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Raymond Scott - 'Boy Scout In Switzerland' - Quartet San Francisco (arranged by Robert Gilmore)
White Rabbit (Grace Slick)
Quartet San Francisco - Eleanor Rigby -- 02/09/2013
From Skywalker Ranch Session
1 Powerhouse  
2 Spain  
3 The Mooche  
4 Pick Up the Pieces  
5 Tanguori  
6 Boy Scout in Switzerland  
7 Peter Tambourine  
8 I Hear Music  
9 Harlem Nocture  
10 Dawg's Bull  
11 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen  
12 The Penguin  
13 Celebration on the Planet Mars  
14 Gee Offier Krupke  
15 The Toy Trumpet  
16 Under the Sea  
17 Siberian Sleighride  
18 What Is Hip?  
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Quartet San Francisco has received a Grammy Nomination for their latest release: Whirled Chamber Music, an irresistible mixture of genre-bending chamber music. Virtuosic and authentic, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music and leaves concert-goers with a new appreciation for what can be accomplished by eight hands and sixteen strings.

QSF feels passionate about this mixture of American genres on Whirled – blues, funk, jazz, tango, and rock – and they perform each work from within the style in which it was conceived. The tradition of chamber music has taught them to play from their hearts with the highest playing standards we can apply.

Quartet San Francisco offers this collection of contemporary pieces to the world of chamber music. We embrace the tradition and carry it forward in our own unique way while acknowledging its roots. Without the history and tradition of chamber music, this material would never exist in this form. Every piece on this CD was arranged or composed out of the sheer passion for playing it. We bare our souls and give all we have to the performance of it. We do hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you in this form.
 

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    Posted At: July 31, 2023
    Jeremy Cohen is from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South.  He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Virginia Symphony, the California Symphony and the Reno Philharmonic. His record...

  • Quartet San Francisco teams with the Gordon Goodwin 'Big Phat Band' for Raymond Scott's 'Powerhouse'
    Posted At: June 10, 2023
    Top40 Charts writes…..Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed Grammy-nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, has announced the release of 'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' an unprecedented new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with accomplished Grammy/Emmy Award-winning composer/producer/arranger Gordon Goodwin and ...

  • Cabrillo Festival Of Contemporary Music announces 58th season / BroadwayWorld
    Posted At: March 12, 2020

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  • Swedish Fish and Quartet San Francisco stand side by side in Oak Bluffs / Vineyard Gazette
    Posted At: November 10, 2018

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  • A QSF Journey is WFMT 'Featured New Release'
    Posted At: October 11, 2018

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  • Lot's of bang for the buck this autumn / TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
    Posted At: September 9, 2018

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  • KALW: Open Air talks with QSF violinist/founder Jeremy Cohen about upcoming Yoshi's - Oakland date
    Posted At: June 7, 2018

    On this week's Open Air, KALW: San Francisco's radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with violinist Jeremy Cohen, who is also composer, arranger and founder of Quartet San Francisco (QSF), about the quartet's upcoming concert on Monday, June 11 at Yoshi's / Oakland, during which the ensemble will give a preview of their new CD which is due to be released in S...

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    Posted At: November 10, 2017

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  • Quartet San Francisco set for Chamber Music at The Barn / Wichita Eagle
    Posted At: July 21, 2017

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  • Quartet San Francisco set for SF State University / San Francisco Classical Voice
    Posted At: March 9, 2017

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  • Echoes of Laura Nyro set for Herbst Theatre / San Francisco Chronicle
    Posted At: February 23, 2017

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  • Quartet San Francisco opens for Rufus Wainwright at Stern Grove / San Francisco Classical Voice
    Posted At: July 23, 2014

    Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco will open for Rufus Wainwright at Stern Grove this on Sunday, July 27. QSF's contemporary sound which ranges from tango and jazz to Big Band is led by Bay Area violinist and composer-arranger Jeremy Cohen who founded the ensemble in 2001. He will be joined by violinist Matthew Szemela, violist Chad Kaltinger, and cellist Kelley Maulbetsch. Canadian-Ame...

  • Quartet San Francisco featured in May issue of Strings Magazine
    Posted At: May 21, 2014

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  • Quartet San Francisco helps Fremont Symphony culminate 50th-anniversary
    Posted At: April 28, 2014

    The Fremont Symphony will culminate its 50th-anniversary year Saturday night with one of the most "feel-good" concerts possible, abetted by special guest artists Quartet San Francisco. The festivities extend beyond the concert, as music director Gregory Van Sudmeier and the Fremont Symphony Orchestra board have invited the audience to a reception honoring David Sloss, the much-lauded conductor emeritus, ...

  • Quartet San Francisco gets 2, 2014 GRAMMY Nominations for 'Pacific Premieres'
    Posted At: December 7, 2013

    Congratulations to Crossover Media Artist: Quartet San Francisco on their 2, 2014 GRAMMY Nominations for 'Pacific Premieres' in the 'Best Instrumental Composition' Gordon Goodwin, composer Quartet San Francisco: California Pictures For String Quartet ViolinJazz Vince Mendoza, composer Quartet San Francisco: String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts Vi...

  • KUAF's Katy Henriksen sits down with Quartet San Francisco
    Posted At: December 6, 2013

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    Posted At: October 29, 2013

    Following up 2009's double Grammy Award-nominated QSF Plays Brubeck, Quartet San Francisco delivers Pacific Premieres featuring two swinging new suites by acclaimed jazz big band leader, composer, and arranger Gordon Goodwin, a breathtaking three-movement string quartet by conductor, arranger, and composer Vince Mendoza, a gorgeous new work by legendary Hollywood composer Patrick Williams, and a bril...

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    Posted At: October 22, 2013

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  • Quartet San Francisco plays Chamber Music Day@San Francisco Conservatory of Music TONIGHT!!
    Posted At: October 20, 2013

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music: Chamber Music Day offers audiences, musicians, and local presenting organizations an unusual opportunity to gather at one venue to showcases an array of Bay Area ensembles. Programs are presented in half-hour segments and are organized so that audience members are encouraged to move from stage to stage within the venue, enjoying a variety of musical styles and di...

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    Posted At: October 19, 2013

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  • Quartet San Francisco appearing TONIGHT at Yoshi's Oakland
    Posted At: September 26, 2013

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    Posted At: September 18, 2013

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  • Asia Icon: Yoshiki set to release 'Yoshiki Classical' featuring Quartet San Francisco
    Posted At: July 24, 2013

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  • Grammy nominated: Quartet San Francisco releases 'Latigo.' Dazzling tango and Latin arrangements for string quartet
    Posted At: January 25, 2009

    Quartet San Francisco's Latigo, which is now being re-released to Radio has received two Grammy nominations for 2006: "Best Classical Crossover CD" and "Best Engineered Classical CD." Recorded by veteran engineer Leslie Ann Jones at Skywalker Ranch, this dazzling recording of tango and Latin arrangements for string quartet is being re-released on ViolinJazz Records. Joined by acclaimed Latin perc...
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