The festival aims to propose the idea that social peace comes first and foremost from the sharing artistic inspiration; so will feature world-renown jazz musicians from the Muslim world such as Ahmad Jamal, Anouar Brahem, Abdullah Ibrahim and Dhafer Youssef.
Festival program is
14 August: Anouar Brahem Quartet / Archaeological Museum
17 August: Ahmad Jamal Quartet / Topkapi Palace
18 August: Dhafer Youssef Quartet / Archaelogical Museum
20 August: Dede Efendi Ensemble--Munip Utandi / Archaeological Museum
21 August: Ilhan Ersahin & Istanbul Sessions / Archaeological Museum
24 August: Abdullah Ibrahim Trio / Topkapi Palace
26 August: Aydin Esen Group / Archaeological Museum (Aydin Esen Plays For Ramadan)
31 August: Kudsi Erguner Ensemble--Islam Blues / Topkapi Palace