Izmir European Jazz Festival Started

Organized by the Izmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education, the 29th Izmir European Jazz Festival started with the hosting of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. The festival, which started with the performance of “Nat King Cole Project” by Eylül Ergül and Önder Focan Group, will continue until April 2.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, President Tunç SoyerThe 29th Izmir European Jazz Festival, supported by the vision of bringing Izmir together with the world as a city of culture and arts, started with the opening concert. At the concert at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center (AASSM), one of the brightest musicians of the young generation, Eylül Ergül, and the great master of the jazz world, Önder Focan Group, took the stage with the “Nat King Cole Project” and sang the unforgettable songs of the legend of world jazz music, Nat King Cole. Mustafa Özuslu, Deputy Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer's wife Neptün Soyer, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Councilor and CHP Group Member Sözcüsü Nilay Kökkılınç, artists and many citizens attended. Before the concert, at the ceremony with the presentation of Ümit Tunçağ, İzmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education (İKSEV) Chairman of the Board Filiz Eczacıbaşı Sarper presented plaques of appreciation to the Festival supporters.

Free art-filled workshops and events

Organized by İKSEV, with the contribution of İzmir's Italian Consulate, Switzerland's Honorary Consulate in İzmir, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Goethe Institute İzmir and Institut François Turkey-İzmir, and with the contributions of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, the festival will continue until April 2.

As part of the festival, the “Italian Metamorphosis” concert, which will be held on Monday, March 7 at 20.00:8 at AASSM, will showcase the combination of flugelhorn (cornet) and piano. Ümit Tunçağ's “How Can I Listen to Jazz?” at İKSEV on Tuesday, March 18.00 at 10. He has an interview. Festival audiences will have the opportunity to listen to Swiss pianist and composer Marc Perrenoud with his trio at AASSM on Thursday, March 2022, 11. Poet, curator, traveler, storyteller and @ayzeradant gallery art director Nihat Özdal will organize a workshop on “Jazz of Literature, Literature of Jazz” on Friday, March 18.30 at XNUMX at IKSEV.

Music-packed program from Europe to Turkey

On Saturday, March 19, Slovakia's drummer Martin Valihora and his band, who have made a name for themselves on the world jazz stages, will perform at AASSM. Olivia Trummer, one of the most important names in jazz, will hold a workshop with young musicians at IKSEV on Wednesday, March 23 at 11.00:24. On Thursday, March 20.00, at 1:2, Rosario Bonaccorso on bass and Nicola Angelucci on drums will be performing “For You”. The festival will end with two consecutive concerts by Marc Buronfosse and his band, known for their extraordinary work. The group will take the stage at Institut Français İzmir on Friday, April XNUMX and at AASSM on Saturday, April XNUMXnd.