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Ethan Fein |
Live Dates:Friday, April 12th, 2019
Friday, May 10th, 2019 Friday, June 14th, 2019 Slate Hill Bar & Grill 2920 US-6, Slate Hill, New York 10973 7pm - 10pm (click on date above) |
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Ethan Fein plays guitar, five-string banjo, and tenor banjo, and is also a composer, musical arranger, and band leader.
Ethan is working in all these capacities with Ellen Kaye on many projects.
Ethan co-produced, arranged, led the band and played for Ellen Kaye’s recording, Ice Wine – songs for Christmas and Dark Winter Nights. He was also the musical director, arranger, band leader and musician for multiple productions in partnership with Ellen Kaye including at the Lower East Side boite, Moscow 57, the radio show “Straight From Delancey,” podcasts, and pop-ups in New York, New Orleans, and elsewhere.
Ethan has performed as an accompanist with Oliver (hit records: “Good Morning Starshine” and “Jean”); Ellen Kaye, Elly Stone, Marvin Hamlisch, Eartha Kitt, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Carole King, Kristin Chenoweth, Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines, Wayne Brady, Ben Vereen, Ann Hampton Callaway, Regina Carter, Regis Philbin, Nell Carter, Maureen McGovern, Eleanor Reissa, Sally Mayes, Cy Coleman, Ann Reinking, Tony Randall, Tad Truesdale and his Afro-Caribbeans, the Queens Symphony Orchestra, and the house band for the benefit concerts for Paul Newman’s Hole In The Wall Gang Camp.
Ethan was the guitarist in the original Broadway production of Cats for 18 years, and the orchestra house contractor for the last 10 years of the run; and a substitute guitarist on Broadway in West Side Story (1980), 42nd Street (both productions 1980 and 2001), The Full Monty, and Bring Back Birdie.
As official guitar teacher for The Sound of Music (1998-1999), he taught Rebecca Luker, Laura Benanti, and Richard Chamberlain how to play “Do Re Mi” and “Edelweiss.”
In other theatrical productions, he played guitar and banjo at the Papermill Playhouse in Anything Goes; Victor, Victoria; Funny Girl; A Chorus Line; Annie; and Hello Dolly. In various other theaters he played in The Threepenny Opera, Always Patsy Cline with Sally Strothers, A Chorus Line, Roadside, Footloose, and Godspell.
He performed on many recordings, including the original Broadway cast album of Cats, jingles and industrial shows.
Ethan composed music for The Black Russian, musical theater piece in collaboration with Vladimir and Sybil Alexandrov (lyrics and book); and composed many songs for many different projects, rock bands and theater pieces.
He co-produced, with Jackie Presti, the cd You Oughta Be on Broadway: A Richard Rodgers Collection for Ladies of All Ages, featuring performances by Penny Fuller, Liz Callaway, Brigid Brady, Nadine Isenegger, Sally Mayes, Anne Runolfsson, and others, along with the same recorded tracks without vocals so to allow women and girls to sing along.
He played on television shows including The Letterman Show, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Variety Club Fund Raiser, the Today Show, and Sesame Street.
He played in the dance bands of Lester Lanin, Peter Duchin, Steven Scott, and many others.
He played in many jazz bands, including Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and Threeba.
Ethan is working in all these capacities with Ellen Kaye on many projects.
Ethan co-produced, arranged, led the band and played for Ellen Kaye’s recording, Ice Wine – songs for Christmas and Dark Winter Nights. He was also the musical director, arranger, band leader and musician for multiple productions in partnership with Ellen Kaye including at the Lower East Side boite, Moscow 57, the radio show “Straight From Delancey,” podcasts, and pop-ups in New York, New Orleans, and elsewhere.
Ethan has performed as an accompanist with Oliver (hit records: “Good Morning Starshine” and “Jean”); Ellen Kaye, Elly Stone, Marvin Hamlisch, Eartha Kitt, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Carole King, Kristin Chenoweth, Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines, Wayne Brady, Ben Vereen, Ann Hampton Callaway, Regina Carter, Regis Philbin, Nell Carter, Maureen McGovern, Eleanor Reissa, Sally Mayes, Cy Coleman, Ann Reinking, Tony Randall, Tad Truesdale and his Afro-Caribbeans, the Queens Symphony Orchestra, and the house band for the benefit concerts for Paul Newman’s Hole In The Wall Gang Camp.
Ethan was the guitarist in the original Broadway production of Cats for 18 years, and the orchestra house contractor for the last 10 years of the run; and a substitute guitarist on Broadway in West Side Story (1980), 42nd Street (both productions 1980 and 2001), The Full Monty, and Bring Back Birdie.
As official guitar teacher for The Sound of Music (1998-1999), he taught Rebecca Luker, Laura Benanti, and Richard Chamberlain how to play “Do Re Mi” and “Edelweiss.”
In other theatrical productions, he played guitar and banjo at the Papermill Playhouse in Anything Goes; Victor, Victoria; Funny Girl; A Chorus Line; Annie; and Hello Dolly. In various other theaters he played in The Threepenny Opera, Always Patsy Cline with Sally Strothers, A Chorus Line, Roadside, Footloose, and Godspell.
He performed on many recordings, including the original Broadway cast album of Cats, jingles and industrial shows.
Ethan composed music for The Black Russian, musical theater piece in collaboration with Vladimir and Sybil Alexandrov (lyrics and book); and composed many songs for many different projects, rock bands and theater pieces.
He co-produced, with Jackie Presti, the cd You Oughta Be on Broadway: A Richard Rodgers Collection for Ladies of All Ages, featuring performances by Penny Fuller, Liz Callaway, Brigid Brady, Nadine Isenegger, Sally Mayes, Anne Runolfsson, and others, along with the same recorded tracks without vocals so to allow women and girls to sing along.
He played on television shows including The Letterman Show, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Variety Club Fund Raiser, the Today Show, and Sesame Street.
He played in the dance bands of Lester Lanin, Peter Duchin, Steven Scott, and many others.
He played in many jazz bands, including Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and Threeba.