Önder Focan Explained

Önder Focan
Birth Name:Önder Focan
Birth Date:24 August 1955
Instrument:Guitar
Years Active:1970–present

Önder Focan (born 1955/8/24),[1] is a Turkish musician, songwriter, composer[2] and mechanical engineer.[3] He has 13 albums. He played at Jazz Festivals around the world.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Early life

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.[8] [9] [10] [11] After attending seminars at the International Association of Jazz Educators,[12] 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.[13]

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.[14] [15] In 1998 he was the first Turkish musician to record an album for Blue Note Records,[16] 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 Reminiscence. 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.[17] He also appeared with Ron McClure,[18] Aaron Scott,[19] Al Foster,[20] Brian Lynch,[21] Ted Curson[22] and Anne Czichowsky.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] The name "Nardis" refers to a composition by Miles Davis.[26] 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.[27]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Önder Focan . turkishculture . 2 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Turquazz: Funkbook A La Turc at 606 Club . london.jazznearyou.com . 2 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Pori, festivalde İskandinavya'nın caz merkezine dönüşür . hurriyet.com.tr . 2 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Önder Focan & Şallıel Bros "Funkbook" . akbanksanat.com.
  5. Web site: ONDER FOCAN & SHALLIEL Bros. . bakujazzfestival.com.
  6. Web site: Turquazz Festival: Poetry & Jazz (Önder Focan) . list.co.uk . 2 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Posts tagged with "Önder Focan" . jazzdergisi.com.
  8. Web site: Discography . Discogs . 2 March 2020 .
  9. Web site: Discography . All music . 2 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Discography from official site . Focanjazz . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821153128/http://focanjazz.com/albums/ . 2 March 2020. 2018-08-21.
  11. Web site: Discography . rateyourmusic.com.
  12. Web site: Blindfold with Önder Focan . jazzdergisi.com . 12 May 2017 . 2 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Onder Focan . . 2 March 2020.
  14. Web site: A Mystery is Unlocked Every Time You Listen to Music . jazzdergisi.com . 22 August 2016 . 2 March 2020.
  15. Web site: "Boğaz"da Önder Focan'ın müziğinde bir sıçrama . milliyet.com.tr/.
  16. Web site: Basla gitar buluştu anılarını konuştu . hurriyet.com.tr . 2 March 2020.
  17. http://www.jazzdrumming.de/biographie.html Ernst Bier Biographie: 1997
  18. Web site: Festival year 2002 Önder Focan Ensemble . historia.porijazz.fi . 2 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Yabangee Weekend Roundup: Friday 14 – Sunday 16 April . yabangee.com . 13 April 2017 . 2 March 2020.
  20. Web site: Enjoy Baku Summer Jazz Days with Onder Focan . menafn.com . 2 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Önder Focan / Ajlan Büyükburç, Sibel Köse, Aydın Kahya, Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch, Bruce Barth, Doug Weiss, Hugh Sicotte – Tunes Sung By The Vocalists . discogs.com.
  22. Web site: Festival Nõmme Jazz 2006 . nommejazz.ee.
  23. Web site: VITA . annesingsjazz.com . 2 March 2020.
  24. Web site: Zuhal Focan . Jazzdergisi.com.
  25. Web site: Nardis Jazz Club: Wonderful Jazz . thejazzspotlight.com.
  26. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/istanbul/entertainment-nightlife/other/nardis-jazz-club Brief description of the club at LonelyPlanet
  27. http://www.zeit.de/online/2006/30/jazz-istanbul Türkei: Die Ohren nach Westen

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