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Oran Etkin
Oran Etkin | |
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| Born | (1979-05-18)May 18, 1979 Israel |
| Genres | Jazz, folk, world music, children's music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet, saxophone |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Motéma |
| Website | oranetkin.com |
Musical artist
Oran Etkin is a jazz and world music musician.
Biography
A native of Israel, after his family moved to Boston he took piano lessons when he was five years old.
Oran Etkin grew up playing jazz and began studying with George Garzone at age He studied classical clarinet as an undergraduate and received a Masters.
At fourteen he studied clarinet with Yusef Lateef and George Garzone. He attended Brandeis University and concentrated on economics and classical clarinet. He received a master's degree in jazz from the Manhattan School of Music.[1] He plays alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone.[2]
After leaving the Manhattan School of Music, he was hired as a teacher in New York City.
Inspired by that experience, Etkin invented a teaching method called Timbalooloo to teach music to children as young as three years old.[3&