Ettun can conjure the deep soulfulness of Charlie Haden.— The Boston Globe
Ehud Ettun is an Israeli-born bassist and composer known for his melodic, expressive approach to the upright bass. Blending jazz tradition with modern lyricism, he has earned international recognition for redefining the possibilities of the double bass — as a deeply vocal, versatile storytelling force.
His sound is rooted in the spirit of players like Giovanni Bottesini, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden and Ray Brown, yet unmistakably his own. Ettun's music draws influences from classical music, traditional Jewish and Israeli music, and from artists such as Chick Corea, Carla Bley and Brad Mehldau — all filtered through his distinct voice as a bassist and composer.
Ettun has performed at major venues including the Blue Note in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and has toured internationally with stops in Boston, Toronto, Berlin, Warsaw, Tokyo and Seoul. As a sideman he has performed and recorded with artists such as Kenny Werner, Anat Cohen and George Garzone.
He is the founder and artistic director of Internal Compass Music, an accredited music college and jazz hub based in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.
Original compositions and unique arrangements — from jazz standards to traditional songs from around the world, like ‘Arirang’ and ‘Alfonsina y el Mar’, and from Ettun's home country of Israel. The trio's latest release is the album Deep in the Mountains.
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Japanese pianist Haruka Yabuno and Ehud Ettun have performed all over the world as a duo, recording the albums BiPolar and Knights of Silence. Fifteen years of playing together make for a unique experience — original compositions, classical pieces and standards.
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Bringing artists together from around the world on stage — an international ensemble born out of Internal Compass Music, the accredited music college and jazz hub Ettun founded in Mitzpe Ramon, in the heart of Israel's Negev desert.
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Alongside his career on stage, Ettun is a dedicated educator. He is the founder and artistic director of Internal Compass Music, an accredited music college and jazz hub in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, where musicians from around the world come to study, perform and create in the heart of the Negev desert.
Ettun is available for private lessons, masterclasses and clinics — for bassists, ensembles and composers — in person or online.
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