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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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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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Islak Köpek album with Mark Alban Lotz released on Evil Rabbit Records
Islak Köpek’s third album Istanbul improv sessions may 4th, a collaboration with flutist Mark Alban Lotz, has been released on Evil Rabbit Records in September 2011. The album includes group recordings as well as many duos and trios between Islak … Continue reading
Century’s Love
Century’s Love is the new play by Ve Diğer Şeyler Topluluğu (VDST), a progressive theater group in Istanbul. The play is based on eight love stories taking place in eight distinct periods of the turbulent 20th century Turkey. All sound … Continue reading
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Dogs and Birds
Dogs and Birds French Cultural Center February 4, 2011 – 7.30pm Tickets: 5 TL (available at the door) Members of two free improvisation groups in Istanbul, Islak Köpek and Have You Seen My Bird? come together for an evening of … Continue reading
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