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About Me

For 2 minute clips of all the tunes on Kissinger In Space and August Rain, visit my website and find either disc in the discography section: www.ettingermusic.com.
To buy a copy of Kissinger In Space or August Rain, go to cdbaby.com, indiejazz.com, iTunes, or bay area Amoeba Music locations.
More on these discs:
Kissinger In Space was recorded at San Pablo Recorders in Berkeley in 2006 and features Tony Malaby on tenor sax, Devin Hoff on bass, and Scott Amendola on drums.
"An auspicious release and a new benchmark for creative jazz violin."
--AllAboutJazz.com
"****...Recommended." --AllMusic.com
Also included on 4 different "Best of 2006" lists by some of the editors (Nils Jacobson, Chris May, Paul Olson, and publisher Michael Ricci) at --AllAboutJazz.com
August Rain was recorded at Mobius in San Francisco in 2002, released 2003 and features Art Hirahara on rhodes, Todd Sickafoose on bass, Scott Amendola on drums.
"Brilliant." --AllAboutJazz.com
Also played with, at one time or another, in a studio or on a stage:
Honeycut, Scott Amendola Band, Beth Custer, Percy Howard, Vernon Reid, Trey Gunn, Charles Hayward, Lisle Ellis, Overdriven Cultists, Hurlo Thrumbo, Clockbrains, Calder Spanier, Damon Smith, Matt Ingalls, Scott Rosenberg, Naut Humon and the Iso-Orchestra (a large all-electric orchestra which included Eyvind Kang and Arto Lindsay), San Francisco Electric String Trio, Trio Discussions with Rob Kaplan, JB Smith (recording produced by David Torn). Lots more other stuff.
See www.ettingermusic.com for more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2006
Band Website: ettingermusic.com
Band Members: Here's the lineups on my two cds:

Kissinger in Space (2006): John Ettinger-violin, Tony Malaby-tenor sax, Devin Hoff-bass, and Scott Amendola-drums.

August Rain (2003): John Ettinger-violin, Art Hirahara-rhodes, Todd Sickafoose-bass, and Scott Amendola-drums.
Influences: Some influential and inspirational figures: Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Motian/Lovano/Frisell, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Joe Zawinul, Peter Gabriel, Larry Young, MX-80, Radiohead, Bill Monroe, Bill Evans, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Latin Playboys, Tortoise, Zbigniew Seifert (Passion & Man Of Light), Stuff Smith, Andrew Hill, Joe Henderson, Don Byron, Brian Blade Fellowship, Ethiopiques series, Asrat Tessema, Yalem Cassa, Erik Satie, Igor Stravinsky, Marvin Gaye, Tim Berne, David Torn, Joni Mitchell (starting with Hissing of Summer Lawns), Woody Shaw, Nels Cline, Alex Cline, Emmylou Harris, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pat Metheny, Cuong Vu, Dave Holland, Tony Malaby, Scott Amendola, Art Hirahara, Todd Sickafoose, Devin Hoff, Pete Forbes, Andrew Luthringer, Jon Preuss, Tod Preuss, Hurlo Thrumbo, Chris Hanson, Simone White, Trunk, Thinking Fellers, Clockbrains, Steve Brown, Splatter Trio, Myles Boisen, Pink Floyd, Dave Revelli, Jonathan Byerly, Overdriven Cultists, Reade Whitwell, Neil Young, JoAnn Brackeen, James Brown, Marc Ribot, and Jack DeJohnette.
Lots more.
And Grant Wolf.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

All About Jazz interview excerpt

John Ettinger: Broken Pedals and an Open MindPublished: March 6, 2007By Paul Olson"Although violinist John Ettinger's been a presence in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene since he moved to the re...
Posted by John Ettinger on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:31:00 PST

Leroy Jenkins

I first owned Space, Minds...in the late '70s. I hadn't a clue then what it was about musically, but listened, liked in a mystified stupor kind of way, and I knew it would be important to me. It is...
Posted by John Ettinger on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:23:00 PST

DownBeat Magazine review of Kissinger In Space, March 2007

"Free improvisation and modern composition are among the hallmarks of Kissinger In Space, John Ettinger's fine sophomore release. Ettinger, a San Francisco Bay Area violinist, shares the front line w...
Posted by John Ettinger on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:24:00 PST

Kissinger in Space reviewed by Cadence Magazine

"The combination of John Ettinger's violin andTony Malaby's tenor sax on Kissinger in Space is as beautiful as itis unusual. Malaby, of course, is becoming a star now, and deservedly so. But Ettinger ...
Posted by John Ettinger on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:07:00 PST

Kissinger in Space made 4 separate Best of 2006 lists at All About Jazz

Some of the writers at allaboutjazz.com have been very kind to Kissinger in Space by including it on their best of 2006 lists:Paul Olson: Best of 2006Nils Jacobson: Best of 2006Chris May: Best of 2...
Posted by John Ettinger on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:19:00 PST

Kissinger in Space review excerpt from Signal To Noise Magazine

"...As Ettinger and Malaby spiral around one another you can hear each instrument borrowing qualities from its counterpart: it's particularly intriguing to hear Malaby shifting towards a light sound a...
Posted by John Ettinger on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:11:00 PST

New review of Kissinger in Space at All Music Guide gets 4 stars.

"John Ettinger, a versatile violinist based in the San Francisco Bay area, has in the past played with rock and avant-garde groups so he has a very open style. On Kissinger In Space, he mixes together...
Posted by John Ettinger on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:04:00 PST

Kissinger in Space review from www.AllAboutJazz.com

Kissinger In Space John Ettinger | Ettinger Music (2006) By Chris May, www.AllAboutJazz.com Rarely the ringmaster and more often the performing seal, the violin has never been a member of th...
Posted by John Ettinger on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:18:00 PST