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Turtle Island String Quartet
Band, *1985 US
Jazz and Classical
The Turtle Island String Quartet was born in 1985 and derived its name from creation mythology found in Native American Folklore. The quartet fuses the classical quartet aesthetic with contemporary American musical styles, which include folk, bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, rock, hip-hop, as well as music of Latin America and India. They have appeared on a dozen recordings on labels such as Windham Hill, Chandos, Koch and Telarc, soundtracks for major motion pictures, TV and radio credits, and collaborations with famed artists such as clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, Manhattan Transfer, pianists Billy Taylor and Kenny Barron, the Ying Quartet and the Parsons Dance Company. After numerous recording under their original band name, they shortened it to Turtle Island Quartet.
Members
 | Darol Anger vn, man *1953 US |
 | Irene Sazer vn |
 | Tracy Silverman vn US |
 | Danny Seidenberg vl, vn US |
 | David Balakrishnan vn *1954 US |
 | Mark Summer vc |
 | Evan Price vn US |
 | Katrina Wreede vl *1960 US |
 | Mads Tolling vn, vl *1980 DK |
 | Benjamin von Gutzeit vl NL |
 | Mateusz Smoczyński vn *1984 PL |
 | Alex Hargreaves vn US |
Popular Tracks 
Little One Mine - Ghana on On A Starry Night by Various Artists Crossroads on Skylife by Turtle Island String Quartet Julie-O on Metropolis by Turtle Island String Quartet Skylife on Skylife by Turtle Island String Quartet Send Me No Flowers: Send Me No Flowers (arr. N. McKay and D. Balakrishnan for string quartet) on Confetti Man by Turtle Island String Quartet BACH¦S LUNCH on The Hamburg Concert by Turtle Island String Quartet Veni Emmanuel on The Essential Winter's Solstice by Various Artists The Rain From "The Four Seasons" on A Winter's Solstice IV by Various Artists Hey Joe on Have You Ever Been...? by Turtle Island String Quartet Variations on Winter from Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Texas Rain on By the Fireside by Turtle Island String QuartetTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confetti Man | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2014 | Album |
| Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet | Mike Marshall & Turtle Island String Quartet | 2013 | Album |
| Tiny Desk Concert | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2011 | Album |
| Have You Ever Been ...? (The Music Of Jimi Hendrix & The Music Of David Balakrishnan) | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2010 | Album |
| Have You Ever Been ...?: The Music Of Jimi Hendrix & The Music Of David Balakrishnan | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2010 | Album |
| A Love Supreme (The Legacy Of John Coltrane) | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2007 | Album |
| A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2007 | Album |
| 4 + Four | Turtle Island String Quartet With Ying Quartet | 2005 | Album |
| Danzon | Turtle Island String Quartet | 2005 | Album |
| Art Of The Groove | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1999 | Album |
| The Hamburg Concert | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1998 | Album |
| Porto Do Templo | Caito Marcondes - Turtle Island String Quartet | 1998 | Album |
| A Windham Hill Retrospective | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1997 | Compil. |
| By The Fireside | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1995 | Album |
| Who Do We Think We Are? | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1994 | Album |
| A Night In Tunisia, A Week In Detroit | Turtle Island String Quartet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra | 1994 | Album |
| Spider Dreams | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1992 | Album |
| The Sidewinder | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1991 | Album |
| On The Town | Turtle Island String Quartet Featuring The Billy Taylor Trio | 1991 | Album |
| Skylife | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1990 | Album |
| A Shock To The System (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Gary Chang Featuring Turtle Island String Quartet | 1990 | Album |
| Metropolis | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1989 | Album |
| Turtle Island String Quartet | Turtle Island String Quartet | 1988 | Album |
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