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Elif Sanchez Released Her First Album on All Digital Platforms

29 November 2021

225 Elif Sanchez released her first album titled “Elif Sanchez” on the 22nd of October through the Pasion Turca label on all digital platforms.

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Durul Gence… Always a Legend

27 November 2021

175 Musician, teacher, businessman, journalist… Durul Gence was all of these. He called himself a drummer.

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Composer and Pianist Vijay Iyer Will Perform at Zorlu PSM on the 20th of November

17 November 2021

217 One of the most innovative names of contemporary jazz, Vijay Iver created many exciting and striking new works with many music bands he worked with in the past 25 years.

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28th Istanbul Jazz Festival Vitrin Panels Are on İKSV's Youtube Channel

16 November 2021

141 “Vitrin: Showcase for Contemporary Music from Turkey” has presented panels every Tuesday for four weeks and these are now available on IKSV’s YouTube channel.

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Blindfold with Barış Ertürk

10 November 2021

195 Blindfold’s guest is saxophonist Barış Ertürk.

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Nardis Jazz Club Celebrates 20th Year!

6 November 2021

167 Nardis Jazz Club, which opened its doors on the 29th of October 2002 for the first time, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year on the 29th of October 2021.

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Yeniköy Jazz Days 2021

22 October 2021

182 What would you expect of an organization of volunteers whose dreams and excitement lie in creating high-quality events in harmony? Here is such a project!

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Jazz in the Times of Corona - XII

20 October 2021

253 Let’s continue welcoming great pieces and albums that we believe will be much loved before the year ends.

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25th International Ankara Jazz Festival

13 October 2021

189 25th International Ankara Jazz Festival will take place under the theme of Sustainability in Jazz between 14-24 October 2021!

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Jazz State of the City Once Again

1 October 2021

183 31st Akbank Jazz Festival will bring different colors of Jazz to the city between 1-10 October, for the 31st time.

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CRR Hosts Amazing Musicians in October!

1 October 2021

183 Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall presents an exciting program in the month of October.

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4th Antalya Akra Jazz Festival Begins

26 September 2021

226 The 4th Antalya Akra Jazz Festival will take place between 25 September – 09 October 2021

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XJAZZ! Istanbul 2021 is Starting

25 September 2021

242 Based in Berlin, XJAZZ! Festival is in Istanbul again for its sixth edition!

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Single-Day Jazz Festival: 'Jazz Together'

23 September 2021

181 On the 10th of October for the first time at Maximum Uniq Açıkhava!

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28th Izmir Europe Jazz Festival Starts

21 September 2021

239 28th Izmir Europe Jazz Festival, organized by Izmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education (İKSEV) with the support of Metropolitan Municipality of Izmir, will take place between 16-29 September 2021.

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Yeniköy Jazz Days

13 September 2021

225 Yeniköy Jazz Days will feature 8 concerts at 4 different venues between 24-26 September 2021!

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Urla Jazz and Gastronomy Festival is Starting!

7 September 2021

288 Urla Jazz and Gastronomy Festival took place for the first time in 2019 and will take place between 13-19 September this year.

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Tolga Tüzün’s New Release: Phoenix!

1 September 2021

305 Tüzün’s recently released album Phoenix features his compositions which bring together elements of jazz and contemporary music.

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Şevket Akıncı - “Öteki Caz”

22 August 2021

240 “Öteki Caz” is a ‘bedside song’ that explains what this ‘language’ is in a fluent and accessible way.

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The Program of the 5th International Bodrum Jazz Festival Has Been Announced

20 August 2021

300 The festival will continue to take place this year in order to bandage the wounds caused by the sad events happening in Turkey and in the area.

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The Poster of the 28th Izmir Europe Jazz Festival Has Been Announced.

18 August 2021

277 Aygel İncel’in work won the first place in the 19th Jazz Poster Competition organized by IKSEV. Ozan Şenel placed the second while Carilla Karahan placed the third.

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New Album from Fredrik Nordström & Dolores

15 August 2021

332 There is undoubtedly a very special atmosphere when Swedish saxplayer Fredrik Nordström pulls the threads in the debut album of his new band, Dolores.

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Baturay Yarkın’s First Solo Album Hope Has Been Released on All Digital Platforms on the 23rd of July!

12 August 2021

227 Baturay Yarkın collected the works he has written mostly during the pandemic in his album Hope. 2 compositions from the album called Quarantine and Calm.

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Guitarist Yalçın Hasançebi and His Album “For a New Life”

6 August 2021

267 Yalçın Hasançebi’s first album “For A New Life” was released through Garaj Music label in 2018.

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Nilüfer Jazz Vacation

1 August 2021

236 We missed listening to live music.

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Bozcaada Jazz Festival’s Fifth Anniversary Celebrations Start on Facebook!

