Results for "Şenol Küçükyıldırım"

Musician

Şenol Küçükyıldırım

Born: May 29, 1960

Şenol was born in the year 1960 to musician parents in Istanbul. He picked up drumming very early thanks to his father who was a drummer. After finishing his primary studies, he studied violin at Istanbul State Conservatory and Art History at Istanbul University. During a performance with percussionist Okay Temiz, he met Don Cherry and was fascinated by him. This incident helped him discover new avenues in jazz and became an important factor in his decision to move to the United States. In 1985, he moved to the US and participated in George Russell’s ensemble classes in New England Conservatory’s “Third Stream” department while studying micro-tonal music with Joe Maneri

Article: Jazzin' Around Europe

AkBank Jazz Festival 2019

by Francesco Martinelli
October 29, 2019

AkBank Jazz Festival Istanbul, Turkey October 18-25 2019 I arrived in Istanbul during the world-wide outrage that followed the United States pull-out from Syria and the consequent military intervention by Turkey. The new humongous airport looked rather empty compared to the crowded spaces of the old one; the trip to ...

Album

-scape

By Şenol Küçükyıldırım

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014

Video

Underneath the Sky

Featuring the music of şenol küçükyıldırım
Duration: 8:22
December 12, 2013

Weed is Murat Çopur (Bass Guitar), Şevket Akıncı (Guitar) and Şenol Küçükyıldırım (Drums and Cymbals). The band is tracing for the unknown by nesting improvisations and compositions. The band regards improvisations as a aesthetic form of today’s music.