6 August 2023178Randy Esen: I am 65 years old and this is a new starting point in my life and for me it is very important. I wrote most of the songs during the pandemic.
26 July 2022781We witnessed the harmonious coexistence of east and west at the "Crosscurrents Trio: Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain, Chris Potter" concert held at Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall on Friday, July 9, 2022.
18 July 2022633Despite all the complexity of this music, Heiner Schmitz opens the gates to his sprouting world of sound for the listeners quite wide, to grant an unconditional and genre barrier-free access.
13 June 2022646We met at Babylon Bomonti with Korhan Futacı, who made a name for himself with his works in the Turkish alternative music scene, in celebration of April 30 International Jazz Day!
10 January 2022664The jazz audiences, who have been unable to visit concert halls for a long time, were able to experience a live performance once again on the 11th of October, Monday, at CRR Concert Hall with Danny Grissett Quartet’s concert.
5 November 2021661I got the opportunity to listen to the jazz vocalist and composer Efrat Alony accompanied by a magnificent rhythm section on the 28th of August.
22 October 2021753What 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!
10 May 20211121The vaccinations have started! Everybody is waiting for their turn, we keep hoping our names will be called up soon, let’s see when we make it. We will see…
2 December 20201565Yes, it can be really boring to be isolated, but we can make these times more enjoyable by listening to great music and discovering new musicians and bands.
16 November 20201085Even though inevitable busy days resulted in more sporadic articles, I think it has been a fruitful period when it comes to test driving an endless array of great jazz albums.
16 September 20201343But let’s forget about Corona for a few minutes (of course, after we take the necessary precautions about it!) and turn our gaze towards great works of art.
14 August 20201649Apostolos Sideris is familiar name for jazz musicians and followers in Turkey. He has been living in Istanbul for a long time and he is more Turkish in attitude than I am.
23 April 20201590I would like to share a couple of ways to make the "boring" minutes that fill our days lately by sharing an album that I recently discovered after a short research, that I had imagined for years thinking "how great it would be if such and such album was recorded!", among with some others.
19 April 20201079I wrote "I don't know how many days we are into the quarantine" in my previous review and I am at home during an actual lockdown on a cloudy Saturday, which normally wouldn't tempt me to go out.
10 April 20201104I would like to introduce some albums I discovered or that are recently released so that your Corona stress might be somewhat relieved.
6 March 20205951Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall took its audiences on a jazz journey from Brazil to Jamaica with its concert series between 21-24 February.
23 February 20202009We listened to Chiara Pancaldi on the 16th of February at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall with Roberto Tarenzi on piano, Darryl Hall on double bass and Roberto Pistolesi on the drums.
11 November 20191401The band, which has toured Germany, Austria, France, Sweden and Belgium among other countries during October and it was great to see them perform in Turkey.
19 September 20191044We are ready for the next year. May summer come, the water surrounding Bozcaada warm up, the jazz festival’s program announced, everyone buys their tickets, may we have sea and sun in the morning and meet at Ayazma Monastery during sunset.
13 September 2019326674 years-old musician Randy Brecker is a first-class post-bop and fusion jazz interpreter, coming from the school of Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard.
28 August 20194958San Sebastian undoubtedly is the first place that comes to mind in the Basque region when European tourists are concerned. Another aspect of San Sebastian that will lure the jazz loving crowds is that it houses an old festival with a history of 54 years.