Önder Focan Trio

Önder Focan started music by playing mandolin at the age of 8. He switched to guitar at 15 and concentrated...

Enver Muhamedi Trio

Enver Muhamedi was born in 1994 in Kosovo. At the age of 6 he started playing classical guitar at the...

Mojo5

Mojo 5 is an Istanbul based jazz quintet. Its repertoire largely relies on the hard bop tradition, as the band...

Yürüyen Merdiven Feat. Eloise Manera

“Yürüyen Merdiven” means “Escalator” in English. The story of a twenty-year friendship and the journey of its music. The first...

Big Rhythm Band

The Big Rhythm is a swing band founded by guitarist Slava Lobanov. It recreates the sound of small swing combos...

Bilge Günaydın & Önder Focan Quartet

Turkish pianist, keyboard player, composer and arranger Bilge Günaydın showcases her talents on Daydreams, her debut release. It is an impressive first...

Jef Giansily Trio

Jef Giansily is a French pianist born in Paris in 1980 and currently living in Istanbul. The music he makes...

Asena Akan & Contempo

Composer, songwriter, jazz vocalist and bass guitarist Asena Akan will interpret jazz standards and world music with her Contempo project.

İpek Göztepe Quintet “Tribute To Betty Carter”

İpek Göztepe started her musical career with part-time piano education at Istanbul University State Conservatory and completed her Jazz Performance...

Cenk Erdoğan Trio

In moments when we want to be out of time, there is music we want to close our eyes and...

Kapiko

KAPIKO is a powerful fusion and progressive ethno/world jazz lineup centered around the kaval – a traditional flute of Anatolia...

Can Tutuğ “Organ Trio”

Can Tutuğ studied vibraphone with Amy Salsgiver at Istanbul Technical University Dr. Erol Üçer Center for Advanced Studies in Music...

Cem Tuncer Quintet

Mehmet Cem Tuncer was born in 1978. He studied guitar with Sarp Maden and Gökçen Taskiran, music theory with Semih...

Esra Gürçay Quartet

Esra Gürçay is a jazz vocalist born in 1998. She worked with Randy Esen, whom she first met in 2010,...

Cansu Nihal Akarsu Quartet

Cansu Nihal Akarsu, born in 1992, completed her high school and university education in the Clarinet department of Dokuz Eylül...

Pelin Güneş Quintet

She was born in Kazakhstan. There she studied piano at an early age and performed with choirs. She settled in...

Sibel Köse Quintet

Sibel Köse was born in Ankara where she attended the TED Ankara College followed by the Architecture Faculty of the...

Berna Çiçeksever Quartet

Berna Çiçeksever has been a solo singer for 7 years in the TSM children’s choir, which she started at the...

Peter Shalamov & Slava Lobanov Quartet

Peter Shalamov – jazz pianist, composer and a bandleader from Russia. At the age of 5 he began attending to...

Uğur Güneş Trio

Pianist Uğur Güneş was born in İzmir and his musical life began in 1986 at Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory....

Eggman Quintet Feat. Esra Gürçay

Eggmann Quartet is a jazz quartet based in Istanbul. The quartet aims to blend modern styles with traditions such as...

Eylül Ergül Quartet

From Ankara, Turkey, Eylul Ergul was born into a profound lineage of passionate musicians of all sorts, whose talent and...

Ebru Selvilkavak Quintet

Ebru Selvikavak, who started her music career at the METU University Choir during her university years, continued after her graduation...

Baturay Yarkın Trio Feat. Nağme Yarkın

Baturay Yarkın (1991) was born into a family full of musicians for generations. He resides in Istanbul, the historical and...

Nardis New Year Eve Band

We’re excited to welcome the new year with good music. Reservations can be made via 0212-2446327 or e-mail focan@nardisjazz.com.  Doors open...