Oran Etkin is a jazz hotshot from New York, fabulous clarinet player and also a Grammmy Award winner. As he absorbs music themes from Africa, Far East, Europe or Israel, Etkin’s birthplace, his palette of harmonies and motives contains a vast range of musical traditions. It can be said that its Oran Etkin who has been pioneering “world music” in the very sense of the term. For the first time in Prague, Oran Etkin will serve fresh portions of jazz frenzy seasoned with swing rhythms together with his Trio.
Yet Oran Etkin neither keeps his musical secrets for himself nor does he expose only adult concert attendees to his passionate musical expression. His children’s album Wake Up, Clarinet won many awards. As a keen and dedicated musical caretaker he created a new educational method Timbalooloo that teach children both music and love for music. As part of the Mladi Ladi Detem project Oran Etkin will tour the country to perform series of his exclusive Timbalooloo workshops.