Akbank Jazz: "Liberal Definition of Jazz"
The city of Istanbul will turn itself to one of the most enthousiastic music phenomenons in Turkey; the Akbank 14th Jazz Festival which will take place between October 6th – 16th 2004.
For the last thirteen years, Akbank Jazz Festival, which has grown itself to an international event, was set apart by its constant attempts to look into the jazz tradition, its connections with contemporary jazz and other musical genres by introducing the most distinguished musicians and bands of classical/contemporary jazz, avant-garde jazz, latin jazz, electro-jazz and world music along with DJ performances. It also provided local jazz musicians/bands new opportunities to collaborate with internationally renowned jazzmen.
With its eclectic, daring and forseeing programme, the festival also features extracurricular events like films, documentaries, "masterclass" workshops, seminars, exhibitions and jam sessions that over the years have become an integral part of the festival and have had the biggest cultural impact across the city.
Taking a place over ten day period in October, the festival will expand to four different venues; St. Irene, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Babylon and Yeni Melek Performance Center, which has been a 50 year-old movie theater yet recently converted into a venue.
Four new concepts will be added to the innovative and rich schedule of the festival; vocal jazz (The New York Voices), all aspects of jazz (including great jazz pianists such as Mc Coy Tyner, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cecil Taylor) and other aspects of jazz (Charles Mingus Band, Miroslav Vitous, Dino Saluzzi).
14TH AKBANK INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
October 6-16, Program
October 6th - ST. IRENE
October 6 - 20:30 - The New York Voices
October 6-16 - BABYLON
October 6, 21:30 - Nobukazu Takemura
October 7, 21:30 - Chicago Underground Trio
October 8, 23:00 - Jane Bunnett and The Spirit of Havana
October 9, 23:00 - Aydın Esen Trio
October 10, 16:00 - Selen Gülün Trio
October 10, 18:00 - Elvan Aracı Quartet
October 10, 20:00 - Baba Zula Special Project
October 11, 21:00 - Han Bennink – Benjamin Herman – Ernst Glerum Trio
Misha Mengelberg Solo
October 12, 21:00 - Amina Claudine Myers Trio
October 13, 22:00 - Charlie Mariano – Daniel Humair – Ali Haurand Trio
October 14, 22:00 - Septeto Roberto Rodriguez
October 15, 23:00 - NoJazz
October 16, 23:00 - NoJazz
October 15-18 - CEMAL REŞİT REY CONCERT HALL
October 13, 19:30 - Gonzalo Rubalcaba Solo
October 13, 21:45 - Cecil Taylor Duo
October 14, 20:30 - McCoy Tyner Trio
October 15, 20:30 - Dino Saluzzi Family Band
October 16, 19:30 - Miroslav Vitous Quartet
October 16, 21:45 - The Mingus Big Band
October 9 - YENİ MELEK PERFORMANCE CENTER
October 9, 22:00 - Senior Coconut
Rubin Steiner
October 6-16 - AKSANAT
October 8, 19:30 - Olcay Saral Trio
October 9, 19:30 - Me Caz-i Jazz Group
October 15, 19:30 - Onur Türkmen
October 16, 19:30 - Sarp Maden+Reğent Bölükbaşı Duo
Film Gösterimleri
Atölyeler (Gonzalo Rubalcaba + Miroslav Vitous)
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