36th Akbank Jazz Festival starts with the theme "Jazz State of the City"

The 36th Akbank Jazz Festival, held in cooperation with Akbank Sanat and BKM, offers a rich content ranging from contemporary jazz to Afro-Cuban music, from electronic productions to Mediterranean melodies, with the theme "Jazz State of the City".

According to the statement made by the festival, the program spread across different stages of Istanbul includes prominent names of the international jazz scene.

Within the scope of the events, oud virtuoso Dhafer Youssef and vocalist Yazmin Lacey will appear before music lovers on October 7, 10-time Grammy award-winning trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and vibraphonist Sasha Berliner will appear before music lovers on October 8, and drummer and producer Kassa Overall will appear before music lovers on October 9.

Grammy award-winning vocalist Nicole Zuraitis, Yasmine Hamdan and Samora Pinderhughes Trio, which blends Eastern and Western music, will take the stage on October 10.

In the "Jazz Clubs Night" series that will take place tomorrow, Ezgi Sevgi Can, Cansu Nihal Akarsu and Cenk Esen will perform in different venues.

Trumpeter İmer Demirer will celebrate his 50th artistic anniversary with a special concert on October 9.

On the closing day of October 11, the festival will host the "Watersong" project, on the theme of water, by Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico and Tunisian vocalist Lamia Bedioui, and the audiovisual show of the London-based group Kinkajous.

In the festival, which allows academic and cultural meetings as well as stage performances, a listening event "Imperfect Times: The Human Condition of Groove" will be held on rhythm and rhythmic perception with the participation of Can Sürmen on October 10.