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The Extraordinary Friendship of Marilyn and Ella Articles

The Extraordinary Friendship of Marilyn and Ella

29 March 2026503 Marilyn Monroe was a huge fan of Ella Fitzgerald. In 1953, while preparing for her role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, her pianist Hal Schaefer gave her a selection of Ella’s records, telling her she needed to study the songs repeatedly until she grasped Ella’s technique.
Blue Moon: ''So, What’s Your Favorite Rodgers & Hart Song?'' Articles

Blue Moon: ''So, What’s Your Favorite Rodgers & Hart Song?''

17 March 2026703 When I read that the film was about the final years of Lorenz Hart, the most important lyricist for "The Great American Songbook" and arguably one of the most frequently performed lyricists in jazz history, all I could think was: "What's my favorite Rodgers & Hart song?
A Look into the Two-Piano World of Jazz Through Three Stories Articles

A Look into the Two-Piano World of Jazz Through Three Stories

30 December 20251391 In this article, we will take a closer look at piano duo performances through three distinguished albums. Each of these albums, with their different musical approaches, offers wonderful examples of how pianists who have made their mark in jazz history create music together through feeling and how improvisation becomes a collective...
'Making' Jazz in Turkey Articles

'Making' Jazz in Turkey

4 June 20241889 "When I was conducting a literature review for my doctoral thesis, I was surprised to realize that there were very few academic studies on the history of jazz in Turkey.''
Blindfold with Önder Focan Articles

Blindfold with Önder Focan

6 May 20241761 The guest of Blindfold is guitarist Önder Focan. In addition to being a jazz musician, he is the artistic director of Nardis Jazz Club and the creator of many different music projects, together with our magazine's editor-in-chief Zuhal Focan.
Blindfold with Tolga Bedir Articles

Blindfold with Tolga Bedir

10 July 20231549 The guest of Blindfold is pianist-composer Tolga Bedir. Although Bedir is known as a pianist and composer, he is actually a multi-instrumentalist, in other words, he can play many instruments very well.
The Best Articles

The Best

14 December 20221517 This article appeared in the 21st issue of Jazz Magazine (2001) with Önder Focan's translation. The original article was published in 1978 July Guitar Player Magazine with the signature of Barney Kessell.
Serdar Ateşer's Poetry Anthology Articles

Serdar Ateşer's Poetry Anthology

15 July 20212511  Serdar Ateşer released four albums until today. His first two albums are dominated by instrumental pieces while his third album “Avdet Seyri” illustrates a shift to poetry compositions.
Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie Articles

Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie

14 May 20212997 The film starts with New York night shots in the opening credits, with “Sad Song” from the album “Wait Till You See Her” playing on the background.
Soul Articles

Soul

12 February 20211954 “Soul” is a must-watch movie for everyone with its existentialist search, music and high-quality animations!
Culture Industry and Jazz Articles

Culture Industry and Jazz

9 December 20202049 How did the technological developments of the last 15 years change our listening practices? The current situation of the culture industry and its positive and negative effects on jazz.
Corona Jazz Clinic I: Situation Report Articles

Corona Jazz Clinic I: Situation Report

3 June 20202144 I will try to list the tools that might be of use to us with some healing recipes in this "Corona Jazz Clinic" article series during these days when we sit down and negotiate with faith.
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