Author Archives: Korhan Erel
May 2, 2013: Mark Alban Lotz & Islak Köpek at Gitar Cafe
Mark Alban Lotz is an Utrecht-based flute player and improviser who is also quite well known in Turkey as a jazz player and improviser. He had come to Istanbul in 2010 to make two recordings with Istanbul-based improvisers. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged Album, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, cello, computer, computer music, concert, controller, electric guitar, electroacoustic, electronic music, Evil Rabbit Records, Free Improvisation, Gitar Cafe, improvisation, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, Mark Alban Lotz, müzik, music, The Netherlands
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Space Oddity (version for piano & electronics by Toros Can & Korhan Erel)
Contemporary pianist Toros Can and I had worked on a reinterpretation of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” for piano and electronics, which was performed by Toros at Borusan Müzik Evi in his duo concert with pianist Kai Schumacher in 2012. Kai … Continue reading
A Midspring Night’s Improvisation
Mark Alban Lotz, Utrecht-based flute player and improviser, who is also the other half of the Lotz/Erel duo, will be in Istanbul from April 26th through May 5th, and play a series of concerts with me and other musicians. The … Continue reading
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“Disorient and Accident” by Korhan Erel at MAK Nite Lab
MAK NITE Lab 16 April 2013 KORHAN EREL (Istanbul/TK) Disorient and Accident Live-Concert Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art Photo © MAK/Katrin Wisskirchen
Solo Concert “Disorient and Accident” at MAK Nite Lab, Vienna, April 16, 2013
Korhan Erel will play a solo concert at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art in Vienna on April 16, 2013. The concert is a part of the MAK Nite performance series curated by Marlies Wirth and is … Continue reading
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Tagged alan kaydı, alan kayıtları, alvin lucier, angewandte kunst, applied arts, avantgarde, çağdaş sanat, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, computer music, concert, contemporary, contemporary art, controller, design, doğaçlama, electronic music, elektronik müzik, elektronische musik, field recording, Free Improvisation, Gözde Erdoğan, gegenwart, Hraç Arslanyan, improvisation, Istanbul, jewellry, Kıymet Daştan, laptop, Mahrec, MAK, MAK Nite, MAK Nite Lab, takı, tasarım, uygulamalı sanatlar, Vienna, Viyana, Wien
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Chen, Ağıryürüyen, Akıncı, Gürkal, Erel at Cafe Mitanni, April 5, 2013
Korhan Erel will play with American-Chinese cello, voice and electronics artist Audrey Chen and his improviser friends at Cafe Mitanni, a small, cosy jazz venue on one of the bustling streets of Beyoğlu, Istanbul’s perpetually packed headquarters of entertainment, food, … Continue reading
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Tagged analog, Audrey Chen, avant-garde, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, cello, computer, controller, effects, electric guitar, electroacoustic, elektronik, Evil Rabbit Records, Free Improvisation, guitar, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, kumanda, ses, sumru ağıryürüyen, viyolonsel, vocal, voice, vokal, Şevket Akıncı
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Korhan Erel, Gülşah Erol, Gunnar Lettow @ Quiet Cue, Berlin, 10.11.12
https://vimeo.com/62563646 The last concert of my Germany tour with Gülşah Erol was a performance at Berlin’s progressive music space Quiet Cue on November 10, 2012. Even though Gülşah and I were exhausted after 9 concerts in 10 days in 10 … Continue reading
Tolga Tüzün & Korhan Erel @ Dunia, March 26
I will be playing a duo with Tolga Tüzün in the fourth leg of Tolga’s monthly concert series called “Encounters”. The encounter will take place at Dunia in Kadıköy, Istanbul and will start at 9pm. Tolga Tüzün, piano Korhan Erel, … Continue reading
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March 23: Başak Yavuz Quintet at 60m2
I have recently joined jazz vocalist/composer Başak Yavuz’s jazz group, turning it into a quintet. Başak’s music, to me, has a feeling of tranquility as well as openness towards experimentation. I was listening to the band one night at Gitar … Continue reading
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Tagged 60m2, adem gülsen, Alper Yılmaz, basak yavuz, besteci, bilgisayar, caz, composer, composition, computer, davul, drums, electric bass, elektrik bas, erdem göymen, improvisation, Istanbul, jazz, piano, piyano, vocal, vokal, vokalist
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Natalia Mann, İzzet Kızıl, Alper Yılmaz, Korhan Erel at Alt
I will be playing a concert of improvised music with Natalia Mann (harp), İzzet Kızıl (percussion) and Alper Yılmaz (electric bass) at Alt, one of Istanbul’s new jazz clubs. The first half of the concert will feature Pasif.ist, Natalia and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alper Yılmaz, Alt, computer, concert, controller, electric bass, Free Improvisation, harp, Istanbul, Natalia Mann, percussion, İzzet Kızıl
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