Turtle Island (Slight Return)

Soundcheck | Mar 1, 2011

The Turtle Island Quartet is best known for interpretations of John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubek. But for their latest album, the Grammy-winning group set their sights on Jimi Hendrix. They join us in studio to perform live. And: we get an update on the labor dispute between the management and musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

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