Turtle Island String Quartet Concert History

The Turtle Island Quartet (known as the "Turtle Island String Quartet" before the 2007 release of A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane) is a San Francisco Bay Area based jazz string quartet formed in 1985 and still actively touring worldwide and recording as of 2011. They take the classical string quartet experiments of Béla Bartók and rack them up a notch, while occasionally revealing their bluegrass swing roots. They were the first string quartet to achieve artistic and commercial success integrating jazz improvisation...

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Turtle Island String Quartet Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 1)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 24, 2026
Turtle Island String Quartet
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Roland Hayes Concert Hall Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Oct 06, 2023
Turtle Island String Quartet
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Meany Hall for the Performing Arts Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 30, 2022
Terence Blanchard E-Collective / Turtle Island String Quartet The Holland Center Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Oct 05, 2021
Turtle Island String Quartet / Cyrus Chestnut / Turtle Island Quartet Pablo Center at The Confluence Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Apr 23, 2020
Turtle Island String Quartet / Cyrus Chestnut Pablo Center at The Confluence Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Jul 15, 2016
Turtle Island String Quartet

Jazzopen

SpardaWelt Eventcenter Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 27, 2014 –
Jun 29, 2014
Glastonbury
Metallica / Turtle Island String Quartet / Blondie / Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs / Black beards tea party / Band of Skulls / Sun Ra Arkestra / Steve Hillage / The Black Tambourines / Reign Wolf / Royal Blood / The Fat White Family / The Bevis Frond / Robert Plant / Jack White / Dolly Parton / Troker / The Mariachis / The Black Keys / Peat Bog Faeries / KIllerwats / Vintage Trouble / Dub Pistols / Paulo Nutini / Interpol / Hozier / The Subways / Melt Yourself Down / Lee Thompson's Ska Orchestra / Walters / Anti-Flag Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Dec 15, 2013
Turtle Island String Quartet / Tierney Sutton Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, United States
Nov 01, 2013
Turtle Island String Quartet The American Theatre Hampton, Virginia, United States
Sep 18, 2012
Turtle Island String Quartet / Tierney Sutton Yoshi's Oakland, California, United States
Aug 07, 2011
Turtle Island String Quartet / John Nash / Kate Isenberg / mokai / Turtle Island Quartet / Los Van Van Yoshi's Oakland, California, United States
Apr 26, 2008
Turtle Island String Quartet David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Tampa, Florida, United States
Jul 30, 2005
Turtle Island String Quartet Heckscher Park Huntington, New York, United States
Jul 20, 2003
Turtle Island String Quartet

Stern Grove Festival

Stern Grove San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 21, 2002
Turtle Island String Quartet Mountain Stage Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Jul 28, 2000
Swinging Bach
Bobby McFerrin / Jacques Loussier / German Brass / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Gil Shaham / Adele Anthony / Quintessence Saxophone Quintet / Turtle Island String Quartet / Jiri Stivin / King's Singers / Collegium Quodlibet / Christian Gansch
Marktplatz Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Apr 16, 2000
Turtle Island String Quartet One World Theatre Austin, Texas, United States
Jan 04, 2000
Turtle Island String Quartet Palazzo del Popolo, Sala dei 400 Orvieto, Italy
Nov 01, 1996
Turtle Island String Quartet / Billy Taylor Krannert Center Urbana, Illinois, United States
Sep 28, 1996
Turtle Island String Quartet John Van Duzer Theater, Humboldt State University Arcata, California, United States

Genres:

Jazz
Folk
Classical
Contemporary Jazz
Chamber Music
Classical Crossover
String Quartet
Jazz Quartet
Contemporary
Jazz Violin
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Latest Setlist (02/24/2026):

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  1. Groove in the Louvre
  2. A Love Supreme
  3. Island Prayers
  4. Milestones
  5. Venus De Milo
  6. Boplicity
  7. Jeru
  8. Rebirth of the Holy Fool
  9. Turtle Trajectory

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 1 concert
2023 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2021 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2016 1 concert
2014 1 concert
2013 2 concerts
2012 1 concert
2011 1 concert
2008 1 concert
2005 1 concert
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2000 3 concerts
1996 2 concerts
1994 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1991 2 concerts
1990 1 concert
1989 2 concerts

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