Author Archives: Korhan Erel
John Eyles Review of Three States of Freedom
Allaboutjazz.com writer John Eyles‘ review of Three States of Freedom published on August 10, 2012: “Eddie Prevost‘s improvisation workshop has been meeting weekly in London since 1999, with several hundred participants having attended. In that time, some of its long-standing … Continue reading
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Tagged Album, allaboutjazz, creative sources, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, freedom, Islak Köpek, Israel, john eyles, kevin davis, review, third stream, tom soloveitzik, Turkey, united states
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Review of Tolga Tüzün / Korhan Erel concert by Alexandra Ivanoff
A chance discovery of a review by Istanbul-based music critic Alexandra Ivanoff of the concert with pianist / composer Tolga Tüzün at Borusan Music House, Istanbul on January 13, 2012: “Tüzün and Erel’s voyage On Jan. 13, two Turkish musicians, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Ivanoff, Borusan, Borusan Müzik Evi, computer, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, piano, review, superimposed circumstances, Today's Zaman, Tolga Tüzün
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Summer Pause, New Duo, Upcoming Concerts in 2012
With the concert at Dunia, Istanbul of Tanya Kalmanovitch (viola) / Korhan Erel (computer, controllers) duo concert with guests Jessika Kenney (voice), Eyvind Kang (viola) and Özlem Kaya (violin), I will be playing no concerts until the end of summer … Continue reading
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Tagged aachen, akbank caz festivali, akbank jazz festival, audiovisual, özlem kaya, Berlin, Burcu Yağcıoğlu, christian wolff, cologne, composition, computer, controller, Dunia, essen, eyvind kang, Gülşah Erol, Gunnar Lettow, hagen, Hamburg, Hannover, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, jessika kenney, john cage, köln, münster, Serra Yılmaz, structured improvisation, Tanya Kalmanovitch, witten, wuppertal
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TADAEX in Tehran
I will play a concert and talk on computer instrument design at the Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition on July 8-9, 2012. The venue is Mohsen Gallery. “TADAEX has been established as an annual program with a mixture of fascination, … Continue reading
New Album: Superimposed Circumstances
Composer and pianist Tolga Tüzün and computer musician Korhan Erel, both operating in between the lines and both tackling sounds, textures, patterns that live, that breathe, started out a joint journey in 2009. This journey culminated in a recording at … Continue reading
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Tagged ableton live, Album, audiomulch, avant-garde, avantgarde, Bilgi Üniversitesi, Bilgi University, computer, controller, electroacoustic, electronic music, Free Improvisation, Istanbul, piano, release
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Eyal Hareuveni review of Three States of Freedom
Jerusalem-based journalist / music critic Eyal Hareuveni has recently published a review of the album Three States of Freedom on allaboutjazz.com. Hareuveni writes for allaboutjazz, squidoo and other websites and was among the audience at the trio’s performance at Barbour … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, allaboutjazz, cello, computer, controller, creative sources, Free Improvisation, Israel, kevin davis, review, saxophone, tom soloveitzik
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Yola Çıktığım Gün Sakin Serin Bir Sabahtı… / It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…
I have recently completed all original music and sound design work for Yesim Özsoy Gülan’s latest play “It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…”. The play premiered in the IKSV Istanbul International Theater Festival on May … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement park, Armenian, özgürlük, Ermeni, freedom, hamursuz, human rights, insan hakları, Kürt, Kurdish, lunapark, matzoh, müzik, music, politics, politika, ses tasarımı, sound design, Türk, türkiye, theater, tiyatro, Turkey, Turkish
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Islak Köpek at Gitar Cafe in May
Turkey’s pioneering free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek plays at Gitar Cafe in Istanbul after a brief hiatus. The concert is on May 5, Saturday and will start at 9 pm. Özgür Doğaçlama topluluğu Islak Köpek, verdiği kısa aradan Gitar Cafe … Continue reading
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Islak Köpek with Wilbert de Joode and Tanya Kalmanovitch
Turkish free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek will be playing a concert at Gitar Cafe in Istanbul with double-bass player Wilbert de Joode (Amsterdam) and violist/violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch (New York). This concert is a part of the collaboration with the Dutch collective Stichting … Continue reading
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