Through their exploration of jazz, classical, American roots and world music styles, the 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. In this program the two time Grammy^®-winning quartet ventures to Electric Ladyland, tackling works by legendary guitarist, songwriter and performer Jimi Hendrix, as well as other compositions reflective of and inspired by Hendrix’s music including TIQ founder David Balakrishnan’s 2016 Grammy nominated composition “Confetti Man.”

In addition to a suite of four Hendrix pieces taken from his seminal Electric Ladyland album, other highlights include “La Dans Du Bonheur” by English jazz fusion guitarist/composer John McLaughlin (who famously jammed with Hendrix the year before he died), “All Along The Watchtower,” the Bob Dylan tune that Jimi transformed into a rock anthem, and the Hendrix version of “Hey Joe,” given a slower, more ballad-like treatment but still with a rock beat. The two movement composition Confetti Man, opening the latest TIQ recording of the same name, evinces the signature cross-genre synthesis that has been the career defining imperative for Balakrishnan, who himself considers Jimi Hendrix to be one of his prime musical influences.