Maffy Falay

trumpet · 1930–2022 · Karşıyaka (İzmir)

A trumpeter born in Karşıyaka, Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay played in Kurt Edelhagen's radio orchestra in Cologne and then in the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big band, before settling in Sweden in 1965. In 1971 he founded the group Sevda, which blends Turkish folklore and jazz, and also played with Don Cherry.

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Styles

• Turkish and Anatolian jazz

Landmark tracks

• Batum (1972)

Sources

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