Tag Archives: Free Improvisation
UnStumm, Cologne, September 5
UnStumm is a collaborative project by filmmakers, video artists and musicians from Istanbul and Cologne. UnStumm aims to produce improvised performances of film and music. It is the brainchild of Korhan Erel and Nicola Hein, who are also the organizers and curators … Continue reading
Concerts in August
August was supposed to be a concert-free month for Korhan Erel, but that is a very difficult task to achieve in Berlin, a city full of wonderful, curious, progressive musicians and artists. Korhan is going to play two shows that … Continue reading
Last three shows in May
Korhan Erel will be playing two concerts and presenting a lecture-sound performance in Berlin in the last week of May. In the first concert on May 26, Tuesday, he will be playing with long-time collaborators in Berlin and Istanbul: Elisabetta … Continue reading
Schubert, Vural, Fischerlehner, Erel at Miss Hecker – April 26
An evening of improvisation at Berlin’s cult venue Miss Hecker with Frank Paul Schubert, Uygur Vural and Rudi Fischerlehner on Sunday, April 26. Music starts at 20.30. Korhan Erel and Uygur Vural are both players in the Istanbul free improvisation … Continue reading
Martin Blume – Luc Houtkamp – Korhan Erel at exploratorium berlin
I am very much honored to be invited to play with Martin Blume (drums) and Luc Houtkamp (saxophone) at Berlin’s fine improvised music venue exploratorium on April 19. The concert will start at 20.00. Please find more info here Martin … Continue reading
Wegmann, Dörner, Megroz, Erel at Atelier Pia Maria, Biel
The new quartet initiated by Swiss pianist Judith Wegmann featuring Axel Dörner on trumpet, Julien Megroz on percussion, and Korhan Erel on computer and controllers will play their Swiss debut in the Montagsumsieben concert series at Atelier Pia Maria in Biel … Continue reading
Two concerts in the New Sounds of Berlin and Istanbul at Radialsystem
Korhan Erel will play two concerts with his two Istanbul-based projects on March 14 at Radialsystem in the New Sounds of Istanbul and Berlin event organized by Borusan Music House (Istanbul) and Radialsystem (Berlin), and curated by Ipek Ipekçioğlu. The … Continue reading
Islak Köpek’s 10th Anniversary Concerts in Istanbul and Berlin
Islak Köpek is an Istanbul-based free improvisation ensemble founded by me and Şevket Akıncı in 2005. It has been at the forefront of experimental music in Turkey ever since and has pioneered the beginning of free improvisation as an established … Continue reading
Lotz / Erel duo – Hein / Erel / Marien trio
Korhan met Mark Alban Lotz in Istanbul in 2010, a few days before they went into the stuido to record Islak Köpek’s album “Istanbul Improv Sessions May 4th”. That album, released in 2011 on Evil Rabbit Recordings, has been receiving quite good … Continue reading