve artistic and commercial success integrating jazz improvisation, jazz rhythms and comping using extended techniques. Their extensive repertoire consists primarily of compositions and arrangements by quartet members that highlight their versatility by bridging several styles including Bluegrass, European classical music, funk, jazz, Latin American music, and Indian classical music. They became known for their renditions of jazz standards, such as founding violinist David Balakrishnan's Grammy-nominated arrangement of "A Night In Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie, "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson, or "Blue Rondo a la Turk" by Dave Brubeck on Art of the Groove, as well as for jazz interpretations of famous classical music pieces, as shown on the humorously titled "Bach's Lunch" on The Hamburg Concert. The quartet has also covered rock and roll pieces, such as Jimi Hendrix's "Gypsy Eyes" on Who Do We Think We Are? and Eric Clapton's - originally Robert Johnson's - "Crossroads" on Skylife.
In addition to playing as a quartet, they have collaborated with renowned jazz artists such as clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera and pianist Kenny Barron, the classical string quartet Ying Quartet, and several major orchestras.
Their name was taken by co-founder Darol Anger from Native American mythology, where "Turtle Island" is the name for the North American continent, courtesy of poet Gary Snyder's influential book of the same name.
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