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The Turtle Island Quartet, since its inception in 1985, has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006 – and most recently, the 2008 – Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined.
Jeremy Kittel is rapidly earning a reputation as one of the nation’s most creative young musicians. Classically trained, he grew up in the Irish, folk and jazz music scenes of Ann Arbor and Detroit. As a youth he traveled to Ireland and Scotland to further his studies of traditional music. In addition to performing with [...]
U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and winner of six Detroit Music Awards, Jeremy Kittel leads an exceptional band whose musical roots transverse the world. With the drive of Celtic fiddling, spontaneity of jazz, soul of bluegrass, rhythms of Africa and Latin America, layered melodies of Eastern Europe and intricacies of chamber music, the Jeremy Kittel [...]
Jeremy has performed and recorded with friends in jazz for several years. They have performed in the Northeast and Midwest, and did three tours of Korea. Band members have included Andrew Krazat, John Nam, Chad Hochberg, Dann Friedman, Andrew Bishop and Dean Moore III. A graduate in jazz performance from the University of Michigan, Andrew [...]
Jeremy performs as a soloist, in a duo, trio, quartet or quintet and sometimes guests with other bands. Here are a few of his awesomely talented and valued friends. Guitarist John Behling has moved to Chicago to collect data for his jazz ethnomusicology dissertation. Originally from Milwaukee, John has performed throughout the Midwest since 1986. [...]
Jeremy has taught students of all ages at string camps, fiddle camps, workshops and clinics. Summer programs include the International Music Academy in the Czech Republic, Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camps in Nashville and San Diego, the Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, NC and Mount Shasta Fiddle Camp. String clinics include American String Teacher Association Conferences, Interlochen [...]
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The Curious Beetle Medley
The Golden Plover Set
Remember Blake
The Chase
The May Morning Dew
Disconnect
The Biting Reel / Lost Time
The F Chunes
Woods
Bear Island Reel
The Napkin Tune
