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Jazz State of the City Once Again

1 October 2021

68 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

50 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

47 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

77 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

66 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

104 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

126 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

205 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

194 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

164 “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

221 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

185 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

223 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

152 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

176 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

166 We missed listening to live music.

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

30 July 2021

175 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

206 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

146 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

227 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

207 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

206 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

254 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

222 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

294 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

261 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

185 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

241 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

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

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Cereyanlı-B by Alp Ersönmez

27 May 2021

194 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

257 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

255 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

233 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

230 “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

242 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

245 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

210 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.

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‘Turn On the Volume with Garanti BBVA’ Presents an Exclusive Program for the 30th of April International Jazz Day

28 April 2021

234 ‘Turn On the Volume with Garanti BBVA’ presents prominent jazz musicians from Turkey on the 10th anniversary of International Jazz Day.

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Fer was Released on the 9th of April by Space Goats Label on All Digital Platforms

25 April 2021

214 Çağrı Sertel invites us to dream of brighter days and to listen to his solo piano pieces ‘Fer’ and ‘Hezaren’.

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Farewell Our Beloved ‘Baba Levo’. Who Will Tell Us Those Stories Now?

19 April 2021

280 Levent Altındağ was a truly special musician; he engraved his breath into our souls and touched us deeply.

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Turkish Musician Uygar Çağlı Presents His Jazz Fusion Album “Ting” to the European Stages!

15 April 2021

294 Turkish musician Uygar Çağlı, who has been living in Austria for many years, represents both this country and Turkey in many festivals and projects. The musician is preparing to present his new solo album “Ting” in May.

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New Album from Azerbaijani Artist Alafsar Rahimov

12 April 2021

358 Alafsar Rahimov brought a fresh breath to music with his new jazz fusion album Panik.

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“Onur Çalışkan 'Esrik' Featuring Tolga Bilgin and İlyada Zayim” Concert

8 April 2021

264 Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall (CRR) continues to host young musicians.

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A New Album from Aydın Esen...

4 April 2021

672 Coming from Turkey, Spain and Israel, the international group Ayna Veer, which sees the prodigious pianist Aydın Esen coming together with 3 younger stars of the Jazz scene, is releasing their second single, Secret Wildflower, on March 5, 2021.