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Concerts, Performances, Talks in May
A busy May awaits Korhan Erel, with concerts, performances and a panel discussion in several cities in Germany. The first event is the premiere of Korhan’s piece stone paper scissors to be presented as a part of Irrzone, an event … Continue reading
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Tagged bass clarinet, bass guitar, clarinet, electric bass, electronic music, electronics, experimental, moers, music, panel, podiumsgespräch
Divan der Kontinente Orchestra at Heimathafen
Korhan Erel will be playing in the Divan der Kontinente orchestra on April 15 and 16 at Heimathafen. Divan is a multicultural and multinational contemporary music orchestra with musicians who come from classical, folk, jazz and experimental backgrounds. It plays … Continue reading
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Tagged avantgarde, Berlin, Blockflöte, cello, clarinet, classical, concert, contemporary, double-bass, drums, effects, electric guitar, electro-acoustic, electronic music, experimental, flute, folk music, Germany, guitar, improvisation, jazz, kanun, kaval, kawal, koto, marimba, marimbaphone, multicultural, nay, ney, orchestra, piano, recorder, trombone, trumpet, vibraphone, viola, vocal, voice, world music
Two new albums, concerts in Munich
In July 2016, Korhan was invited by reeds player Udo Schindler to play in his Arch Musica series in Munich. The first concert was with the trio with trombonist Sebi Tramontana, while the second one was a duo with Udo … Continue reading
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Tagged Album, Üflemeli, Bläser, Brass, CD, concert, creative sources, electro-acoustic, electroacoustic, electronics, FMR, Free Improvisation, freie improvisierte musik, improvisation, konser, Konzert, München, Munich, Nefesliler, posaune, reeds, trombon, trombone
Two Duos: Lotz/Erel and Babikyan/Erel
On February 1st, Korhan’s long-time duo with flutist Mark Alban Lotz will resurface at Berlin’s WATT Bar in Prenzlauerberg. The two musicians have met in 2010 and have played in duo as well as playing and recording with Korhan’s Istanbul … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, contemporary, dance, dans, doğaçlama, electroacoustic, electronic music, electronics, experimental, experimental music, flöte, flüt, flute, Free Improvisation, improvisation, improvisierte musik, Istanbul, jazz, music, tanz, zeitgenössiche musik, zeitgenössichser tanz
Sound performance at Zilberman Gallery
On the occasion of Memed Erdener’s exhibition BEAUTY OF BIGOTRY and his residency at Zilberman Gallery–Berlin, Korhan will be playing a sound performance at the closing event, where there will also be a exhibition tour and a conversation between curator … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, ekstramücadele, electronic music, electronics, elektronik müzik, elektronische musik, extrastruggle, music, performance, performans, ses, sound, soyut, talk, turkish art, zilberman
Concerts in December
Korhan Erel will have relatively less concerts in December compared to November, but will nevertheless play some really exciting ones. The first two concerts in December are with guitarist Eric Wong. Eric and Korhan had played several times in 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged azerbaijan, baku, Berlin, electronic, Gießen, Giessen, improvisation, jazz, music, orchestra, world music
Concerts in November
Korhan is going to play concerts in November that feature a diverse spectrum of genres. In the first concert of the month, Korhan is going to play in an improvising orchestra conducted by pianist/drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey in the JazzFest Berlin … Continue reading
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Tagged avant-garde, avantgarde, cello, clarinet, drums, electronics, experimental music, flute, improvisation, jazzfest berlin, music, orchestra, percussion, piano, prepared piano, reeds, rock, saxophone, singing, solo, song, trumpet, vocal, voice, VollMund
Summer activities, concerts in the Fall
It was a relatively calm summer for Korhan in terms of performances, where most time was spent on rehearsing/playing sessions with new collaboration partners as well as researching and experimenting to develop the new laptop-less performance and composition setup. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Bremen, cello, clarinet, Düsseldorf, drums, electro-acoustic, flute, Free Improvisation, Fuchsbau, guitar, Hamburg, lecture performance, müzik, music, noise, performance, performance art, saxophone, sewing machine, stimme, trumpet, viola, voice
Concerts in Berlin in May
Korhan Erel will present some of his recent collaborations with Berlin-based improvisers in Spektrum and Officina Neukölln in May, as well as performing in a re-run of the Hide&Seek shows in the Jewish Museum. On May 30, he’ll be part of … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, özgür doğaçlama, Berlin, clarinet, electronics, Free Improvisation, freie improvisierte musik, improv, improvisation, jewish, music, reeds, refugees, saxophone, teenagers, zither
Empire plays in Amsterdam, Moers and Duisburg
Empire is an improvisation trio that came into existence when guitarist Thorsten Töpp invited trumpet player Liz Allbee and electronics player Korhan Erel to play two concerts with him in the Platzhirsch Festival in Duisburg in 2016. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, art-rock, avant-garde, avantgarde, computer, contemporary, Duisburg, electro-acoustic, electroacoustic, electronics, empire, Free Improvisation, improvisation, iPad, moers, post-pop, post-rock, recorder, rock
