Snakes And Ladders
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.
Confetti Man
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
Israel from Confetti Man by John Carisi (Birth Of The Cool)
Wapango
Wapango (Paquito D'Rivera)
Live in Brussels (24.07.2012)
Moment’s Notice
Turtle Island Quartet - Moment's Notice (John Coltrane)
Live in Brussels (24.07.2012)
All Along the Watchtower (Live)
The Turtle Island Quartet performs Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" from their CD "Have You Ever Been...? The Music of Jimi Hendrix and David Balakrishnan" at LA's Grand Performances outdoor series August 28th 2010.