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Founded in 2001 by violinist and composer Jeremy Cohen, Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. These crossover specialists excel in multiple styles, from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond. On this new release they invite you to join in their journey into the chamber music of the 21st century. The twelve tracks on the album include nine written or arranged by Cohen. Seven are world premieres, and another three are world premieres in string quartet form. These outstanding performances have been captured in natural, uncompromising audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ own award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin. A QSF Journey was recorded May 2018 at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. This is Quartet San Francisco’s first release on the Reference Recordings label. QSF’s last four releases garnered three Grammy nominations.

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REVIEW:

From the delightfully optimistic Fiesta (Lipsky) that reminds me of Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer’s Goat Rodeo Sessions album to the morose Tango Carnevale (Cohen), to Rhapsody in Bluegrass (think Rhapsody in Blue meets Orange Blossom Special), this album keeps pleasantly surprising us with each song.

– American Record Guide