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Ajijaak on Turtle Island, a new family musical, will premiere at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (524 W. 59th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues) as part of its second national tour, it ...

When discussing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, people always talk about the TV series, the movies, or the mountains of merchandise. Even the original comic book is sometimes discussed, but rarely ...

KEARNEY — Mark Summers understands what makes the string quartet such an important form of expression for composers. “We’re a string quartet with the same exact instrumentation as Hayden’s quartets,” ...

Now, about that stubbornness: Turtle Island — back in its early days, in the mid-1980s, it was called the Turtle Island String Quartet — came into being largely because Balakrishnan, then a music ...

Turtle Island Quartet blends classical quartet form with jazz improvisation. Feb. 26 Singletary program 'Shades of Blue' honors Davis and Coltrane centennials. Tickets $12–$29; University of Kentucky ...