Tag Archives: Free Improvisation

Frank Gratkowski, Tolga Tüzün, Korhan Erel at Bilgi University, Istanbul

Berlin-based reed player and composer Frank Gratkowski will have a week-long residency at Bilgi University for a series of lectures and workshops between March 10 through March 14. He will also play and record with Bilgi University Music Department Head, … Continue reading

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Das Goldene Voxtrottquartet: Claudia Cervenca, Irene Kepl, Stefan Fraunberger, Korhan Erel

Korhan Erel will play a freely improvised set with Vienna-based musicians Claudia Cervenca (voice, electronics), Irene Kepl (violin, electronics) and Stefan Fraunberger (dulcimer, objects) at mo.ë in Vienna on February 7, 2014. The concert will also feature culture-bending and gender-bending … Continue reading

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Improvisation Ensemble at KlangZeit Festival, Münster

Korhan Erel will play in the Improviser Ensemble in the KlangZeit Festival in Münster on February 1, 2014. The ensemble of selected improvisers from Germany, Israel, Turkey and Lebanon will play a concert following a three-day workshop. The performances will … Continue reading

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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

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Duo with Nicolas Wiese at Quiet Cue, Berlin (Jan 25)

Nicolas Wiese and Korhan Erel will start their collaboration with a first-time meeting at QUIET CUE #131 on Saturday, January 25. The duo will create and diffuse digital and analog-feedback based textures, sounds and narratives in a quadraphonic sound field. … Continue reading

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Lettow / Erel plays in Klub Katarakt Festival, Hamburg

After two concerts in Berlin with Pivot (Liz Allbee and Chris Heenan) and Audrey Chen, Lettow / Erel end their three-concert series in Germany with an appearance in the Klub Katarakt Festival in Hamburg on January 18. The concert will … Continue reading

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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

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Concerts in Germany and Vienna, January-February 2014

I will be playing a series of concerts in Germany and Vienna, starting on Jan 10. The first three concerts will be Lettow / Erel duo concerts with Gunnar Lettow and guest musicians in Berlin and Hamburg. The concert in … Continue reading

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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

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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

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