Art and Cylture
Smith and Italian drummer Paolo Vinaccia, in a performance at 8:30 pm on Thursday, 13 October, at Cemal Resit Rey Performance Hall.
One of the biggest jazz artists Turkey has ever produced, the world-class trumpeter Maffy Falay and his band Maffy Falay Sextet will give another great performance at 8:30 pm on Friday, 14 October at Cemal Resit Rey.
The talented and innovative percussionist Arto Tungboyaciyan will take music-lovers on a journey to the limits of jazz music at Ghetto on Wednesday, 19 October, with his new project 1to3.
Never ceasing to impress music-lovers with his deep guality of music, masterly solos and boundless dynamism Dusko Goykovich and his band Dusko Goykovich »
Global Music Explorer1 master saxophonist llhan Ersahin will also perform at the festival
The festival hosts prominent jazz musicians with itsSound of the City tagline
Art and Cylture
Zaz husky voice and songs are reminiscent of Edith Piaf swing maestro, Ray Gelato, who has performed for the likes of the British royal family. One of the last representatives of the classical jazz tradition, bringing joy to music-lovers with upbeat songs and stormy saxophone solos, Ray Gelato and his orchestra will perform on the Babylon stage with The Ray Gelato Giants at 10:30 pm on Thursday, 13 October.
Two concerts by Zaz
Throughout the 21st Akbank Jazz Festival, followers will get the chance to see performances by many women musicians such as Zaz, Azam Ali, Carmen Souza and Esra Dalfidan.
With her husky voice reminiscent of two world-famous French stars, Frehel and Edith Piaf, and the songs she writes, Zaz who received most popular French singer title in Europe in 2010, will give two unforgettable performances; the first will take place at Lutfi Kirdar Convention Centre on 22 October and the second at the Izmir Arena in Izmir, on 23 October.
The Gypsy girl has reached home
Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which has taken the title of the biggest mosaic museum away from Tunisias Bardo Museum, is also hosting the Gypsy Girl mosaic which has become the symbol of the ancient city
The unique mosaics of the ancient city of Zeugma, the discovery of which was received with great excitement throughout the world, now have a museum. The Zeugma Mosaic Museum, whose official opening took place last month, sits in place of the former Tekel distillery in Gaziantep and has become the biggest mosaic museum in the world, displaying nearly 1,700 m2 of mosaics. The construction of the museum building, initiated in April 2008 by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, and restoration and conservation work on nearly 1,700 m2 of mosaics unearthed at Zeugma Ancient City on the banks of the Euphrates River in Nizip County, have now been completed.
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