Haze Walker is a fully improvised solo piano album by composer, pianist and vocalist Selen Gülün.
After 30 years of writing, composing and improvising music, Gülün wanted to give herself an album. Recorded on a rainy day in Lisbon without preparation, Haze Walker emerged from whatever was present at that particular moment in life: concerts recently heard at Porta Jazz Festival, memories of previously written music, the excitement of future projects, a complicated relationship, familiar and unfamiliar inner voices, old traumas, disappointments, hope, dreams, friendships, silence and laughter.
Rather than presenting a collection of compositions, Haze Walker documents a state of being. The music unfolds through spontaneous reflections, allowing passing thoughts, memories and emotions to surface and disappear without intervention. The album captures a musician listening as much as playing, tracing a path through uncertainty, memory and imagination.
Although Gülün’s musical language is deeply rooted in jazz and improvisation, Haze Walker was not conceived through the lens of genre. Rather than following a stylistic framework, the music unfolds as a personal language shaped by memory, instinct and reflection. The eleven pieces move freely between moments of stillness, abstraction, lyricism and spontaneity, tracing the contours of an inner landscape rather than a musical category.
Haze Walker was released on all digital platforms on June 12, 2026, under the iKi Muzik label. It will subsequently be released on vinyl by Loft Jazz Records.
Music:
12 Steps Of Porto
Zero Circle
A Little Song 4 You
Wishes Circle
Haze Walker
Another Little Song 4 U
Just This
Maelstrom
Hues & Haze
Oblivious
A Little Song 4 Another U
Recorded live at Audivibe Member’s Recording Studio, Lisbon, Portugal
10 February 2026
Recorded and mixed by Rui Guerreiro
Mastering by Emre Malikler
All lyrics and improvisational compositions by Selen Gülün
*Except Hues & Haze inspired by Ayşe Ayaşlı’s poetry at her book Mirable Dictu (2026)
iKi Muzik, 2026
Album Cover: Zeynep Özkanca
Hair & Make Up: Sherry Naseri
Selen Gülün is a composer, pianist, vocalist, and educator whose work spans jazz, contemporary music, improvisation, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Recognized internationally for her distinctive artistic voice, Gülün’s works have been performed in over 20 countries across Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas. An alumna of Istanbul University’s Faculty of Business Administration, Berklee College of Music, and the Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM) at Istanbul Technical University, Gülün has released numerous critically acclaimed recordings, including *Answers*, *Başka*, *Many Faces*, *Blue Band*, *Years*, and *Two Words*. Her albums *Answers* and *Başka* reached the top 10 on the *Jazz Tokyo* weekly charts in Japan. Through iKi Muzik—the label she founded—she brings to life projects that support contemporary music productions, educational programs, and underrepresented artists. Her compositions have been performed by various ensembles and orchestras in Turkey and Europe, and she has received international honors such as the Charles Mingus Composition Award and the British Council Visiting Arts Award. Her latest album, *Haze Walker*, presents Gülün to the listener in her most stripped-down and personal form: solo piano and voice. The album… It opens up to the most intimate layers of the artist’s music, reflecting the direct and heartfelt world of expression established through both their instrument and their voice.
