East End Temple begins the new year with a festive Culture Shuk—a “Middle Eastern market”—featuring a live performance by acclaimed Israeli Jazz Bassist Daniel Ori and his trio, delicious hor’s d’oeuvres from Maoz, wine from various Israeli vineyards, and Israeli art vendors.
Buy tickets in advance; see www.eastendtemple.org
Israeli born bassist and composer Daniel Ori, a prominent young voice in New York’s contemporary Jazz scene, mixes modern jazz with Middle Eastern, Latin and African influences. He has performed in venues around the world, including the Blue Note and Smalls Jazz Club in New York; the Red Sea Jazz Festival; Tel Aviv Jazz Festival; Montreal Jazz Festival; and Boston Beantown Jazz Festival. Mr. Ori is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a 2009 ASCAP Jazz Composers Award winner. In late 2009, he released his debut album So It Goes, through the Art of Life Records label. His second album Emuna, with Mark Turner on sax, guitarist Oz Noy, pianist Sam Barsh and drummer Ziv Ravitz, will be released soon.