27. Akbank Jazz Festival

Blog Before their Akbank Sanat performance: Bilge Günaydın Trio

The piano, guitar and bass trio, Bilge Günaydın, Cenk Erdoğan and Ozan Musluoğlu will give a concert at Akbank Sanat YouTube channel on Thursday, April 15th. The repertoire consists of Günaydın’s compositions as well as various arrangements of the trio. Before the performance, they answered a few of our questions.

Blog On the trail of progressive sounds: JAPA

Consisting of Çağla Karaali, Oğulcan Akça and Efe Artun Yüksel, JAPA is one of the thrilling young bands in local jazz scene.

Blog On its 50th anniversary, 15 things to know about Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew”

One of the milestone albums of both Miles Davis’ discography and history of jazz, Bitches Brew turned 50 in 2020. Bitches Brew, indicating a breaking point in Miles Davis’ career, has shaped the jazz culture of its era and beyond permanently.

Blog Just before their first ever duo concert: Erkan Zeki Ar & Baturay Yarkın

Erkan Zeki Ar and Baturay Yarkın, who play together in many ensembles aside from individual productions, will be on the Akbank Sanat YouTube channel on Thursday, February 25th, with their first ever duo performance.

Blog “To evolve in the moment”: Deniz Özçelik and Enver Muhamedi Duo

Deniz Özçelik and Enver Muhammedi, long-time production partners, will be on the Akbank Sanat YouTube channel on January 28th with their duo performance.

Blog Bix Beiderbecke and to be able to reach to that unheard note: “Young Man with a Horn”

Clint Eastwood’s Bird that stands in homage to the legendary Charlie Parker, Lady Sings the Blues where Diana Ross casts as Billie Holiday, Don Cheadle’s dream project Miles Ahead, Ray where Jamie Foxx won an Oscar with his performance...

Blog Sibel Köse: “A growing synergy”

We asked Köse our questions about her quintet’s track on the album, her favorite memories from the festival, and her experiences as an educator.

Blog “A collective ascent”: An interview with Okay Temiz

We asked the master musician our questions about his new track on the album celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Akbank Jazz Festival, his now annual “Day of Rhythm” concerts, as well as his ongoing rhythm workshop.

Blog Akbank Jazz Festival, collaborations and more: Ozan Musluoğlu

As a musician, composer and producer; Ozan Musluoğlu has been creating impactful works on both Turkish and international jazz stage for the past 20 years. We had a chat with him on his personal work and observations on Akbank Jazz Festival.

Blog Akbank Jazz Festival, piano, Perfect Balance and more: Kerem Görsev

We asked Görsev our questions about his most memorable festival experiences, being a part of the special recording prepared in honor of this year’s celebration, and about the development of jazz in Turkey.

Blog Akbank Jazz Festival, “Cereyanlı” and more: Alp Ersönmez

We visit to Alp Ersönmez, who has taken the festival’s stage with various projects, for a conversation about the festival’s past, his own personal experiences and upcoming solo album.

Blog Akbank Jazz Festival, Japan and More: Selen Gülün

We sat down with Selen Gülün to talk about Akbank Jazz Festival’s place in urban culture as well as her musical work.