Turtles a la 2016 in concert with the 'Jazzy Nutman', Cyrus Chestnut, our rendition of Thelonius Monk's classic composition, Ruby My Dear. (arr. D. Balakrishnan)

Written for his next door neighbor's sweet and occasionally rambunctious 8 year old son, David Balakrishnan's "Alex In A Major" features the quartet's sharply honed skills combining jazz, classical and bluegrass elements in a tasty turtle soup. Recorded in Seattle as part of a program called Second Inversion, hosted by Classical KING FM of Seattle Washington, supported by a grant from New Music USA.

A Bud Powell classic gem herein lovingly 'Turtleislandized', its jazzy bowetry in motion! Recorded in Seattle as part of a program called Second Inversion, hosted by Classical KING FM of Seattle Washington, supported by a grant from New Music USA.

In collaboration with the Simple Measures string quartet, Snakes And Ladders is the third movement of David Balakrishnan's Mara's Garden Of False Delights, first featured on their grammy winning recording with the Ying quartet, 4+Four. Recorded in Seattle as part of a program called Second Inversion, hosted by Classical KING FM of Seattle Washington, supported by a grant from New Music USA.

Performance and interviews about our new CD, Confetti Man on Azica Records. We perform "Israel" from Miles Davis's Birth Of The Cool, tool around Indian Valley in a cool classic car, and talk about our almost 30 years as the premier jazz string quartet.

Israel from Confetti Man by John Carisi (Birth Of The Cool)