Bang on a Can

Ethel is an amplified string band of four composer/musicians. They perform self-composed works as well as pieces by notable contemporary composers like Don Byron, Mary Ellen Childs, Pamela Z, Marcelo Zarvos, John King, Phil Kline, and others. Ethel has toured the world, sharing the stage with pop/rock icons Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson and appearing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Members of Ethel have recorded/performed with some of today's most compelling and popular artists including Sheryl Crow, Gorillaz, Roger Daltrey, Yo-Yo Ma, Ornette Coleman, and Lenny Kravitz. A favorite at countless festivals and venues around the globe, as well as a ubiquitous presence on the New York music scene, Ethel’s most recent CD “Light” out on Cantaloupe Records was selected as # 3 on Amazon.com’s “Best of 2006: Top Classical Editor’s Picks.”