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Planet Jazzart

Active since: April 25, 1979

Planet Jazzart aims to share its productions with people through jazz tunes and using art as a universal medium, and to contribute to arts' role of helping people and communities get to know each other better.

Planet Jazzart continues its musical journey, which started as Bossa Nove Project in 2003, to reflect the Planet Music's colors. The band enriches its original sound which stemmed from Bossa Nova with jazz, blues and a variety of world music. The Planet Jazz, projects Suha Otmanboluk's life, compositions and paintings which were created in the past 15 years reflecting his long years of experience with dance music and jazz bands.

Planet Jazzart describes its music as a unique style which includes jazz, Latin and world music tunes with a strong scent of Istanbul.

Cansun KUCUKTURK (guitar)
Süha OTMANB-LUK (sax, flute)
Cuneyt Saka (bass)
Erdem Goymen (drums)
Herman ARTUC (vocal/percussion)

Konstrukt

KONSTRUKT is: Korhan Futacı: reeds, flutes, voice; Umut Çağlar: guitar, organ, moog, double reeds, violin, flutes, percussion; Barlas Tan Özemek: electric bass; Berke Can Özcan: drums, cymbals, percussion.

Ferit Odman

Born: July 7, 1982

“I live with jazz. I love everything and anything about it.” For some, the creative pursuit is but a facet of their everyday life. It’s an outlet for them, a place to let off steam or pour themselves into something other than the daily rat race of life. But for others, like self-described “jazz maniac” Ferit Odman, that journey is one that permeates every ounce of who they are, consuming their every moment with the search for the perfect riff, the tightest beat, and the smoothest flow. Odman’s passion for jazz began in his homeland of Istanbul, where he was influenced heavily early on by the jazz scene there, finding inspiration in the work of artists like Max Roach, Art Blakey, and Philly “Joe” Jones

X-Sturr

Born: October 20, 1983

Plays guitars and drums since 2001.

Selen Gulun

Born: January 26, 1972

Selen Gülün started her education in Music at Istanbul University State Conservatory at 1980. After graduating from Istanbul University Business Department at 1992, she continued her Music education at Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in Istanbul. There, she studied piano with Hülya Tarcan and composition with Ercivan Saydam and Ilhan Usmanbas. In 1996, she received a scholarship to study jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, where she formed the quintet Just About Jazz that continues to perform her own original compositions on the international circuit. The Quintet’s album Just about Jazz, Live has released by DMC Jazz, Turkey at 2005, and re-released by rec by Saatchi, jazz at 2006

Engin Ozsahin

Born: December 3, 1986

Engin Özşahin is a jazz pianist and composer. He was born in 1986 and lived in Istanbul, Turkey until his late twenties. His first musical influence was his grandmother, who played classical piano by Schubert, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. At age 6, Engin started to learn classical piano himself and became very interested in the melodies and harmonies of aforementioned classical composers.

Although music and performing was Engin’s passion, his cultural and family environment which consisted of engineers and architects suggested that these professions were the way to go in life. As a result, he completed mechanical engineering and business administration degrees in Istanbul and worked as a business developer in corporate environments following that.

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 ...

Volkan Topakoğlu

Born: November 9, 1986

Istanbulite bassist, composer and educator Volkan Topakoğlu made his debut with his album ‘Birdenbire’. Playing the keyboard and the guitar by ten, Volkan started his formal education in music studying cello and piano at Avni Akyol High School of Music and Arts in Istanbul. At fourteen he was influenced by his bass guitarist brother and started to listen to jazz records and play the bass guitar. He continued his education in music at Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, studying electric bass and double bass with Kâmil Erdem. After graduation Volkan attended private lessons and workshops of bassists Jacek Meira-Niedziela, Bronislaw Suchanek, Drew Gress, Carlo DeRosa

Istanbul’s İKSV: An Intensity Beyond Cool

by Arthur R George
October 17, 2018

It would be easy to get breathless, even giddy, about the range and schedule of cultural events organized by İKSV, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (in Turkish: İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı). One individual could not possibly keep up with its jazz and classical music festivals and everything else that's offered by İKSV. It brings ...

Istanbul Jazz Festival 2018

by Luke Seabright
July 12, 2018

Istanbul Jazz Festival Vitrin: Showcase for Contemporary Music from Turkey Various Venues Istanbul, Turkey June 27-30, 2018 A leisurely stroll through the crowded streets of Istanbul offers many delights, Turkish or otherwise. The maze guides you through nested teahouses, majestic ottoman palaces, monumental sahns adjoining mosques with exquisite interiors; down ...