Deniz Taşar Quartet
Deniz Taşar is an Istanbul based singer, songwriter and a multi-disciplinary artist, focusing mainly on contemporary jazz. Her distinctive vocal style, timbre and her perception of music create layers to her work, which makes her music exceed the constraints of genres.
Winner of three major jazz competitions in Turkey, she has performed in prestigious jazz venues and festivals such as Istanbul Jazz Festival, Akbank Jazz Festival in Turkey, Nomme Jazz Festival in Estonia, Venice Jazz Festival in Italy and XJAZZ in Germany. She released her well-received debut album ‘Uykuda Bir Bulut’ in 2016. Same year, she also released ‘Chapter One’ with her duo project ‘Songs From A Breeze’, an album comprised of 8 songs, music co-written and lyrics written by her.
She shared the stage with Michael League, three times Grammy award winner and the man behind the globally renowned band Snarky Puppy; jazz musician, author and a political activist Gilad Atzmon, the influential British jazz saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch and internationally acclaimed New York based clarinetist Oran Etkin amongst others.
Deniz Taşar was the youngest singer-songwriter that was featured in Akbank Jazz Festival’s 30th year compilation released in October 2020 with her song ‘A Thank You Card’. She co-wrote, performed and released ‘The Unfold’ for the first Turkish Netflix original film ‘One-Way to Tomorrow’. Deniz Taşar recently wrote and presented the YouTube series ‘Journey to Music with Deniz Taşar’, produced for children in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and Istanbul Jazz Festival.
She released her second solo album ‘Pişman Olunmayan Dünler’ (Yesterdays, Not Regretted) in February 2021 and will be performing songs from both her albums, as well as some interpretations of her favorite jazz, pop and hip hop tunes.
