1. Oran Etkin
Date: Monday, October 28, 2013
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: The Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia St., NY, NY 10014)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz
Oran Etkin has been described as a “great clarinetist, excellent improviser” by NY Times critic Ben Ratliff and a “composer of eminent individuality” by his mentor and former teacher, Yusef Lateef. His music appeared on a recent benefit CD that won a GRAMMY Award last year. Etkin’s upcoming album features his trio with Ben Allison and Nasheet Waits plus guests Lionel Loueke and Curtis Fowlkes and is due to be released in April 2014. For this new project, Etkin draws inspiration from his recent touring, which has taken him from from Israel to Indonesia, Louisiana to Liege, Tel Aviv to Tokyo, Shanghai to Berlin. Often Etkin collaborated with local musicians in each region, learning some of their musical traditions and folk songs and sharing his own music. On his new CD, Etkin interweaves traditional melodies he learned in these countries together with his compositions, taking the listener on a journey with many flavors but one continuous storyline throughout. This evening at Cornelia Street will offer a rare preview of the material from Etkin’s upcoming album and features his long-time collaborators Lionel Loueke, Tyshawn Sorey and other guests!
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