}, born October 1, 1969) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and a music producer. He moved to the United States in 1991. He has worked with many artists including Shotnez

Tom Abbs Tom Abs (born 1972) is an American multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker. He works primarily in jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation, and plays double bass, tuba, cello, violin, didgeridoo, and wooden flute, often playing several instruments sim ...

, Firewater,

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, and

Balkan Beat Box Balkan Beat Box (BBB) is an Israeli musical group. Founded by Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan in 2003, BBB was later joined by Tomer Yosef who became a core member. The group plays Mediterranean-influenced music that incorporates Jewish, Southeastern ...

(of which he is a founding member). He is also known as DJ Shotnez.

Career

The first band that Kaplan played for was DXM, an underground sampler-driven group in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. He chose playing for DXM instead of taking

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lessons. He stayed in Israel until 1991, which is when he immigrated to the United States. After getting a degree from Mannes College in 1996, Kaplan formed a group with

and Geoff Mann called "Trio Plus". The Trio became a

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in 1997 when Steve Swell joined. In the same year, Kaplan also joined a lot of jazz projects related to the

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. Kaplan joined the rock band Firewater in 1998 and toured both the United States and Europe. He also formed his "Ori Kaplan Percussion Ensemble", with Susie Ibarra, Geoff Mann, and Andrew Bemkey. He joined the band

after having seen them play the Lower East SidenthWORD Magazine
Issue No. 7, August 2010 and toured with them extensively from 2001-2004. In 2004 he formed

with Tamir Muskat. The band has been touring globally since and has released 4 albums thus far. Kaplan's saxophone sound is also heard and sampled on 2 top 10 global hits: " Talk Dirty" by American R&B singer

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and " Worth It" by American

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, which was co-produced by Kaplan and

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. Additionally, Kaplan's sax work can be heard on

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film, ''

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'' (2015).

Discography

*''GIVE'' Balkan Beat Box 2012 - Crammed Discs, Nat Geo Music *''Blue Eyed Black Boy'' Balkan Beat Box 2010 - Crammed Discs, Nat Geo Music *''Balkan Beat Box'' Nu Med - Crammed Disc, Jdub Records *''Balkan Beat Box''

- Essay Recordings, Jdub Records *''JUF'' (

VS. Tamir Muskat) - Stinky Records *''Man on the Burning Tightrope'' - Firewater Jetset Records *''Multi Kontra Culti'' - Gogol Bordello Rubric Records *''Le Magus'' - Ori Kaplan Shaat'nez Band - KFW 307 *''Realms'' - Ori Kaplan Trio Plus -

CIMP Creative Improvised Music Projects, usually abbreviated CIMP or C.I.M.P., is an American jazz record company and label. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine'' and Cadence Jazz Records. The label is noted for its minimal use of electronic proc ...

*''Cries of Disillusion'' - Kaplan with Assif Tsahar, Daniel Sarid, Bob Meyer, Oded *''Goldshmidt'' - Third Ear Records *''Delirium'' - Ori Kaplan 4tet (Trio Plus

Steve Swell Steve Swell (born in Newark, New Jersey, December 6, 1954) is an American free jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. Music career Swell studied at Jersey City State Teachers College before moving to New York City in 1975 where he began his m ...

)- CIMP *''Gongol'' - Ori Kaplan Percussion Ensemble with Susie Ibarra - KFW 284 With William Parker *'' Mayor of Punkville'' (AUM Fidelity, 1999) *''

Raincoat in the River ''Raincoat in the River'' is a live album by bassist and composer William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded in Boston in 2001 and released on the Eremite label.

'' (Eremite, 2001) *''

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'' (Splasc(H), 2002) *''

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'' (Victo, 2005) With

Alan Silva Alan Silva (born Alan Lee da Silva; January 22, 1939 in Bermuda) is an American free jazz double bassist and keyboard player. Biography Silva was born a British subject to an Azorean/Portuguese mother, Irene da Silva, and a black Bermudian fat ...

*''

Alan Silva & the Sound Visions Orchestra ''Alan Silva & the Sound Visions Orchestra'' is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Alan Silva. It was recorded in May 1999 at St. Nicholas of Myra Church in New York City during the annual Vision Festival, and was released in 2001 by Eremite Re ...

'' (Eremite, 2001)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplan, Ori 1969 births Living people Avant-garde jazz musicians Firewater (band) members Gypsy punk Israeli jazz saxophonists Gogol Bordello members 21st-century saxophonists