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Onder Focan • Beneath The Stars



Önder Focan (Born 1955,8,24). Is a Turkish musician, songwriter, composer and mechanical engineer. He has 13 albums. He played at Jazz Festivals around the world.

Focan started playing mandolin at the age of eight. At the age of 15 he switched to the guitar and has concentrated on jazz since 1975. The self-taught artist has released 13 albums under his own name since 1994.  After attending seminars at the International Association of Jazz Educators, he led courses for jazz ensembles at the Istanbul Academy from 1996. Then he taught at the Müjdat Gezen Cultural Center and at the Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi.
Music career

In 1997 he performed with Jan Ackermann, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Terje Rypdal, Noël Akchoté, Harald Haerter and other guitarists at the MIDEM Guitar Night in Istanbul. In 1998 he was the first Turkish musician to record an album for Blue Note Records, Beneath the Stars with Bill Stewart and the organist Sam Yahel . In 2001 he was in the recording studio with David Friesen to record the album Reminescence . In 2003 he recorded the album Spontaneous International Friends for Konnex Records with Ernst Bier and Stefan Weeke . Drummer Bier had already accompanied a Turkey tour with the Önder Focan Quartet in 1997. He also appeared with Ron McClure, Aaron Scott, Al Foster, Brian Lynch, Ted Curson and Anne Czichowsky . Focan has given concerts at festivals in North America, Europe, West Africa, Brazil and the Middle East.

With his wife Zuhal Focan, he founded the Nardis Jazz Club in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district in 2002. In addition to Turkish musicians, numerous international jazz stars such as Benny Golson, Dianne Reeves, Al Foster, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Haynes and Ron Carter have performed there. The name "Nardis" refers to a composition by Miles Davis. The concept of the club is open to all varieties of jazz. The musician's wife, Zuhal Focan, is also editor-in-chief of the glossy magazine Jazz, which is published quarterly in Turkish and English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96nder_Focan

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Önder Focan (Nacido en 1955,8,24). Es un músico, compositor e ingeniero mecánico turco. Tiene 13 álbumes. Ha tocado en festivales de jazz de todo el mundo.

Focan empezó a tocar la mandolina a los ocho años. A la edad de 15 años cambió a la guitarra y se concentró en el jazz desde 1975. El artista autodidacta ha publicado 13 álbumes bajo su propio nombre desde 1994.  Después de asistir a seminarios en la Asociación Internacional de Educadores de Jazz, dirigió cursos para grupos de jazz en la Academia de Estambul a partir de 1996. Luego enseñó en el Centro Cultural Müjdat Gezen y en Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi.
Carrera musical

En 1997 actuó con Jan Ackermann, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Terje Rypdal, Noël Akchoté, Harald Haerter y otros guitarristas en la Noche de la Guitarra del MIDEM en Estambul. En 1998 fue el primer músico turco en grabar un álbum para Blue Note Records, Beneath the Stars con Bill Stewart y el organista Sam Yahel . En 2001 estuvo en el estudio de grabación con David Friesen para grabar el álbum Reminescence . En 2003 grabó el álbum Spontaneous International Friends para Konnex Records con Ernst Bier y Stefan Weeke . El baterista Bier ya había acompañado una gira por Turquía con el Önder Focan Quartet en 1997. También apareció con Ron McClure, Aaron Scott, Al Foster, Brian Lynch, Ted Curson y Anne Czichowsky . Focan ha dado conciertos en festivales de América del Norte, Europa, África Occidental, Brasil y Oriente Medio.

Con su esposa Zuhal Focan, fundó el Nardis Jazz Club en el distrito Beyoğlu de Estambul en 2002. Además de los músicos turcos, numerosas estrellas internacionales de jazz como Benny Golson, Dianne Reeves, Al Foster, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Haynes y Ron Carter han actuado allí. El nombre "Nardis" se refiere a una composición de Miles Davis. El concepto del club está abierto a todas las variedades de jazz. La esposa del músico, Zuhal Focan, es también editora jefe de la revista Jazz, que se publica trimestralmente en turco e inglés.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96nder_Focan


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Onder Focan Track Listings
1. Denizli
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
3. O.K Bob
4. Beneath The Stars
5. Grey Haired Waltzer
6. Can't Cure
7. Sunburst Cat
8. Ballad For Two Guitarist
9. Peshrev 2nd Part
10. Nardis

Credits:
Bill Stewart (d)
John Nugent (ts)
Önder Focan (g)
Sam Yahel (Ham. B3 org)
 
 
 
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