Istanbul Jazz Festival
The 19th International Istanbul Jazz Festival, with more than 300 local and foreign musicians and over 50 concerts, is preparing to transform Istanbul into a jazz city between July 3 and 19, 2012.
This year, the concerts in the Istanbul Jazz Festival will be held in classic venues such as Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Istanbul Modern, Salon İKSV and The Marmara Esma Sultan, as well as one of the last year’s favourite venues Bilgi University santralistanbul Kıyı Amfi. Haliç Congress Center and Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum will be used for the first time as the festival venues. The festival will expand to the city with more than 20 different venues.
The program presents a wide range of musical genres varying from classical and modern jazz to pop, rock, ethnic and folk music.
The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival will begin with the Opening Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, 3 July at The Marmara Esma Sultan.
The third of the Tünel Feast, will meet the music-lovers on Saturday, July 7, 2012. A “festival within the festival” will continue until late night with concerts, workshops, special exhibitions, treats and events in the streets and many different venues of Beyoğlu, Şişhane, Galata and Asmalımescit areas alongside the main stages to be established at Tünel and Galata squares.
Tickets for the Istanbul Jazz Festival will are already on sale through Biletix sales channels and at İKSV (Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası Sadi Konuralp Cad. No: 5 Şişhane - Istanbul).
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Program:
Wednesday, July 4 at 20:00
The Marmara Esma Sultan
Jamaican Legends with Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Sly & Robbie feat. Bitty Mclean
Thursday, July 5 at 21:00
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
The İstanbul Project: Marcus Miller & Friends feat. Burhan Öcal, Okay Temiz, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, İmer Demirer, Bilal Karaman
Celebrating 40 Years of İKSV
Friday, July 6 at 21:00
Courtyard of Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Till Brönner
Saturday, July 7 at 18:00
Tünel Feast
Monday, July 9 at 21:00
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
Antony and The Johnsons and Filarmonia Istanbul "Cut The World"
Tuesday, July 10 at 21:00
santralistanbul Kıyı Amfi
Caro Emerald
Wednesday, Juyl 11 at 20:45
Courtyard of Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Gretchnen Parlato / Ambrose Akinmusire
Thursday, July 12 at 21:00
İstanbul Modern
"New Folks" The Dears
Friday, July 13 at 21:00
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater
Erykah Badu
Saturday, July 14 at 20:00
Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Emirgan
"A Strange Place for Jazz" - Bugge'n Friends / Ninety Miles / Magnus Öström
Monday, July 16 at 31:00
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater
Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society / Lyambiko
Tuesday, July 17 at 21:00
santralistanbul Kıyı Amfi
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Wednesday, July 18 at 20:00
Haliç Kongre Merkezi, Sütlüce
Keith Jarretti Garr Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Thursday, July 19 at 21:00
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater
Morrissey
Thursday, July 19 at 21:00
Courtyard of Istanbul Archaeological Museum
"Encounters with Masters" - Dhafer Youssef's Dance of the Invisible Dervishes" feat. Hüsnü Şenlendirici & Aytaç Doğan
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