23 March 20171679Kamil Erdem’s interest in music started at early ages with classical guitar. His interest in jazz increased with time and he started to play bass guitar and double bass.
9 March 20171558Volkan Hürsever is a prominent Turkish double bass player. He used to sing when he was younger, and his friends would like his voice. He took piano lessons when he was three.
5 March 20171535Jülide Özçelik, one of the most prominent jazz vocalists in Turkey, gives concerts both locally and abroad, in addition to recording albums.
10 February 20171703Esra Kayıkçı is a jazz vocalist. She can also play a variety of instruments. She started singing at a very early age, but studied archeology as her college major due to her interest in the field.
9 February 20171588One of the most important jazz doyens in Turkey, Neşet Ruacan, was born in 1948 in Kadıköy, Istanbul. The jazz guitarist, who grew up and still lives in Moda, started playing the harmonica at a very early age.
3 February 20171720İpek Dinç Yüce started singing at a very young age. She says “I would get on top of the bed, grab a hairbrush and give concerts” when talking about this.
27 January 20171853Born in 1970 in Izmir, Volkan Öktem’s interest in music started when he was 7 years old. He started to play with the military orchestra in the officers’ club when he was 11.
22 January 20171874Can Kozlu is a Turkish doyen jazz artist. Born in 1954, music entered Kozlu’s life when he started to take piano lessons at the age of 6.