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 ...

On its most recent Telarc CD, The Turtle Island String Quartet does a credible job of covering John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” jazz’s holy ground on which others (notably Wynton Marsalis) have ...

The Turtles rose to fame in the 1960s, with a string of Top 40 hits, including a cover of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” and “She’d Rather Be With Me.” Though they produced eight albums across their ...

For Gazette music writer Geraldine Freedman’s preview of this show, click here. The Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet stopped by Sunday night at The Egg and proved that even a string quartet ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Classical and jazz innovators, Turtle Island String Quartet, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, ...

Pop group The Turtles (L-R Al Nichol, Chuck Portz, Howard Kayman, Jim Tucker, Mark Volman and Don Murray) pose for a portrait in 1966 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Ochs Archives His rep was not ...

Turtle Island String Quartet will perform at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Arts Empowering Life's new Performing Arts Center, according to a community announcement. The center is located at 95 Southern ...

Nellie McKay made a name for herself as a pop singer, but she soon showed her real interests and more of a jazz influences. She’ll be in full swing (and strings) Thursday when she accompanies Turtle ...

The Turtle Island String Quartet is one of the leading American ensembles to incorporate jazz sounds into classical music. Violinist David Balakrishnan founded the group in 1985. He and violinist Evan ...

The Turtle Island String Quartet won this year's Grammy Award for best classical crossover album. 'Turtle Island' comes from Native American mythology and is another name for the North American ...