Carver Youth Matinee: The Art of the Groove w/ Turtle Island Quartet
Schedule
Fri Mar 06 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Carver Community Cultural Center | San Antonio, TX

About this Event
Join the Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet for an exciting, interactive musical journey exploring the rhythmic roots of European classical and American jazz traditions. Using the string quartet as their guide, the group breaks down the βgroove,β layering sounds and styles to build a jazz comboβone instrument at a time. Students will discover innovative techniques, improvisation, and how classical and jazz traditions blend into something entirely newβand totally unforgettable.
Recommended for 6-12th grades
Agenda
π: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Check in for Youth Matinee
Host: Carver Staff
Info: You may enter through our front doors up the steps, or through the side double doors on Center Street with ramp accessibility. After you enter the building please proceed to the Lobby to check in. (We need to count our attendees.)
π: 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Welcome from Vocab
Host: Andrea Vocab Sanderson
Info: Andrea Vocab Sanderson, Arts Education Coordinator, welcomes guests/attendees to the Carver and introduces our featured artists.
π: 11:06 AM - 12:00 PM
Feature Presentation from: Turtle Island Quartet
Host: Turtle Island Quartet
Info: Satisfaction and stringed instruments meet at your ear gate.
π: 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Wrap up and Departure
Host: Vocab
Info: Vocab tells you about our upcoming events, says goodbye, we all take pictures, and exit.
Where is it happening?
Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 North Hackberry Street, San Antonio, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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