Does anyone know any good Turkish jazz artists? I´ve been listening to Jülide Özçelik, but other than that I don´t really know much about Turkish jazz and would like to learn more.

Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dApAwncDpK8&feature=related

Checkout the list on the left column at this link

http://www.turkjazz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=13&Itemid=55

This site is in Turkish but the instrument names are almost identical. For the rest of the menu items, you will need www.Zargan.com for translations.

You should also check out Dave Brubeck...

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Fantastic musician!  I saw him at The Barbican in 2005 - it was a concert for his 85th Birthday!  He was brilliant and he had 3 (or was it 4?) of his sons playing on stage with him.

Ouh I bet that was wonderful ... I am jealous!

Thanks a lot Will definitely check it out.

And I love Dave Brubeck too - Take Five is one of my all times favorite

I added Brubeck because he made extensive studies about Turkish music and adapted (rhythmic) elements of it into his various compositions like Take Five and Blue Rondo A la Turk.

Other prominent musicians that come to mind instantly are Onder Focan and the Ruacan family of Jazz musicians. There is another guitar virtuoso named Erkan Ogur who is unbelievably skilled in both traditional Turkish music and jazz. He routinely gives concerts in the US and is really very good.