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Instrument: Saxophone
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Korhan Futacı
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Korhan Futaci (1977) is an Istanbul-based saxophonist, composer, producer, singer and songwriter.
A renowned name in Turkey's alternative music scene, Futac, is currently focused on his solo project and his free-
jazz band "Konstrukt", which he co-founded in 2008.
Futaci's solo project is a delicate mix of psychedelic rock, jazz and lyrical music, blended thoughtfully with the
Anatolian essence.
Transforming Istanbul's chaos into an energetic ritual-like atmosphere infused with dark sounds and abstract
textures, Koran and his beloved musician friends aim of making audiences travel beyond time and space to feel the
unseen colors of the resonances.
Futaci has been on countless stages to perform his unique music around the world such as:
Roskilde Festival, Paradiso-Amsterdam, Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Zuma Fest
(Milano),Sant 'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Music Biennale Zagrab, Tarcento Jazz Festival, Krakow Jazz Festival (Poland),
Akbank Jazz Festival(Turkey), XJazz (Istanbul), Xjazz (Berlin), Istanbul Jazz Festival (Turkey), Cox18 Milan, Magasin 4
Brussels(Belgium), OCCII (Amsterdam), Cafe OTO (London), Rich Mix (London), Bozar JAZZ (Belgium), Cubo (Parma),
Viaroma 17 (Dueville), Jazzkantine (Luzern), Instant Chavires (Paris), Schrippe Hawaii (Berlin), Las- Poznan Pracht
(Leipzig), Punctum (Prague), Cantina Cenci-Tarzo, Freakout- Bologna, Astro Club-Pordenone, Clandestino-Faenza,
Unterfahrt Jazz club (Munich), Babylon-(Istanbul), Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf (Austria), Jazztopad (Poland),, Villa
Ada Roma, Fortezza Di Castelfranco (Italy), Radialsystem (Germany), Exchange & Islington Mill (UK), Jazz Im Goethe
Garten (Portugal), Alarm Festival (Berlin), Istanbul Biennale Opening act, (etc.)
He also has collaborated with numerous internationally acknowledged musicians such as:
Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Thurston Moore, Sun Ra Arkestra's chef Marshal Allen, Eric Truffaz, Ken Vandemark,
Joe Mcphee, Akira Sakata, William Parker, Otomo Yoshihide, Alan Wilkinson, Okay Temiz and Alexander Hawkins.
konstruKt and Joe McPhee: Babylon: The First Meeting of Istanbul
by Dave Wayne
Taken at face value, konstruKt's catchphrase, “Free Jazz from Turkey," seems a tad pedestrian. But, if one considers Turkey's place in the world-literally the crossing point between Asia and Europe-its crazy-quilt ethnic diversity, and its continued religious and political unrest, it's a fitting metaphor. Oddly, most of the band's recorded output features invited guest artists from ...
Jazztopad 2014
by Henning Bolte
Jazztopad 2014 Wroclaw November 19-22, 2014 The city of Wroclaw by the Odra river in the southwest of Poland has occupied a pre-eminent position throughout its long turbulent history, and it still does. The Wroclaw way Wroclaw's Jazztopad festival is a relatively young one. This applies to the ...
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