ERKAN OGUR & TELVIN with support from YAN YAGH
Date: 15 March 2006
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, Waterloo
"Erkan Ogur is one of those remarkable musicians who spins beguiling poetry out of his astonishing technique and passionate musicianship" Fiona Talkington, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction
"a player who does not waste a single note unless it is filtered through his soul, his fretless guitar playing is simply magical." Antonio Forcione, Italian Guitarist
"a wonderful musician whose music has made an impact on my playing." Eivind Aarset, Norwegian Guitarist
Erkan Ogur acoustic and electric guitars, kopuz
Ilkin Deniz bass
Turgut Alp Bekoglu drums
For the first time ever Erkan Ogur comes to London with his Anatolian-jazz trio Telvin. Think Egberto Gismonti meets Pat Metheny with touches of John Scofield fusions - a stunningly beautiful concert with affinities to the Metheny-Haden project, Under a Missouri Sky. Highly regarded for his interpretaions of ancient Anatolian folk music, Erkan Ogur also spent some years of his youth touring the blues in Mississippi. In Telvin he finds a group where he can express himself through his instantly-recognisable and inimitable improvisations, found on CDs of countless musicians in Turkey. Erkan uses the guitar - acoustic and electric, fretted and fretless - in a way that brings Turkish modes and scales into melodic jazz improvisations. Their new album is out now (Kalan, 2006)
Support from Yan Vagh, an equally amazing Parisian guitaist who plays acoustic and 10-string fretless guitar. Blending vocals into his guitar sound, Yan's music is exciting, surprising and dynamic.
Links
Click Here to read an excellent Roots World article by Francesco Martinelli about Erkan Ogur including his trio Telvin.
www.erkanogur.net (this site has some video footage)
www.yanvagh.com
www.ilkindeniz.com
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