GARANTİ BBVA INT’L JAZZ DAY Aydın Kahya Band

Aydın Kahya was born in 1974 in Ankara. After elementary school he started to study at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Piano Department. Two years later he switched to trombone and promoted to higher grades twice for his accomplishments. He studied jazz composition with Prof. İlhan Baran and motown vocal techniques with Keisha Brown. Some of the artists he has performed with include Aydın Esen, Atilla Şereftuğ, Aşkın Arsunan, Garo Mafyan, Süheyl Denizci, Tuna Ötenel, Kerem Görsev, Önder Focan, Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch, Bruce Barth, Doug Weiss, Huge Sicotte and Tony Jones. The albums he was featured on include “Vocalists” by Önder Focan (the first album ever released by Blue Note with Turkish jazz vocals), R&B album “Istanbul Party” with Tony Jones and a symphonic jazz album “Aventia Crooners” with Atilla Şereftuğ, performing with the Czech Philarmonic Orchestra. He has performed inside and outside of Turkey with symphonies, big bands and different band variations on festivals, radios and recordings.

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