2 shows: 7pm ($28,50+tx) & 9.45pm ($28,50+tx)
Acclaimed bandleader, composer and clarinetist Oran Etkin pays a distinctly modern homage to the “King of Swing,” Benny Goodman. What's New? at once celebrates two sides of Benny Goodman: the music of his big band that launched the Swing Era, and of his quartet that became the first mainstream racially-integrated band.
Described as “a composer of eminent individuality” by his mentor Yusef Lateef, Etkin taps into both Benny Goodman the bandleader and the clarinetist on this phenomenal tribute recording.
Musicians
Oran Etkin, clarinet
Aaron Goldberg, piano
Steve Nelson, vibes
Jim Doxas, drums
