Turtle Island Quartet

Weber State University Welcomes World Premiere of "Louisiana Story"

    ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM WORLD PREMIERE AT WSU by Shelley Williams | February 21, 2013 In a world premiere starting at Weber State University, the Turtle Island Quartet is pairing up with Michael Doucet. Doucet is a Cajun artist who has been recognized by the National Heritage Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts for earmarking classic folk music, incorporating Western swing, 1930s string band music and bluegrass, as well as Creole and Cajun gypsy jazz styles ... Read More

Check out the Turtles at Luna Studio!

Turtle Island Quartet is debuting a new collaborative program with the amazing dance company Luna Negra. We met up recently for some rehearsals in advance of the show at the Harris Theater in Chicago on March 9. Luna Negra and Turtle Island Quartet ... Read More

West Coast Lives Welcomes the Turtles!

  Turtles on West Coast Live with Sedge Thomson On the day of the Turtle Island Quartet's performance at the Freight & Salvage Coffee House, the Turtles stopped by Yoshi's Oakland  to be featured on West Coast Live. Hear them perform live, and talk to Sedge Thomson about ice cellos, Stéphane Grappelli, and more!      ... Read More

Potsdam prepares for Turtle Island Quartet's upcoming performance

"Turtle Island Quartet. dance theater plan world premiere performance in Potsdam" POTSDAM - Community Performance Series is set to present a weekend of arts innovation, as two world-renowned ensembles join forces for a world premiere blending live musical performance and dance, followed by an exploration of Jimi Hendrix’s music — by a string quartet. Luna Negra Dance Theater will collaborate with the Turtle Island Quartet for a world-premiere performance at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the ... Read More

Turtles Vacation All Over The World

Turtles Vacation All Over The World As the Turtles come together for another year of concerts, collaborations and extensive travel, we thought it would be fun to let you know what we’ve doing, and where we’ve been during the winter vacation between the end of our concert season mid-December until the beginning of the new year. Mark’s Week In Morro Bay Here’s Mark with his nephew, Harri. That’s Morro Rock in the background. Mark spent the week of Christmas visiting with his entire immediate ... Read More

The Turtles Get a Thumbs Up in Stony Brook

Staller hosts a night of jazz with the Turtle Island Quartet By Dipti Kumar November 19, 2012 Soft lights, an auditorium full of music aficionados and a stage. The Turtle Island Quartet was back for the third time at the Staller Center for the Arts on Saturday, Nov. 17 and this time, Grammy nominated jazz singer Tierney Sutton performed with the group. As the murmurs died down, it was time to turn up the music as David Balakrishnan, Mark Summer, Mateusz Smoczynski and Benjamin von Gutzeit ... Read More

"Poets & Prayers" gets high praise in Pittsburgh!

Review: Sutton, Turtle Island blend beautifully on the North Side By Bob Karlovits Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tierney Sutton and the Turtle Island String Quartet spent their time Friday evening crossing barriers in the North Side. Sutton moved her pure voice out of the vocal category and often made it another instrument of the quartet. Meanwhile, Turtle Island moved from the New Age-folk-pop of its roots into being a true jazz group. Cellist Mark Summer acted at times as a drummer and at ... Read More

Next Live Performance

Feb

26

2019

Edmunds Recital Hall
Clinton, SC
An in-depth look at Coltrane's landmark recording in the greater context of the music that preceded and followed.

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