30 January 202197Murat Ulus is the only representative of the 1950s generation among musicians who have worked to improve and popularize jazz music in Ankara.
24 January 2021112BE Contemporary is pleased to host PROCESSING, the first solo exhibition of musician and visual artist Oguz Buyukberber from January 22 to March 2, 2021.
16 January 2021184Selen Gülün first released Yollar (a two-track album) and then solo piano albums Yavaş and Daha Yavaş in 2020 from her own music label iKi Muzik.
21 December 2020195Guitarist and composer Eylül Biçer has been present in the kitchen of many albums, and has recently released his first composition album Byblos in November 2020.
10 October 2020247It has been a while since we listened to a Turkish big bang recording but Halil İbrahim Işık’s “BA-BE” with Bosphorus Big Band changed that.
19 July 2020403Cenk, one of the two sons of musicians Randy and Aydın Esen, graduated from Berklee in America and returned to his country of birth. We conducted a mini interview with him.
9 July 2020556I was lucky to meet with Sam and Jason in Brighton. During corona days, they perform online. I thought it would be a good idea to introduce you to each other.
17 March 2020475Guitarist, composer, arrangement writer, producer, writer and poet Şevket Akıncı graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994 and released his first album “Uçurumda Açan” in 1996.
9 March 2020389'166 Days' is the first solo album of saxophonist Anıl Şallıel, who is one of the most prolific representatives of the younger generation of jazz music.
1 March 2020570We were set to listen to Black Pencil's latest project and album's namesake "Sit Fast", named after the works of Christopher Tye who lives in the 1500s, at one of my favorite vanues, Borusan Müzikevi, on the 21st of February, Friday.
18 February 2020351We met with Carmen Souza, who is a singer, composer and lyrics writer from Cape Verde, in Lisbon to talk about her new album ‘Silver Messengers’ 5 days after the album's release on the 25th of October, 2019.
6 February 2020483Our interview with Coşku Turhan takes place between continents. Because he currently lives in Los Angeles. I would like to introduce Coşku Turhan to you before we start talking about his album.
20 January 2020419Legendary musician Charles Lloyd performed at CRR on the 23rd of October 2019 with his Sky Trio (with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland) and pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Marvin Sewell.
10 January 2020763We had the opportunity to have a long conversation with Cem Tuncer, who released his first solo album ‘Alright!’ through Lin Records on the 25th of October, before the first concert of this album.
7 January 2020584The story of The Badau started four years ago with a family of three in the Yeldeğirmeni district of Kadıköy, which has recently turned into an art scene.
28 December 2019712Romain Pilon, French contemporary jazz guitarist teams with American bassist Jeff Denson to release “Between Two Worlds”, Brian Blade on drums completes the trio.
29 October 2019945Someone that has changed the entire jazz scene of the 70s; someone, like what his predecessors had done, that has brought up another phase in jazz history and someone who has revolutionized his instrument…
27 June 2019684Guitarist and composer Efe Demiral released his second album “Uyku Pansiyon” in January 2019 three years after he released his first solo album “Inside Out”, which he recorded and mixed mostly at home.
11 June 2019944Cemre is currently based in New York, where she graduated The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on full scholarship, under the instruction of legends that include Reggie Workman, Vic Juris and Jay Clayton.
1 May 2019967Guıtarist, composer and educator Güç Başar Gülle’s third album “Reverse Perspective” has been released through TMC label on the first week of January 2019.
24 April 2019792We conversed with ethnic jazz band Nu Bass’s maestro pianist and composer François Lindemann during the 26th Izmir Europe Jazz Festival
22 April 2019842On the evening of December 5, 2018, Paolo Peruzzi led a jazz trio at Nardis Jazz Club, including bassist Enver Muhamedi, and drummer Burak Cihangirli.
10 April 2019911We had a short conversation with Marion Rampal about her music after her Marion Rampal Trio concert during the 26th Izmir Europe Jazz Festival.
20 March 2019631Tamer Temel (tenor and soprano saxophone), Ercüment Orkut (piano) and Cem Aksel (drums), three esteemed musicians of the Turkish jazz scene, came together and released their album “Töz” through A.K. Müzik.
6 March 2019530We had an interview in the Izmir-New York route with Burak Bedikyan and had a lovely conversation about his music. I hope you enjoy reading it.
6 February 20191523Guitarist, composer, educator Dave Allen’s music, doesn’t matter if you listen live or listen to
one of his albums, always make me think.
31 January 2019836Ercüment Orkut is ready to receive the attention of jazz lovers once again with his new project Persona that was recorded three years after his debut album Low Profile.