20-21-22 AUGUST 2021
Welcoming the masters of jazz into its stage and featuring musicians across generations, the Bozcaada Jazz Festival is coming together with music lovers for the 5th time on August 20-21-22 with an exciting lineup. The festival is organised by 3dots and fermente with the contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA).
The Bozcaada Jazz Festival’s stage lineup is once again filled with remarkable artists!
The festival, which will be held with the support of Kendine Has, Volkswagen, Jack Lives Here, Paribu and Metro Turkey, will revive the long-awaited festival spirit in Bozcaada this year, featuring concerts of; saxophonist İlhan Erşahin, who, with his project “Istanbul Sessions”, will bring together the dynamic sounds of Istanbul with the listeners in Bozcaada; Alp Ersönmez with his project “Cereyanlı” (Plugged in) in search for the music he calls “dance-scented jazz”; Sonic Boom with Elif Çağlar on vocals, Çağrı Sertel on keys, Alp Ersönmez on bass guitar and Volkan Öktem on drums; Çağrı Sertel with his solo project 'multiverse', which he began to design during the pandemic, bringing together his unique world of composition with the world of electronic sound, accompanied by Korhan Futacı; and the duo Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat, who create their own unique pieces complemented with cello, drums and lyrics.
Focusing upon the theme ‘autotelic’, the festival invites everyone, including performers, participants, team members and island residents to discover a state of flow. One of the highlights of this year’s event will be Büyük Ev Ablukada’s acoustic performance, during which music lovers will enjoy the band’s popular hits as well as the never ceasing energy of the band members.
The festival’s exclusive project, the Bozcaada Ensemble, which was initiated on the second year of the Bozcaada Jazz Festival, will this year offer a unique musical experience featuring guest artists Ceylan Ertem & Seçil Akmirza.
Up-and-coming young talents such as the young quartet Fazer, who, with their music inspired by various fields from the West African polyrhythms and the classical Indian music to the dub techno and the post-rock, walk their own path by crossing genre boundaries; and Sketchbook Quartet, who make modern, creative and improvised jazz with unconventional instruments, can also be immersed under the shade of plane trees in the Ayazma Monastery at the Bozcaada Jazz Festival.
The 5th Bozcaada Jazz Festival Line-up
20 August, Friday
Sonic Boom (Elif Çağlar, Çağrı Sertel, Alp Ersönmez, Volkan Öktem)
Bozcaada Ensemble ft. Ceylan Ertem & Seçil Akmirza (Ceylan Ertem, Seçil Akmirza, Esra Kayıkçı, Çağla Karaali, Bilge Günaydın, Yaren Eren Budak)
Fazer (DE)
Partapart / Aydın Dorsay & Murat Sezgi
21 August, Saturday
İlhan Erşahin’s İstanbul Sessions (İlhan Erşahin, Alp Ersönmez, Turgut Alp Bekoğlu, İzzet Kızıl)
Çağrı Sertel ‘Multiverse’ ft. Korhan Futacı
Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat
Partapart / Deniz Kuzuoğlu
22 August, Sunday
Büyük Ev Ablukada Akustik (Canavar Banavar, Galvaniz Gelbiraz, Afordisman Salihins)
Alp Ersönmez 'Cereyanlı' (Alp Ersönmez, Ediz Hafızoğlu, Engin Recepoğulları, Çağrı Sertel, Barış Doğukan Yazıcı)
Sketchbook Quartet (AU)
Partapart / Osman Erden & Esra A. Aysun
Attracting festive attention, the Bozcaada Jazz Festival tickets are on sale!
Held on 20-21-22 August 2021 by 3dots and fermente and with the contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), tickets for the 5th Bozcaada Jazz Festival can be purchased from Passo.
Sponsored by Kendine Has, Volkswagen, Jack Lives Here, Paribu and Metro Turkey, updates on the festival can be found on bozcaadacazfestivali.com and social media accounts.
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