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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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Tagged Almanya, Audrey Chen, Austria, avantgarde, Avusturya, Österreich, bas gitar, bass guitar, Berlin, bilgisayar, bilgisayar müziği, cello, Chris Heenan, Claudia Cervenca, cologne, computer, computer music, contrabass saxophone, davul, Deutschland, drums, Duisburg, dulcimer, electroacoustic, electronics, elektronik, Etienne Nillesen, Free Improvisation, geige, Germany, gesang, Gunnar Lettow, Hamburg, Irene Kepl, Israel, köln, keman, Klangzeit, Klub Katarakt, laptop, Lübnan, Lebanon, Matthias Muche, münster, müzik, Miss Hecker, mo.e, music, musik, Nora Krahl, posaune, quiet cue, saksafon, saksofon, saxophone, schlagzeug, ses, Sowieso, Stefan Fraunberger, Sven Hahne, Türkei, türkiye, trombon, trombone, Turkey, Vienna, violin, Viyana, viyolonsel, voice, vokal, Wien, Zeitkunst, İsrail
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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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Tagged avantgarde, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, computer, computer music, concert, controller, electric guitar, electroacoustic, electronic music, elektrik gitar, Free Improvisation, gitar, guitar, improvisation, Istanbul, laptop, müzik, music, piano, Turkey, voice, vokal
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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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Tagged avantgarde, özgür doğaçlama, Berlin, bilgisayar, cello, computer, computer music, concert, controller, electroacoustic, elektrik gitar, Free Improvisation, Germany, Gitar Cafe, guitar, improvisation, Istanbul, laptop, müzik, music, piano, Turkey, viyolonsel
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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
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Tagged avantgarde, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, cello, computer, computer music, concert, controller, darkness, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, freedom, Istanbul, karanlık, laptop, müzik, music, ses, song, sumru ağıryürüyen, Turkey, viyolonsel, voice, vokal, şarkı
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IstanPOOL in the Netherlands, September – October 2013
IstanPOOL is a brand new collective of musicians from Turkey and the Netherlands in a setting of two wind instruments, two guitars and two laptops: Michael Moore & Mark Alban Lotz (winds), Korhan Erel & Robert van Heumen (laptops, live processing), Şevket Akıncı … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, avantgarde, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, clarinet, computer, computer music, double-bass, doublebass, electroacoustic, electronic music, elektrik gitar, Evil Rabbit Records, flute, Free Improvisation, guitar, Holland, improvisation, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, laptop, laptop music, müzik, netherlands, rotterdam, saxophone, trombone, Turkey, utrecht
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A Midspring Night’s Improvisation
Mark Alban Lotz, Utrecht-based flute player and improviser, who is also the other half of the Lotz/Erel duo, will be in Istanbul from April 26th through May 5th, and play a series of concerts with me and other musicians. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Almanya, özgür doğaçlama, bilgisayar, computer, controller, double-bass, doğaçlama, efekt, effects, electric guitar, electroacoustic, electroacoustic music, electronic music, elektrik gitar, elektroakustik, elektroakustik müzik, elektronik müzik, flüt, flute, free, Free Improvisation, General Consulate of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Germany, gitar, Gitar Cafe, guitar, Hollanda, Hollanda Kraliyeti, improvisation, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, Kingdom of Holland, kontrabas, kumanda, Mark Alban Lotz, müzik, music, Portekiz, Portugal, saksofon, saxophone, ses, türkiye, The Netherlands, trombon, trombone, Turkey, voice
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Islak Köpek @ Gitar Cafe, Dec 6, 2012
Istanbul-based free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek will start their monthly concert series at Gitar Cafe on December 6, 2012. The concert will start at 9pm. In this series, Islak Köpek will alternate between playing as an ensemble and collaborating with … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, avantgarde, concert, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, freedom, Gitar Cafe, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, music, non-idiomatic, sound, texture, Turkey
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Erel, Furuya, Lanfredini, Merlet at Gitar Cafe, November 29
On November 29, I will be playing with three very exciting improvisers at Gitar Cafe. This is a meeting that was built from chance meetings. I met Nobuyasu Furuya, wind player based in Japan, on Facebook and was amazed by … Continue reading
John Eyles Review of Three States of Freedom
Allaboutjazz.com writer John Eyles‘ review of Three States of Freedom published on August 10, 2012: “Eddie Prevost‘s improvisation workshop has been meeting weekly in London since 1999, with several hundred participants having attended. In that time, some of its long-standing … Continue reading
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Tagged Album, allaboutjazz, creative sources, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, freedom, Islak Köpek, Israel, john eyles, kevin davis, review, third stream, tom soloveitzik, Turkey, united states
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Yola Çıktığım Gün Sakin Serin Bir Sabahtı… / It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…
I have recently completed all original music and sound design work for Yesim Özsoy Gülan’s latest play “It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…”. The play premiered in the IKSV Istanbul International Theater Festival on May … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement park, Armenian, özgürlük, Ermeni, freedom, hamursuz, human rights, insan hakları, Kürt, Kurdish, lunapark, matzoh, müzik, music, politics, politika, ses tasarımı, sound design, Türk, türkiye, theater, tiyatro, Turkey, Turkish
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Korhan Erel 