Outstanding Jazz Songs from Turkey in the 2010s

From the Istanbul Jazz Festival comes a playlist of 100 jazz tracks which shined out in Turkey’s jazz scene through the 2010s. The playlist was put together with the contributions of prominent names in the field.

The playlist was created by a jury of 21 people working in or close to the sector – journalists, critics, radio hosts, record labels, and festival directors. The most recommended tracks were Low Profile by Ercüment Orkut and Burning Circles by Çağrı Sertel Trio.

Click here to listen to the playlist.

The jury includes: Ahmet Uluğ, Batu Akyol, Burak Sülünbaz, Eray Aytimur, Ersin Babaoğlu, Feridun Ertaşkan, Francesco Martinelli, Gülden Teztel, Hakan Rauf Tüfekçi, Harun İzer, Hülya Tunçağ, Levent Öget, Murat Sezgi, Naim Dilmener, Orhan Tekelioğlu, Pelin Opcin, Sanat Deliorman, Tuğçe Alpaslan, Yekta Kopan, Yeşim Pekiner, Zuhal Focan.

Here are the top ten tracks of the list:

Artist Track Album Year
Ercüment Orkut Low Profile Low Profile 2015
Çağrı Sertel Trio Burning Circles Newborn 2010
Alp Ersönmez Zorla Güzellik Yazısız 2011
Ferit Odman Look, Stop & Listen Dameronia with Strings 2015
Ediz Hafızoğlu Kimse Bilmez Nazdrave 2014
Elif Çağlar You Are Safe Misfit 2015
Can Çankaya, Kağan Yıldız Snowflake Timeless 2018
Cenk Erdoğan Kara Gider Fermata 2018
Kerem Görsev Warm Autumn To Bill Evans 2013
Selen Gülün Bekle Kadınlar Matinesi 2017

Content courtesy of IKSV.

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