IN THE STUDIO: TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH JIMI HENDRIX-INSPIRED RECORDING Award-Winning Quartet Joined By Special Guests Stefon Harris, Mike Marshall Through their exploration of folk, bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, new age, rock, and hip-hop, 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. Now the Grammy®-winning ... Read More

The Full Performance is now available on the WHYY website! Check it out at http://video.whyy.org/video/1162947977 Here is the WHYY blurb about the episode: Program: On Canvas -Episode: Turtle Island Quartet With a name derived from creation mythology found in Native American folklore, Turtle Island Quartet has been creating chic and daring trends in chamber music for string instruments since 1985. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island ... Read More

Turtle Island Quartet receives a Grammy Award for A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane. Turtle Island Quartet is thrilled to receive a Grammy award for Best Classical Crossover Album for our latest Telarc recording, A Love Supreme-The Legacy of John Coltrane. The quartet’s previous release, 4 + Four with the Ying Quartet, was awarded the Grammy in 2006. ... Read More