Turtle Island Quartet – Island Prayers (CD)
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Turtle Island Quartet has spent four decades dismantling the walls between classical chamber music and jazz improvisation, and David Balakrishnan's vision has always been rooted in collaboration across traditions. Gathering new commissions from Terence Blanchard, Rhiannon Giddens, and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate alongside Balakrishnan's own writing pulls together composers whose work spans jazz, Indigenous music, and American roots, making this a genuine cross-section of where the music is right now.
Two-time GRAMMYr Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet returns with Island Prayers, a deeply expressive new album to be released February 20 on Azica Records. The recording marks a renewed artistic statement for the quartet, bringing together world-premiere commissioned works by founder and artistic director David Balakrishnan, Terence Blanchard, Rhiannon Giddens, and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate-four voices that together reflect the evolving landscape of American music.
Tracklist:
- Island Prayers~I. Dialogue
- Island Prayers~II. Atonement
- Island Prayers~III. Redemtpion
- Pompey Ran Away
- Little Loksi'
- Turtle Trajectory
- Darkness Dreaming
- Groove in the Louvre
UPC: 787867139127
Label: Azica
Release Date: 7.17.26
Format: CD