Ori Kaplan's Shaat'nez Band

Saxophonist Ori Kaplan was born in Israel in 1969, and moved to the U.S. in 1991. After finishing his degree in 1996, Kaplan dove into the New York City downtown scene, forming his Trio Plus with Geoff Mann on drums, and Tom Abbs on bass and tuba. The following year, Kaplan began working with William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra and other avant-jazz notables like Alan Silva and Karen Borca. In 1998, he formed the Ori Kaplan Percussion Ensemble with Mann on drums and mandolin, Susie Ibarra on drums and percussion, and Andrew Bemkey on piano. Starting in 1999, t...