These people seem to be fairly well-known. I’m not sure why I haven’t heard of them.
I saw Evan yesterday, and I promised him I would learn Blue Rondo (Dave Brubeck) on the violin before the next time I saw him ^_^ As a girl who stays true to her word, I began researching this morning. I tried to find a recording with violin, and I happened upon a recording by a standard string quartet:
http://tagoo.ru/?search=Turtle+Island+String+Quartet&artist=on
(it’s the first one, press the little play button to the right)
So, of course, I sent it to Evan, and we were discussing something or other that prompted me to look them up and see if they had a Myspace.
They do.
They’re pretty cool… It’s not as though there have never been other groups like this, but it’s certainly not the most common thing on the face of the earth. Or maybe that’s just because I’m super-involved in classical stuff that I’m just that sheltered to jazz string groups. It’s a refreshing and interesting sound, and they’re obviously all incredibly talented.
I guess what I really like is that the classical component isn’t completely gone. You can still hear some patterns and techniques common in classical pieces. I appreciate this kind of group because they’re incredibly innovative without killing old traditions.
You know me… I’m deathly afraid that classical music is going to die out :p Our generation sucks.
Anyway, check them out!
P.S. I intend to find sheet music for such an arrangement of Blue Rondo and force some of yous guys who play violin/viola/cello to learn and play it with me. Lol.
