Turkish and Anatolian jazz

Movement · 1970s → · Istanbul, Stockholm · Hybrids and world

An encounter between jazz and traditional Turkish music, carried notably by percussionist Okay Temiz, Don Cherry's partner from 1971 and author of Turkish Folk Jazz (Sonet, 1974). Based in Scandinavia, he founds the ensemble Oriental Wind in the mid-1970s, which brings together Swedish musicians and Anatolian rhythms.

Where it comes from

• Modal
• Free jazz

Artists

• Okay Temiz (1939, drums, percussion)
• Maffy Falay (1930–2022, trumpet)
• Aydın Esen (1962, piano, keyboards)
• Ilhan Ersahin (saxophone)

Tracks to start with

• Tamzara — Okay Temiz & Oriental Wind (1981)
• Batum — Maffy Falay & Sevda (1972)
• Anadolu — Aydın Esen (1992)
• Bosphorus — Ilhan Ersahin & Erik Truffaz (2010)
• Drummer of Two Worlds — Okay Temiz (1980)

Sources

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