Formed in 2004 while its members were in school at Oberlin Conservatory, the quartet completed string quartet master's programs at Rice University (2006–2008) and Yale University (2008–2010).
The group's primary mentors are James Dunham, Norman Fischer and the Tokyo String Quartet.
In 2015, they commissioned and performed the premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis' 3rd String Quartet "River".
[5] The piece was commissioned for the quartet by a consortium of presenters including the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Chamber Music Northwest, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Carnegie Hall, Classic Chamber Concerts of Naples, FL and Wigmore Hall.
[6] The Jasper String Quartet records for the Sono Luminus Label.