30 July 2021

237 Special launch event will take place online on the 30th of July, Friday at 18:00 with the support of Turkish Republic’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and TGA and organized by 3dots and fermente.

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Selim Gürcan and My Music Box

27 July 2021

364 Selim Gürcan released his first solo album "My Music Box" on the 11th of June.

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‘Journey To Music With Deniz Taşar’ Is On Youtube

19 July 2021

196 The first episode of the series, which will be broadcast weekly, "Can You Converse With Melodies?" is on IKSV YouTube channel.

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The 18th International Gümüşlük Music Festival Will Take Place Between 24th of July-29th of August

13 July 2021

285 The 18th International Gümüşlük Music Festival will start on the 24th of July, Saturday evening, in Antique Stone Quarry.

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Countdown Starts for the 5th Bozcaada Jazz Festival!

7 July 2021

260 One of the most anticipated events of summer, Bozcaada Jazz Festival’s 5th edition will take place between 20-22 August 2021 with the support of The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), organized by 3dots and fermente.

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I Feel Jazz!

4 July 2021

355 The 28th Istanbul Jazz Festival will be held through 1-24 September.

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A Jazz Breeze in NG Afyon

30 June 2021

352 21st Afyonkarahisar Jazz Festival is being held by NG Afyon this year and the first concert that took place was performed by Lucia Bakaiova Quartet hailing from Prague.

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“Aristo'ya İnat” by Nilüfer Akdoğu

27 June 2021

288 Nilüfer Akdoğu's first album “Aristo’ya İnat” was released on the 13th of May 2021 on all platforms.

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Cengiz Baysal's New EP ‘Cake Pants and Pie Short’

18 June 2021

420 Cengiz Baysal released his new EP ‘Cake Pants and Pie Shorts after a long break. The album was released on all digital platforms on the 7th of May through Lycia Records/Space Goats label.

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Jazz at Intercultural Borders: Local Dialects vs. The Mainstream

12 June 2021

333 Jazz musicians from all over the world will come together to discuss the universality of jazz.

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6th Nilüfer Jazz Vacation 17 June-3 July 2021

10 June 2021

246 Nilüfer Jazz Vacation will feature concerts as well as many talks, workshops and events surrounded by the unique beauty of nature.

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Hasan Saltık, The Last Hero of Unkapanı, Has Passed Away

7 June 2021

300 He undertook the responsibility of more than nine hundred projects that aimed to unearth the rich cultural potential of Turkey.

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Jazzy “Kadıköy” Album from Emre Tankal Quartet

5 June 2021

271 Emre Tankal Quartet’s first album “Kadıköy” has been released.

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Cereyanlı-B by Alp Ersönmez

27 May 2021

267 4 tracks from Alp Ersönmez’s highly anticipated album Cereyanlı has been released as a second EP on the 21st of May through Space Goats.

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“Bedevi” is Released!

23 May 2021

327 The duo has released their first EP “Bedevi” which consists of their own acoustic compositions and songs they have written together.

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THE UNDERDOGZ - Black Eyed Dog

20 May 2021

317 Founded as a local cover band by Suat Vergili and Sarp Keskiner in 2016 under the synonym “Almost Rock’n Roll”, THE UNDERDOGZ (Izmir) recorded this obscure modal nugget of Nick Drake for a compilation album, curated by In the Void collective (based in Istanbul).

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Greetings From Turkey Jazz Network

8 May 2021

315 Turkey Jazz Network exists to set up a network between festivals, clubs, and stages in order to develop jazz and improvised music.

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''Octopus Goddess''

30 April 2021

299 “Team Euromericana 2021” exhibition went online on the 29th of April, Thursday, at 19:00 Mexican time.

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A Meaningful Documentary from Akbank Jazz Festival for World Jazz Day

28 April 2021

307 Akbank Jazz Festival continues contributing to Turkish jazz during these unique times when events and concerts are prohibited by releasing archival recordings, interviews and documentary videos.

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Garanti BBVA International Jazz Day Concerts Feature Anıl Şallıel Quartet at Nardis

28 April 2021

308 Şallıel, who is a rising star of jazz stages with his saxophone, will be accompanied by Tolga Erzurumlu on the piano and keyboard, Mehmet Özen on bass and Ekin Cengizkan on drums.

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İş Sanat Celebrates International Jazz Day with Jülide Özçelik

28 April 2021

264 İş Sanat celebrates 30th of April International Jazz Day with Jülide Özçelik’s concert. The concert was recorded without audiences at İş Towers Concert Hall due to the pandemic.