Mitzpe Ramon, HaDarom, Israel
"Ettun can conjure the deep soulfulness of Charlie Haden." The Boston Globe
Israeli Bassist Ehud Ettun has introduced himself to the international Jazz scene playing with George Garzone, Fred Hersch, Danilo Perez, Donny McCaslin, Anat Cohen, Eli Degibri, and others. He is known for his unique approach to the upright bass as a melodic instrument, and not only as a bass instrument.
He has performed in venues ranging from Blue Note, New York, to Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and concerts and festivals in Europe, North America South America, and Asia. In recent years, Ehud started developing his own trio sound having toured the world performing in the top jazz clubs in Europe. The trio is creating music that is influenced a lot by modern jazz and continues the tradition of musicians like Chick Corea, Carla Bley, Brad Mehldau, Ray Brown, Charlie Haden, and others.
In addition to the trio work, Ehud Ettun is collaborating and participating in various projects, including with Haruka Yabuno on the Yabuno Ettun Project, Hans Peter Salentin, Rafal Sarnecki, and other musicians around the world.
In the past six years, Ehud Ettun established the Internal Compass Music center in the town of Mitzpe Ramon, south Israel - where he currently resides. The center includes a three-year music college-level program, a vibrant jazz club, two annual festivals, and more.
Saturday, January 7, 2023
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM US EST