The 19th Annual Istanbul Jazz Festival | July 3rd-19th, 2012
The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival, 3-19 July 2012
A
glamorous line-up with Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette,
Morrissey, Erykah Badu, Antony and the Johnsons, Esperanza Spalding,
Marcus Miller (pictured above), Okay Temiz, Burhan Öçal, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, İmer
Demirer, Bilal Karaman, Lyambiko, Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Caro
Emerald, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Till Brönner, Lars
Danielsson, The Dears, Gretchen Parlato, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bugge’n
Friends, Ninety Miles, Magnus Öström, Dhafer Youssef, Phronesis, Eric
Vloeimans and many more…
The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival
is organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under
the sponsorship of Garanti Bank will be held between 3-19 July!
The
19th Istanbul Jazz Festival will again bring the star map of jazz to
Istanbul in July with 50 concerts and nearly 300 local and international
artists, in more than 20 different venues.
The highlight of this
year’s festival will be the world premiere of The Istanbul Project by
Marcus Miller and friends, bringing together prominent Turkish musicians
with world stars on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.
Keith Jarrett, the most
eminent jazz pianist alive, will perform in Istanbul for the first time
since 1996 with Gary Peacock on the acoustic bass and Jack deJohnette
on the drums.
The Tünel Feast, which presents a festival within
the festival with its numerous concerts, workshops and events, will be
held in the streets and various venues of Beyoğlu and Galata areas.
Tickets
for the Istanbul Jazz Festival are on sale through Biletix sales
channels: BILETIX call centre (+90 216 556 98 00) / www.biletix.com and
at İKSV (Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası Sadi Konuralp Cad. No: 5 Şişhane –
Istanbul).