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 (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 ...

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,” ...

String instruments are usually placed in the classical music category. But by infusing classical music with Latin jazz, pop, R&B and folk styles, the Turtle Island String Quartet produces a sound that ...

Ever since violinist David Balakrishnan and cellist Mark Summer founded the Turtle Island Quartet in 1985, the ensemble has devoted its repertoire to breaking boundaries. The musicians’ latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...