Mads Tolling
Violin
About
MADS TOLLING is an internationally renowned violinist and composer originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, now living in San Francisco. As a former nine-year member of both bassist Stanley Clarke’s band and the celebrated Turtle Island Quartet, Mads won two Grammy Awards, and he was nominated for a third Grammy in 2015. Recently, he was the 2016 winner of the DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Violin Award.
Mads has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, and his recordings have received rave reviews in Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Strings Magazine and DownBeat Magazine. Mads has performed for Danish royalty – Prince Frederik & Princess Mary – at the celebration of The Danish Embassy’s 50-year Anniversary.
Mads has twice been commissioned to write violin concertos – for Oakland Symphony and Pacific Chamber Orchestra. He has performed his symphonic works around the US and Japan.
Mads now leads his own groups - Mads Tolling Quartet and Mads Tolling & The Mads Men.
Music
Jazz, latin, pop, classical.
Videos
Audio
After You've Gone
Blue in Green
Programs
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- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller
- Instruments: Violin with looper
Past groupmuses (7)
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Living room
Relaxing afternoon with two-time Grammy winning violinist Mads Tolling
Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Castro Valley
- Composers: Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller
- Instruments: Violin with looper
- Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event
Happened about 1 month ago
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Living room
Presidio Groupmuse: Sunday in the Park with Mads 🎻
Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 2:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Presidio of San Francisco, SF
- Composers: Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller, JL Ponty
- Instruments: Violin with looper and effects pedals
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened 5 months ago
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Massivemuse Warehouse
Transatlantic Jazz Fusion 🎶 feat. Grammy winner Mads Tolling
Friday, May 10, 2024 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Soma, SF
- Composers: Kim Larsen, Jacob Gade, Mads Tolling
- Instruments: Harp, Piano trio, Piano/Violin duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 8 months ago
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Salon
Mads Tolling 🎻 and Ian Scarfe 🎹 in a historic clubhouse 🥂
Sunday, Nov 12, 2023 2:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
- Instruments: Violin + Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Outdoors
Friday, Jun 2, 2023 6:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Piedmont Pines, Oakland
- Composers: Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller
- Instruments: Violin with looper
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Cinco de Mayo with Mads Tolling
Sunday, May 5, 2019 4:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Albany Hill
- Composers: Mads Tolling, Astor Piazzolla
- Instruments: Violin
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 5 years ago
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A Very Special Violin on Albany Hill
Sunday, Mar 3, 2019 4:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Albany Hill
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago