Interview

On An Ethical and Aesthetic “Free Fall” Interview

On An Ethical and Aesthetic “Free Fall”

18 December 2016113 Composer and saxophone player Tamer Temel continues on his music journey, embellished by sensitivities, that started with “Barcelona” and “Bir Kedi Kara” with his latest album “Serbest Düşüş” (‘Free Fall’) released by A.K. Müzik.
Every Artist Is Illuminated By Their Own Light Interview

Every Artist Is Illuminated By Their Own Light

20 November 201698 Şenay Lambaoğlu is a rare artist who illuminates her surroundings with her own internal light. She knows what she wants and she does everything in her power to get it. She has to believe in the single comma or the dot in the songs she sings. That’s why her songs feels alive when she sings.
“Discovering Jazz Is What Matters” Interview

“Discovering Jazz Is What Matters”

13 November 2016128 Ozan Musluoğlu is a jazz double bass player, bassist and composer. He was born in Germany in 1977. His grandmother discovered his interest for music and supported it. She gifted him a bass guitar when he was 16 years old. This was the start of Musluoğlu’s music adventure.
Interview with Amir ElSaffar Interview

Interview with Amir ElSaffar

9 November 201688 We spoke with internationally acclaimed trumpet and santur artist Amir ElSaffar on his inner and musical that started in the United States which later reached out to his roots in Iraq.
“Jazz Is My Set Of Wings”  Interview

“Jazz Is My Set Of Wings” 

24 October 2016161 Şenova Ülker is an esteemed trumpet player and teacher. He is one of those rare artists who combine the freedom and limitless nature of jazz with the discipline and maturity of classical music.
Jazz, In Other Words “Artistic Treasure” Interview

Jazz, In Other Words “Artistic Treasure”

20 October 2016178 Sibel Köse is one of the most prominent jazz musicians in Turkey. Music entered her life through the records her sister had brought home. French music was very popular back then. She met Ella Fitzgerald when her sister mistakenly brought her cassette home, and this was how she had first listened to jazz. She listened to that mesmerising...
Who Does Ron Carter Miss Playing with the Most? Interview

Who Does Ron Carter Miss Playing with the Most?

16 October 2016128 Ron Carter and his Golden Striker Trio, who amazed us, the Istanbulian jazz lovers a couple of years ago at Nardis Jazz Club for two nights, now prepares to come again, this time to meet a much larger audience at the 26th Akbank Jazz Festival. As Jazz Dergisi we directed Mr. Carter few questions to present you a brief and recent musical...
"We Made Jazz For An Unwilling Society" Interview

"We Made Jazz For An Unwilling Society"

9 October 2016351 Ediz Hafızoğlu was born in Bulgaria. He started playing bağlama and darbuka (traditional instruments) at an early age. His performance on the stage was with the orchestra founded by his grandfather.
Music Brings Inner Peace Interview

Music Brings Inner Peace

27 September 2016139 Okay Temiz was born in Istanbul in 1939. It was his mother who introduced music to ‘master’ percussionist and composer Okay Temiz, who is one of the most important representatives of jazz in Turkey. She was also his first teacher. He has lived alone in a forest in Norway for years, and composed most of his pieces there. According to...
Forget Everything on The Stage! Interview

Forget Everything on The Stage!

19 September 2016164 Kağan Yıldız, one of the most important jazz musicians in Turkey, was born in 1980 in Istanbul. He learnt to play the popular songs of the day with the keyboard his father had gifted him when he was only 7 years old. His uncle noticed his talent and prepared him for the conservatory exams. He studied the double bass between the ages...
Singing Equals Me Interview

Singing Equals Me

1 September 2016185 According to the jazz artist Selen Beytekin jazz makes people happy and increases their energy!
“Jazz is a genre that encourages ‘dreaming’” Interview

“Jazz is a genre that encourages ‘dreaming’”

15 August 2016238 “No-one can ever make me touch a music genre, or a single note, that I personally want to avoid. No-one can make me perform in a place that I do not want to, not for money or material things. We pursue the kind of music that we believe in. We try to market dreams to others by chasing after our own dreams and spreading our own music.”
Fatih Erkoç’s Jazz Journey… Interview

Fatih Erkoç’s Jazz Journey…

21 July 2016102 Born in 1953 in Istanbul, Fatih Erkoç’s contribution to jazz music is undisputable. He is one of the most esteemed people who has introduced and popularised jazz music in Turkey…
Branching out with ‘Pombo’ Interview

Branching out with ‘Pombo’

12 July 2016243 When I listened to Pombo and watched their videos for the first time I asked myself a number of questions about the band: Is Pombo a music group that gathered in order to put a theatre performance on? Is Pombo a troupe dealing with philosophy and politics? Or is Pombo a story teller which is in fact on the stage to perform various types...
Jeremy Pelt Interview

Jeremy Pelt

11 June 2016430 Garanti ‘Caz Yeşili’ concerts featured renowned trumpet player Jeremy Pelt this year, joined by pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Ozan Musluoğlu and drummer Ferit Odman at Nardis Jazz Club. This interview took place at Nardis after their rehearsal for "jazzdergisi".
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