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

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

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

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Wapango - Turtle Island Quartet http://youtu.be/CwSJQwAnC3U ... Read More

On Friday, May 18th, we will perform our last concert with the Mads Tolling & Jeremy Kittel. Word has it that we are almost sold out, so if you are planning to come, please get your tickets NOW! The concert is at the historic St. Luke's Episcopal Church 20 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA http://stlukeslg.org/ For additional details call 408-354-4560. ... Read More

Turtle Island Quartet Revitalizes Group With Two New Members [For immediate release: April 17, 2012] After years of great performances and Grammy®award-winning music, Mads Tolling and Jeremy Kittel will be leaving Turtle Island Quartet. Both having spent several fruitful years in TIQ, are ready and wanting to move on to pursue their solo careers. David Balakrishnan and Mark Summer wish them the best and are excited to introduce their two new members into the group. “No doubt about it, it’s a ... Read More

Turtle Island Quartet plays John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' at Calvin College on Saturday Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk GRAND RAPIDS – John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” is one of the seminal recordings in jazz history. The Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet is an ensemble unlike any other. Calvin College welcomes Turtle Island Quartet on Saturday to play a program devoted to the music of the contemporary giant of jazz for the Calvin Artist Series. For full ... Read More

Turtle Island Quartet AIR DATE: March 2, 2012 120302_turtle-island.mp3 To say that the Turtle Island Quartet doesn't take the traditional approach to music is to put it lightly: its cellist once performed at an 11,000-feet elevation on a cello made of ice. The Grammy-winning quartet boldly crosses between bluegrass, rock, bebop, funk, R&B, and swing, paying homage to everyone from Beethoven to Hendrix and Coltrane. Join us, as we talk with two of its founding members, and Mark Summer gives a ... Read More