Aydın Esen
Aydın Esen (born May 12, 1962 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish musician (piano, keyboards , electronics) of modern creative and fusion jazz and composer.
Live and act
Esen, whose father is a trumpeter, grew up with music from an early age and received classical piano lessons from the age of five, first from his father, then at the İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı . In addition, he occupied himself with drumming. As a teenager he played in different groups and different genres. In 1982 Esen received a scholarship to the Norwegian State Academy for Music in Oslo, where he studied piano, composition and conducting. In addition, during this time he undertook his first European tours as a member of various ensembles and was also involved in several record sessions.
In 1983 he received another scholarship to the Berklee College of Music and moved to Boston . There he completed his studies and then did his Masters at the New England Conservatory of Music . In 1986, he was on the album trio of Eddie Gomez involved (with drummer Marcello Pellitteri). In the same year he formed the band Transfusion with Tommy Campbell , Kai Eckhardt , Bob Moses and the singer Randy K., who later became his wife . Soon after, he played with Gary Burton , Pat Metheny, and Emily Remler .
He presented his own albums on various labels. He also worked with Dave Liebman and again and again with his fellow student Wolfgang Muthspiel . He also went on tour with Trilok Gurtu and Jonas Hellborg and recorded with Daniel Humair , Kai Eckhardt and Andrew Anello.
Several of his compositions were performed in the field of art music under his musical direction and with him as a soloist. In 1999 he released an album of contemporary electronic music with Enfas .
In January 2020, his composition "scape-X" (commissioned by Big Basel Festival ) was premiered by Ensemble Phoenix Basel with him as a soloist at the Big Basel Festival .
Prizes and awards
Since his student days Esen has received numerous prizes for his compositions, as a pianist (including first prize at an international piano competition in Paris in 1989) and in the field of electronic music .
Discographic notes
- So Many Lifetimes (1988)
- Pictures (1989, with George Garzone , Mick Goodrick , Randy K., Peter Herbert , Selahattin Can Kozlu, Mike Ringguist)
- Aydin Esen (1989)
- Anadolu (Columbia, 1992, with Anthony Jackson , Dave Holland , Peter Erskine , Mino Cinelu , Dave Liebman , Jon Faddis , Bob Mintzer , Dave Bargeron )
- Radio Edits (1992)
- Enfas (1998)
- Timescape (1999)
- Living (2001, with Miroslav Vitouš , Vinnie Colaiuta )
- Flashpoint (2005)
- Dialogue (2005)
- Light Years (2006)
- Extinction (2006)
- Toys for All Gods (2013)
As a sideman
- Trio (Eddie Gómez) (1986)
- Music of Our Time (1994)
- This Is Me (Emily Remler)
- Edges (Daniel Humair)
- Brazilian Landscape (Sergio Brandao)
- Honor Simplicity, Respect the Flow (Kai Eckhardt)
- My Heart (Tommy Campbell)
- Wolfgang Muthspiel (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
- Timezones (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
- X-Centrix (Andrew Anello) (1996)
- Mysterious Voyages: Tribute to Weather Report (2005)
- Xyz (SeLKA) (2012)
- Transformation (SeLKA) (2013)
- Aurora Borealis (Okay Temiz) (2014)
- Someone Is Following ( Johannes Maikranz 'Zeitbloom feat.Aydin Esen) (2017)
Web links
- Web presence
- Portrait (JazzEcho)
- Who is Who in Turkish Culture & Art
- Literature by and about Aydın Esen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Aydin Esen in the Internet Movie Database (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aydın Esen at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ Steve Smith / Dave Liebman / Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson: Flashpoint (2005; AllAboutJazz)
- ↑ Nicolas Meier: Journey (2009; AllAboutJazz) and DreamCycle JazzFest Vienna 2011
- ^ Aydin Esen & Ensemble Phoenix Basel. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Esen, Aydın |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |