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Quartet San Francisco
12+ albums
contemporary classicalClassicaltango nuevoinstrumentalclassical crossover
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Non-traditional in their delivery, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music. “When the music says swing, we swing. When the music says groove, we groove.” Grammy nominees for their last two releases (2006 and 2007)and International Tango competition winners ( New York , 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. Quartet San Francisco is Jeremy Cohen and Kayo Miki , violinists, Keith Lawrence, violist, and Joel Cohen, cellist. As crossover specialists they excel in multiple styles — f rom jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond . Since its concert debut in 2001, Quartet San Francisco has offered its exclusive and ground-breaking literature to local, national and international audiences in a variety of venues that include tango and concert halls, jazz festivals, museums, and classrooms. In 2002 the quartet began its on-stage collaborations with tango dancers. In the 2004-06 academic years the quartet was in residence at Mills College in Oakland , CA . Quartet San Francisco’s recent seasons include performances at the Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY); Troy Music Hall (Troy, NY); Yoshi’s Jazz Club (Oakland, CA); Herbst Theatre (San Francisco); Café Tortoni (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Portland Friends of Chamber Music (Portland, OR); La Jolla Music Society (La Jolla, CA) ; Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society Summer Music Festival; University of Vermont Lane Series; San Luis Ob
