Istanbul Jazz Festival has been supporting emerging musicians and ensembles from Turkey with its Young Jazz+ programme since 2003 by offering opportunities to perform on the festival stage and since 2021, by producing their debut recordings. Jazz, funk, R&B, neo-soul, electronic music and hip-hop are all welcomed in the programme.
“Young Jazz+ 25” features six original songs by the finalists of the 2025 edition of the Young Jazz+ competitions. After appearing before the audiences in the Jazz in the Parks series of the festival, young musicians recorded their previously unreleased songs, each produced by a prominent figure of jazz music in Turkey.
Released with the Universal Music Türkiye label and recorded, mixed and mastered in the Hayyam Studios in Istanbul, the album is available on all digital platforms.
The album features songs by calico and Fuji produced by Selen Gülün, KAOS produced by Zeynep Oktar, Leviers and pûr produced by Sinan Sakızlı, and Triosu produced by Ayşe Tütüncü.
Supported by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts’ (İKSV) Young Artist Fund the Young Jazz+ album series grew stronger. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, İKSV, the parent foundation of the Istanbul Jazz Festival, initiated the fund to support the production of ambitious projects by young artists across disciplines in Turkey.
“Young Jazz+ 25” features six original songs by the finalists of the 2025 edition of the Young Jazz+ competitions. After appearing before the audiences in the Jazz in the Parks series of the festival, young musicians recorded their previously unreleased songs, each produced by a prominent figure of jazz music in Turkey.
Released with the Universal Music Türkiye label and recorded, mixed and mastered in the Hayyam Studios in Istanbul, the album is available on all digital platforms.
The album features songs by calico and Fuji produced by Selen Gülün, KAOS produced by Zeynep Oktar, Leviers and pûr produced by Sinan Sakızlı, and Triosu produced by Ayşe Tütüncü.
Supported by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts’ (İKSV) Young Artist Fund the Young Jazz+ album series grew stronger. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, İKSV, the parent foundation of the Istanbul Jazz Festival, initiated the fund to support the production of ambitious projects by young artists across disciplines in Turkey.
