The Foundation of Israeli Culture
AICF presents an evening of award-winning Israeli jazz with 2012 Grammy Award winner Oran Etkin!
Oran Etkin has created a unique sound on the clarinet, bass-clarinet and saxophone, that bridges ancient influences from Israel and West Africe with the modern sounds of the New York jazz scene. He has been described as a "Great clarinet player" and "Excellent improvisor" by the New York Times' jazz critic Ben Ratliff and "A composer of eminent individuality" by his mentor, the legendary saxophonist, Yusef Lateef. His music has been recognized with a GRAMMY Award for the compliation All About Bullies, which includes two of Oran's tracks. Etkin has performed atround the world with musicians ranging from jazz guiarist Mike Stern to rapper Wyclef Jean. Etkin is also the creator of a unique method of teaching music to young children that has gained popularity in New York, LA and Paris. His children's CD, Wake Up, Clarinet!, and his live performances for families bring the instruments to life as they become characters in the story of a sleepy clarinet named Clara Net and her mother, Big Mama Tuba!
