Jazz to entrance Istanbul

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News

Akbank Jazz Festival will kick off tomorrow in Istanbul. This year the event will entrance the city for the 18th time. The event, organized by Pozitif, is going to host the most influential jazz masters as well as successful young jazz artists from all around the world.

Hagia Eirini Museum, Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Akbank Art, Babylon, Talimhane Theatre and Ghetto are the venues for this year's festival, which will run through Oct. 19.

Ron Carter �Dear Miles,� James Carter Quintet, Stephan Micus, Rhoda Scott and Tomasz Stanko Band are among the legendary names who will take to the stage and are acts that should not be missed. Akbank Jazz Festival will open with the famous German musician Stephan Micus's concert in Hagia Eirini. He will display his distinctive performance style using traditional instruments. James Carter Quintet will also dazzle jazz lovers with his unique style during his concert in Cemal Reşit Rey on Oct. 17.

The other distinctive artist of the festival is the sixth best trumpet player in the world; the famous composer and group leader Tomasz Stanko. He will spread the power of mystical music throughout the audience. The next day Cemal Reşit Rey will welcome audiences for Ron Carter, who is accepted as one of the best jazz musicians of all times, and the bold artist Jason Moran, who shares his open-minded attitude to art with audiences around the world with his group, The Bandwagon. Rhoda Scott, master organist of hard bop and soul jazz, is also one of the most anticipated names of the festival. His performance, certain to be impressive, will be at Hagia Eirini on Oct. 10.

The projects of Jonas Knutsson Quartet, Far East Revisited, Büyükberber, Klein Electro Acoustic Duo, Smadj Feat, Ibrahim Malouf & Talvin Singh, Erdem Helvacıoğlu & Elliot Sharp and I Led 3 Lives are other delights being brought to the festival. There will also be workshops and panels as part of the festival.

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