Welcome to the jazz strings studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Our jazz and American Roots strings program trains violin, viola and cello students in the essential skills ...

Jazz musicians with string ensembles: Perhaps the most famous examples might be Charlie Parker with Strings or Clifford Brown with Strings. On those well known CDs, the string arrangements, while very ...

Charlie Parker With Strings and Clifford Brown With Strings are probably the best-known albums by jazz artists backed by a string section. The concept of placing strings behind a jazz soloist became ...

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 ...

ESSEX — The 48th season of Essex Winter Series begins with its first concert Jan. 26, featuring the Brentano String Quartet, one of the world’s finest such quartets, according to a press release. The ...

Spending nearly a week with these musicians is a pretty surefire way to get totally strung out. Cellos playing Boccherini and bluegrass, violins with the sounds of Schubert and soul, and other ...