Jazz in Turkey (2013)

Jazz in Turkey? Jazz in Turkey the documentary can be summarized as a project in which I explore the condition, evolution and interaction of Turkish jazz music and its musicians, in ... See full summary »

Director:

Batu Akyol

Writer:

Batu Akyol

Stars:

Maffy Falay, Emin Findikoglu, Ilham Gencer

Cast

Credited cast:
Maffy Falay	...	Himself
Emin Findikoglu	...	Himself
Ilham Gencer	...	Himself
Kerem Görsev	...	Himself
Gungor Mimaroglu	...	Herself
Cuneyt Sermet	...	Himself
Selcuk Sun	...	Himself
Okay Temiz	...	Himself
Hulya Tuncag	...	Herself
Ernie Watts	...	Himself

Storyline

Jazz in Turkey? Jazz in Turkey the documentary can be summarized as a project in which I explore the condition, evolution and interaction of Turkish jazz music and its musicians, in parallel to Turkish history. The spark for this project, I suppose, were my encounters with Ilhan Mimaroglu's late 50s book "Caz Sanati" and the slim appendix called "Summary: Jazz in Turkey" in Cuneyt Sermet's 90s book "Cazin icinden". Afterwards, conversations with the Focan family led me to realize that despite the massive intention for research and observation regarding the topic, the project was yet an orphan. In a country with limited archives, calling the oral history-based project a daring "Turkish Jazz History" would be beyond me, so I decided to name it Jazz in Turkey instead. We started filming in 2011. The greatest hindrance for an oral history project, I suppose, is the potential of the interviewees getting lost in the turbulent waters that range between deep modesty and high ego when talking ...

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Plot Keywords:

jazz | turkey the country | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

30 September 2013 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Jazz en Turquie

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loyka Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color (High Definition)

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

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