Turtle Island Quartet at Esprit De Django Et Stephane Festival at Freight & Salvage

The Turtle Island Quartet returns to their East Bay home to present a special program of original works and music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli.

The two-time Grammy-winning quartet has been exploring the relationship between musical genres for nearly thirty years. Their bold and transcendent style incorporates features from all different kinds of music, and their ability to translate the inherent improvisational and groove-inducing aspects of jazz is unparalleled. The quartet has been bending genres since 1985, and their visionary approach took root at the Freight, where they performed their first official concert...

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The Turtle Island Quartet returns to their East Bay home to present a special program of original works and music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli.

The two-time Grammy-winning quartet has been exploring the relationship between musical genres for nearly thirty years. Their bold and transcendent style incorporates features from all different kinds of music, and their ability to translate the inherent improvisational and groove-inducing aspects of jazz is unparalleled. The quartet has been bending genres since 1985, and their visionary approach took root at the Freight, where they performed their first official concert.

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