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Zeki Çağlar Namlı

Born: January 17, 1981

Zeki Çağlar Namlı was born in 1981 in Trabzon. Having started music when he was 8 years old, Namlı switched to bağlama when he was 14. Although he didn't receive an intensive bağlama education, he was able to play traditional and new techniques very skillfully in an unusual way. In the same year, he started State Turkish Music Conservatory. In these years he rediscovered and redefined bağlama. This discovery led to a new music style, which ranges from jazz to world music in addition to a new tone color and technique. According to Namlı, the music was a unified whole

Bilal Karaman

Since Bilal Karaman was eleven years old, he put the guitar at the center of his life and he became one of the pioneering jazz guitarists in Turkey. Over the years, Bilal Karaman has done a lot of collaboration with international musicians and played together, such as Marcus Miller, Lars Danielson, Ricky Ford , Aydın Esen, Harvie S, Zakir Hussain, Fernando Paiva, Mike Moreno, Pierre Blanchard , Gustav Lundgren, Jarrod Cagwin and Dianne Reeves . 2009 Istanbul Nardis jazz guitar competition first prize winner guitarist has formed different repertoire & formats for stage. Since his debut album ‘Bahane’, 2011

Natalia Mann

Natalia Mann is known for her contemporary style of harp playing. She works internationally as performer, composer, collaborator and recording artist in a diversity of genres. Mann was born in New Zealand in 1975, of Samoan/Anglo-Celtic descent. She began studying classical music at the age of four when her family lived in Los Angeles, her primary instruments being harp and piano. She continued her studies in New Zealand eventually to rank among the top harpists in the country, playing for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, new music ensembles, opera, ballet and theatre. Curiosity led her to explore other forms of music, and she realised her passion for improvisation

Kerem Gorsev

Born: June 28, 1961

Kerem Görsev began his adventure in music at the age of 6 when he started studying piano at the classical music conservatory in Istanbul. He continued his musical education at the Istanbul State Conservatory for twelve years until he started to play jazz. His first admiration was for Parker and Miles. After this, he has always liked bop and bebop music. This influence has been persistent throughout his professional life. Kerem Görsev never fails to mention how good he feels when listening to Bill Evans. In the early years of his career, he has performed at the various clubs in Istanbul both with Turkish and foreign musicians

Telvin

Telvin Erkan Oğur: Guitar Turgut Alp Bekoğlu: Drums İlkin Deniz: Bass Anatolia is a geography that has been home to Ancient Greek, Roman, Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian, Persian and Arab cultures, philosophies and religions since the beginning of time. This has created a unique and diverse atmosphere that served as a great source of inspiration for artists in this region. The sounds of Anatolia reflect the diversity and the perfect harmony of this coexistence. Erkan Ogur’s Anatolian Blues Project Telvin is a band that places a mixture of Anatolian ethnic folk music and themes at the heart of its sound

Ozan Musluoglu

Born: June 11, 1977

Born in Germany, Ozan Musluoglu started playing bass guitar at the age of sixteen. He graduated from the Music Department at Bilgi University in Istanbul. During his studies he has participated in many workshops with well known bass players like Marc Johnson, David Friesen, Dominique Lemerle and Robert Balzar. For many years he was bassist of the successful band Athena, with whom he recorded albums and toured both nationally and internationally. The band represented Turkey in the 2004 eurovision Song Contest where they placed fourth. Ozan Musluoğlu enthusiastically released his first album “Coincidence” under the Recbyjazz label in February 2009. On the same year Ozan finished recording his second album “40th Day” consisting of his original compositions

Zeki Caglar Namli

Born: January 17, 1981

ZEKI CAGLAR NAMLI Born in Trabzon in the year of 1981. He got acquainted with music by starting to play Bağlama (Three double stringed Turkish instrumet) during his tender ages. His student years started in State Conservatory in the year of 1998. Again, during these years, he formed his unique way of playing with his Bağlama consisting of silver threaded strings. He composed many instrumental compositions with his own developed unique playing technique. In the year of 2002, he invented the first natural stereo instrument of the world and he named this instrument as ‘’Double Boxed Bağlama’’

Cihan Terlan

Born: March 9, 1964

About Cihan Terlan 1964 Istanbul dogumlu. Gitar çalip sarki söylemeye lise yillarinda (1978), kendi kurdugu grupla kendi sarkilarini söyleyerek, müzikten para kazanmaya ise 1983 yilinda, Ankara’da ögrenciyken tek basina basladi. ODTÜ’yü bitirdikten sonra bir süre güneyde tatil köylerinde çalisti. Bir yil kadar yurt disinda kaldi, bar ve sokak müzisyenligi yapti. Türkiye’ye döndükten sonra evlendi, bir oglu oldu. Profesyonel müzik yasami boyunca, otellerde (Istanbul’daki 5* otellerin tümü), restoranlarda, barlarda, gece kulüplerinde, bayi toplantilarinda, özel davetlerde, teknelerde, özel yatlarda, sehir hatlari vapurunda, hatta zodiacta, deniz kenarinda, göl kenarinda, havuz kenarinda, okyanus kiyisinda, evlerde, apartman araliginda, balkonda, terasta, hava alaninda, apronda, uçakta, tren garinda, trende, otobüste, caddede, kaldirimda, bahçede, çimenlerin üzerinde, stadyumlarda, ordu evlerinde, okullarda (ilk okul ve lise), üniversite kampüslerinde, ofis ve isyerlerinde, plazalarda, personel yemekhanelerinde, fabrikalarda, alis-veris merkezlerinde, magazalarda, televizyonlarda, radyoda, tiyatro oyunlarinda, festivallerde, mitinglerde, pikniklerde, hastanelerde, Bakirköy’deki akil hastanesinde, en çok bir futbol stadyumu dolusu dinleyiciye, en az ise özel olarak tek bir dinleyiciye (hatta hiç kimse olmadigi halde bir otel barinda sözlesme geregi her aksam), sabah sekiz buçuk ila yine sabahin altisina kadar olan süre zarfinda muhtelif saatlerde, en kisa üç dakika, en uzun bes saat boyunca, her milletten dinleyiciye, oldukça genis bir repertuarla, Ingilizce, Italyanca, Ispanyolca, Portekizce, Almanca ve Türkçe sarkilari, gerek tek basina, gerekse çesitli gruplarla çaldi

Kristian Lind

Born: April 29, 1980

After finishing his studies at the academy of music in Malmoe, Kristian moved to Stockholm to work as a freelance musician. Now, four years later he has been playing with some amazing musicians, such as: Jeff Ballard, Kurt Elling, Tim Hagans, Manuell Dunkel, John Fedchock, David Doruzka and Fredrika Stahl, Karl-Martin Almquist, Magnus Lindgren, Mathias Algotsson, Rigmor Gustavsson, Miriam Aida, Louise Hoffsten, Fredrik Kronquist, Jonas Kullhammar, Claes Crona, Peter Asplund, Bernt Rosengren, Max Schultz, Andreas Oberg, and the Norrbotten big band. Kristian has played in USA, Venezuela, Dubai, China, Turkey, Japan, South Africa and many european countries. This july Kristian had his debut with the record Winter games, accompanied by Karl-Martin Almquist on saxophone and Peter Danemo on drums