Turkish Music Meets Jazz

Bahçeşehir University hosted a magnificent concert last night. At the Evrim Demirel Ensemble concert, jazz and Turkish melodies blended together.

The Fazıl Say Stage was first filled with jazz melodies played on the piano by classically trained Evrim Demirel. Then, as Özer Özel on the bowed tanbur, Volkan Topakoğlu on the double bass and Erdem Göymen on the drums joined the piano, the audience witnessed a tremendous concert.

The concert, in which jazz and Turkish music intertwined, with sometimes jazz and sometimes classical Turkish music taking over the stage, drew huge interest. Given a standing ovation after the concert, the group did not disappoint the audience and played an encore in response to popular demand.

Musician Evrim Demirel did not hide his surprise at the interest and shouted from the stage, "You are wonderful!"

After the concert organized by BUART, students, academics and university staff said they had left a truly satisfying musical feast.