The classical string quartet is considered the invention of classical composer Franz Josef Haydn. The Turtle Island String Quartet has a reputation of pursuing not so obvious applications of the ...

Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in 1985. Led by violinist David Balakrishnan, TIQ classically interpret a broad range of genres ...

When you listen to the Turtle Island String Quartet, you're listening to the same mix of instruments that string quartets have used in classical music for more than two centuries--two violins, a viola ...

Turtle Island Quartet has just released A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane, an ambitious take on the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and others. The centerpiece of the ...

While Jimi Hendrix has been an inspiration to many guitarists, regardless of their musical inclinations, few classical musicians have taken a deep look at his music. This changes on Have You Ever Been ...

KEARNEY — Mark Summers understands what makes the string quartet such an important form of expression for composers. “We’re a string quartet with the same exact instrumentation as Hayden’s quartets,” ...

When the Turtle Island Quartet plays, all the preconceived notions about string instruments are abolished and listeners are transported to an uncharted dimension. Two years after a jaw-dropping ...