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Two concerts with Matthias Muche / Sven Hahne and guests
Korhan will play with Matthias Muche (trombone) and Sven Hahne (electronics) in Cologne on Jan 26 and in Duisburg on Jan 28. These concerts are warm-up performances for a larger collaboration to take place in the Frischzelle Festival, organized and … Continue reading
Lettow / Erel plays two concerts in Berlin
Korhan Erel will play two concerts with Gunnar Lettow, his duo partner in Lettow / Erel, in Berlin in January. The pair have been playing together since 2011 and have had numerous concerts in Germany and Istanbul. Their collaboration is … Continue reading
Ağıryürüyen, Erel, Kaya, Öktem, Yıldız at Dunia, Dec 16
I will play an improvised set with Sumru Ağıryürüyen (voice), Erçin Kaya (keyboards), Kerem Öktem (drums) and Çağlayan Yıldız (elec. guitar, effects) at Dunia, one of Istanbul’s coolest venues for alternative music. Entrance is free. Music starts at 9pm. Dunia … Continue reading
N. Krahl, K. Erel, T. Tüzün, G. Gürkal at Gitarcafe, Dec 2
Nora Krahl and I had known each other only by name, through our common friend Tolga Tüzün, composer, pianist and improviser, until we had a chance meeting at Frank Gratkowski’s house in February 2013. During that meeting, it turned out that … Continue reading
S. Ağıryürüyen, E. Lanfredini, U. Vural, K. Erel at Karanlık İşler, Dec 1
Have you ever performed in pitch darkness? I have not. Sumru Ağıryürüyen, singer and improviser extraordinarie, had the idea of us improvising and singing in total darkness to an audience at Karanlık İşler (Dark Dealings in English). We asked and … Continue reading
Lettow / Erel duo in Hannover and Hamburg, November 7-8
Lettow / Erel Duo is Gunnar Lettow (prepared electric bass, objects, electronics) and Korhan Erel (computer, controllers). Lettow and Erel build a fragile, fascinating, abstract sound world with Gunnar’s electro-acoustic sounds and Korhan’s electronically treated field recordings and found sounds. They have been playing in … Continue reading
Ağıryürüyen, Akıncı, Eraslan, Erel @ Gitar Cafe, August 22, 2013
Four heavyweights of the Turkish free improvisation scene come together for a summer night’s free improvisation concert on August 22, 2013 at Gitar Cafe in Istanbul. Sumru Ağıryürüyen (voice), Şevket Akıncı (guitars), Anıl Eraslan (cello) and Korhan Erel (computer, controllers) … Continue reading
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
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
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