Jazz
United States
Turtle Island String Quartet
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About Turtle Island String Quartet
Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Formed
1985
Genre
Jazz
Formed in 1985, the Turtle Island String Quartet were emblematic of the blurring of boundaries between rock, pop, jazz, and classical music that took hold during the late '80s and early '90s. Their 1989 album, METROPOLIS, contained "Julie-O" which has become a staple of the modern cello repertoire. In the summer of '93 the band were awarded a residency at the Stanford Jazz Workshop, which produced the eclectic jazz-oriented set WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE? Their '05 album was awarded a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover.
Members of Turtle Island String Quartet include, or have included, Darol Anger, Tracy Silverman, Mark Summer, Jeremy Kittel, David Balakrishnan, Mads Tolling, Mateusz Smoczyński, Evan Price, Benjamin von Gutzeit, Gabe Terracciano, Katrina Wreede, and Danny Seidenberg.
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