current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
jeremy 2009 -- -rrb- keith lawrence , viola -lrb- 2008 -- cohen -rrb- michelle djokic , cello -lrb- 2008 -- -rrb- , violin alisa rose , violin -lrb- -lsb- http://www.quartetsanfrancisco.com/ www.quartetsanfrancisco.com -rsb- 2001 -- '' present '' violin jazz quartet san francisco
 james shallenberger , violin -lrb- 2001 -- 2002 -rrb- classical_ensemble jazz , pop , blues , tango , swing , funk san francisco , california , united states quartet san francisco
quartet san francisco

quartet san francisco is a non-traditional and eclectic string quartet led by violinist jeremy cohen .
the group played their first concert in 2001 and has recorded four albums .
playing a wide range of music genres from jazz to blues , tango to swing , and funk to pop , the group challenges the traditional classical music foundation of the string quartet .
quartet san francisco won a tango music competition in new york in 2004 , and their albums have been nominated five times for grammy awards : three in the best classical crossover album category , and two for best engineered album , classical .
