Alp Ersönmez is a bassist who has not only played for groups like İlhan Erşahin’s İstanbul Sessions, MadenÖktemErsönmez, Wonderland, and Sonic Boom, he has also played for Turkish pop music’s biggest international star Tarkan. Exactly ten years after his first album “Yazısız” he released his second album “Cereyanlı” in 2021 in two parts. Creating a sonic map the musician describes as “dance-scented jazz,” Ersönmez worked with sequencers and computer-supported compositions as well as guest musicians like Erik Truffaz, Bugge Wesseltoft, İlhan Erşahin, DJ Logic, PapaDee, İmer Demirer, and Arto Tunçboyacıyan. With his project “Cereyanlı,” Ersönmez brings his long-time team of Çağrı Sertel, Barış Doğukan Yazıcı, Duru Tuna and Kuzey Yılmaz to the stage. The quintet will perform on the first day of the Akbank Jazz Festival at Müze Gazhane.
Alp Ersönmez: Bass
Çağrı Sertel: Keys
Barış Doğukan Yazıcı: Trumpet
Duru Tuna: Saxophone
Kuzey Yılmaz: Drums
* Event is free of charge.