Considered as one of the most successful musicians of the Turkish jazz scene, a dedicated musician who has lived the music with full speed in every period of his life, Kerem Türkaydın has so far collaborated with many names such as Toygar Işıklı, Sıla, Grup Gündoğarken, Yıldız Tilbe, Mirkelam, and Zeliha Sunal. Also, he shared stages with many prominent jazz musicians such as Cem Tuncer, Elif Çağlar, Neşet Ruacan, Ediz Hafızoğlu, and Önder Focan. On the one hand, producing music in different formats such as music arrangements and commercials, Türkaydın also continues to produce series and film music with the award-winning musician Cem Tuncer. After years of powerful collaborations, the successful musician released his instrumental eight-piece album, Candid Music, which comprises of his own original pieces and is led by his guitar. In the album, he was accompanied by Ferit Odman on drums, Kağan Yıldız on double bass, Adem Gülşen on piano, Serhan Erkol on alto and soprano saxophone, and guest musicians Göksun Çavdar (clarinet), İmer Demirer (trumpet), Şenova Ülker (flugelhorn), Emre Kayhan (trombone) and Seyid Mas (oboe). Now, a festival evening full of pieces from this special album is waiting for you.
Şenova Ülker: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Serhan Erkol: Alto Saxophone
Adem Gülşen: Piano
Kerem Türkaydın: Guitar
Baran Say: Bass
Ferit Odman: Drums