Woodwind maestro Oran Etkin will fill the Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon Theatre in Easton with his particular brand of jazz and world music Thursday, August 11.
Described as having a “beautiful light feeling” and “so unique you’ll like it just the way it is”, Etkin fuses traditional Malian and Jewish music with modern jazz creating what the Boston Globe dubbed a “hypnotic balance between straight-ahead jazz and world music”. The resulting sound is a reflection of Oran’s musical personality rooted in jazz but shaped by the many musical worlds that he is a part of in New York, including African, Jewish, Haitian and New Orleans music.
Tom Waits, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Bettye LaVette, and Judy Collins declare his 2009 release as the best World Beat Album of 2009! Etkin is featured alongside Russell Simmons, Moby, Julian Lennon and others on a new CD that has been Nominated for a GRAMMY. Etkin built his foundations studying with George Garzone starting at age 14 and later with Yusef Lateef. He studied classical clarinet and composition as an undergraduate and received a Masters in Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Dave Liebman and Dave Krakauer among others. He has performed at the Blue Note, Central Park SummerStage, Joe’s Pub, and the United Nations.
Thursday, August 11, 7pm
$25
https://www.oranetkin.com
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