20 November 2021708Prominent bass guitarist Erhan Ertetik has created a following in Turkey with his many projects, which includes the jazz fusion band Cazzip Project.
7 February 2021821We talked to Önder Focan about the release of “Nubook”, which coincided with a rather unusual era, and the sectoral trauma caused by the pandemic, fueled by a conversation that started with Nardis Jazz Club, which Focan has been directing and managing for many years.
16 January 20211045Selen 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 2020977Guitarist 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 2020947It 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.
17 March 20201341Guitarist, 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 20201106'166 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.
10 January 20201688We 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.
28 December 20191701Romain Pilon, French contemporary jazz guitarist teams with American bassist Jeff Denson to release “Between Two Worlds”, Brian Blade on drums completes the trio.
21 September 20191264The performance of Kerem Türkaydın’s “Candid Music” project will take place on the 24th of October, Thursday, at 19:00 in Aksanat.
27 June 20191353Guitarist 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.
20 March 20191204Tamer 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 February 20192196Guitarist, 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 20191768Ercüment 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.
26 June 20181367Singer, lyrics writer and composer Şenay Lambaoğlu released her fourth album “Rüyalarıma Gir” while standing on an important crossroads on the path she build herself with many efforts.
10 June 20181258Kerem Görsev is undoubtedly the first name that comes to mind when jazz in Turkey is concerned. We had a chat about his new album “After The Hurricane” in the 23th year of his discography in a prolific life as a pianist for 51 years; almost all these years are adorned with an album each.
15 May 20181417Cazzip Project won the Young Jazz competition five years ago during the 21th Istanbul Jazz Festival and waited to mature before releasing their first album “Stories” to become one of the strong sources of the aforementioned hope.
18 July 20171861As Jazz Dergisi, we talked with Selen Gülün about her new A.K. Müzik studio album Kadınlar Matinesi, in which she directs 16 incredible musicians, and about other topics of concern.
7 July 20171499Guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and improvization doyen Şevket Akıncı’s album “Escher Chronicles-Escher Günlükleri” that he has recorded with his own band and contemporary music collective Hezarfen Ensemble has been released by A.K. Müzik.
17 May 20171329Oğuz Büyükberber is a rare and complete artist from Turkey—I think he sets the global standards as well—and a unparalleled conversationist.
18 December 20161280Composer 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.