Oran Etkin

Saxophone.Clarinet.Bass Clarinet

“…a composer of eminent individuality. [Oran Etkin] is also an extraordinary performing musician, who is a soul and mind in search of ultimate truth in aesthetics. He is a profoundly moral, socially responsible man.” -- Dr. Yusef Lateef

News:

NY Times Jazz Critic Ben Ratliff Reviews Oran Etkin's Kelenia on WBGO
Ben Ratliff of the New York Times discusses Oran's new album on WBGO radio.
A recording of the radio broadcast is streaming on the Bio page.

New York Times Review of Oran Etkin's Kelenia by Nate Chinen
Read what yet another NY Times music critic, Nate Chinen, has to say about
Oran's New Album Kelenia as it appeared in the Sunday Arts section.

Kelenia debuts #10 on radio charts:
JazzWeek World Music Charts, which tracks nation-wide radio play found Kelenia is the
10th most played album in its genre, even before it is officially released!

Oran returns to Barbes July 10 and Union Pool July 11:

July 10 8pm at Barbes: 376 9th st. (corner of 6th ave) in Park Slope, Brooklyn
July 11 9pm at Union Pool in Williamsburg.
Click here to view all Upcoming Concerts

NYC CD Release Party:

Oran kicked off his CD release tour with a show at Manhattan's Knitting Factory on June 3.
His regular working band was joined by guests including Bobby Sanabria, Abdoulaye Diabate and Lionel Loueke. Oran's upcoming CD, Kelenia, is slated for release in June 2009 on Motema Music.
Click here to view all Upcoming Concerts including shows in Brooklyn, a California tour, Boston and more.

Kelenia featured on PRI radio show:
PRI's Internationally syndicated show, Afropop Worldwide, recently featured selections from Oran's upcoming album, Kelenia. Click to hear a short clip from the show.