A SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT DINNER-CONCERT ENGAGEMENT:

THE ORAN ETKIN QUARTET

Oran Etkin, clarinet 

Matt Wilson, drums 

Kevin Hays, piano 

Steve Nelson, vibraphone 

Friday, November 4, 2022

Headlined by clarinetist Oran Etkin, the same weekend’s Orchestra Series concerts guest artist, this powerhouse collection of some of today’s foremost artists in the New York jazz scene highlight Oran’s expressive sound and demonstrate the versatility of his talents.

Oran Etkin has been described as “Ebullient” by the New York Times, “composer of eminent individuality” by Yusef Lateef and voted #1 rising star clarinetist in DownBeat Magazine’s Critic’s Poll. His music can be heard on concert stages worldwide and numerous recordings, including a Grammy Award winning album. French newspaper Libération chose his Paris concert as one of the top 6 musical events of the year, calling it “A concert of weightlessness, class, spark, inspiration and sharing. Magic uninterrupted… for such is the music of Etkin: sensitive to the exchange with the audience.”

Etkin’s unique sound emanates from an openness to deep musical connections that often transcend cultural and generational boundaries. With Open Arms Project, Etkin took time off during his tours to live with mbira masters in Zimbabwe, create new music with Roma musicians in Czech Republic and collaborate with legendary songwriters in Rio de Janeiro and innovative composers in Paris and São Paulo. The upcoming album features these on-location recordings alongside reimagined versions by his international touring band enhanced with electronics derived from loops of samples from the original recordings. 

Etkin is on the faculty of The New School and has been a guest lecturer at Harvard. He is the creator of Timbalooloo, an innovative method for infancy through early elementary in which instruments come to life and talk through their music so that children conceive of playing music as a dialogue amongst instruments. Timbalooloo has reached thousands of children worldwide, including a new project for Ukrainian Refugees. 

Drummer Matt Wilson has released thirteen albums as a leader, appeared on more than 400 others as a sideman and has played with an impressive array of some of the most legendary names in jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, John Scofield, Joanne Brackeen and Herbie Hancock, just to name a few. Wilson was named 2018 Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association and his album, Honey And Salt (Music Inspired by the Poetry of Carl Sandburg), won the JJA’s Album of the Year Award. 

Cuban American pianist/composer Fabian Almazan has toured his music extensively as well as accompanied artists such as Linda May Han Oh, Terence Blanchard, Gretchen Parlato, John Hollenbeck, Mark Guiliana, Dave Douglass, Avishai Cohen and Ambrose Akinmusire and can be heard in such films as Harriet, Chi-Raq, Red Tails and Miracle at St Anna.  He received 2 Grammy nominations, the SWR New Jazz Meeting commission, the Copland Fund, the Jerome Fund for Emerging Composers Award, the Jazz Gallery Residency, Rockefeller Brothers Residency, Cintas Foundation Award in Composition, and the Sundance Composers’ Lab. 

For over 40 years, Steve Nelson has been the vibraphonist of choice among jazz luminaries and innovators including Kenny Barron, Bobby Watson, Mulgrew Miller, David Fathead Newman, Johnny Griffin and Jackie McLean. He developed a personal harmonically open sound, influenced by the innovations of Bobby Hutcherson, that led him to a spot in Dave Holland’s award-winning bands. 

Dinner for this event is provided by our good friends at Rock Fish Seafood and Steaks at Bomboras, offering a meal choice of:

Greek Salad with Feta, Olives, Tomatoes, Onions, Peppercorn, Cucumbers, Chilled Shrimp, and Balsamic Vinaigrette (Gluten Free),

Greek Salad with Feta, Olives, Tomatoes, Onions, Peppercorn, Cucumbers, and Balsamic Vinaigrette (Vegetarian and Gluten Free),

Barbeque Pulled Chicken, Cheesy Grits, and Seasoned Vegetables, and

Blackened Grouper, Cheesey Grits, Seasoned Vegetables with a Cajun Remoulade.

Seating is cabaret-style at tables of 4.
Reserved dinner/concert seats are $69 per person.
Dinner/concert general seating is $59 per person.
Reserved seating for concert-only tickets is $39 per person, and general seating for concert-only tickets is $29 per person.

Doors and bar open at 6pm with dinner service at 6:30 pm.
The concert portion of the evening begins at 7:30 pm.
Concert-only ticket purchasers will be admitted beginning at 7:15 pm.

Reserved seating expected to sell-out quickly. Get your tickets now! 

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This concert is sponsored by Lindsay Bunting, Sea Pines Real Estate – The Cottage Group

https://www.lindsaybunting.com/