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Turtle Island Quartet to Record Hendrix Tribute The string group picked Hendrix tracks to celebrate its 25th anniversary

February 15, 2010

JAZZ TIMES.COM by Aubrey Everett 02/12/10 Turtle Island Quartet to Record Hendrix Tribute The string group picked Hendrix tracks to celebrate its 25th anniversary By Aubrey Everett The musically diverse and award winning Turtle Island Quartet have chosen a unique way to celebrate its 25th anniversary this month by recording a Jimi Hendrix-inspired album titled Have You Ever Been… (Telarc). The group, joined by Stefon Harris and Mike Marshall, will step into the Skywalker Sound studio in ... Read More

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TIQ studio bound to make Hendrix/Balakrishnan record!

February 3, 2010

IN THE STUDIO: TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH JIMI HENDRIX-INSPIRED RECORDING Award-Winning Quartet Joined By Special Guests Stefon Harris, Mike Marshall Through their exploration of folk, bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, new age, rock, and hip-hop, Turtle Island Quartet has taken its audiences on a journey through many musical genres, eras, and places – the American landscape, Latin America, Europe, and India to name a few. Now the Grammy®-winning ... Read More

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Turtle Island Quartet on WHYY's "On Canvas"

July 24, 2009

The Full Performance is now available on the WHYY website! Check it out at http://video.whyy.org/video/1162947977 Here is the WHYY blurb about the episode: Program: On Canvas -Episode: Turtle Island Quartet With a name derived from creation mythology found in Native American folklore, Turtle Island Quartet has been creating chic and daring trends in chamber music for string instruments since 1985. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island ... Read More

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David on Ali Akbar Khan

July 23, 2009

Check out TIQ founding member David Balakrishnan's blog about Ali Akbar Khan on New Music Box. http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=6065 ... Read More

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Turtle Island Receives a Grammy

June 10, 2009

Turtle Island Quartet receives a Grammy Award for A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane. Turtle Island Quartet is thrilled to receive a Grammy award for Best Classical Crossover Album for our latest Telarc recording, A Love Supreme-The Legacy of John Coltrane. The quartet’s previous release, 4 + Four with the Ying Quartet, was awarded the Grammy in 2006. ... Read More

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19

2021

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire, WI
Virtuoso pianist Cyrus Chestnut joins the Turtles for a program of unmatched brilliance.

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