The acoustic band consists of Fahir Atakoglu music director, piano, Özer Arkun cello, Göksun Çavdar clarinet, Fatih Ahiskalı oud, buzuki, guitar, Nurcan Eren backing vocals, myself on upright bass, Mustafa Boztüy percussion & Jarrod Cagwin drums, percussion. All of them are fantastic musicians!  The tour is again booked and hosted by Riza Okcu who owns  Stage Art Organisation.  

Sezen's music is a great mix between pop and authentic Turkish music. Of course there's the Arabic side as well but her music is different. Her songs are great even when we play them with an acoustic version of the glamorous pop hits. Every now and then I hear a touch of Jacques Brel in her songs which is, of course utterly beautiful. She 's really very special in her writing and singing. Besides that she's a great person to be with!  Check Sezen's site: http://www.sezenaksu.com.tr

Martin Fondse's Starvinsky Orkestar released a beautiful album last year: Fragrant Moondrops. It's a highlight of my recording career so far. Martin's fabulous writing and tasteful arranging has supplied the band with a deep warm sound. The high level line up adds to the promise of this composer/arranger/improviser/pianist/melodicaplayer to become one of the most important musicians in The Netherlands. There's superb playing on the album by Dirk Peter Koelsch on Drums, Toys, Utensils, Claudio Puntin on Clarinets, Micro Megaphone, Steffen Schorn on Baritone Sax, Contrabass Clarinet, Tubax, Bass Flute, Eric Vloeimans on Trumpet, Irma Kort on Oboe, Soren Eriksen on  C-melody Sax, Gerdur Gunnarsdottir & Herman van Haaren on Violin, Benni von Gutzeit on Viola & Joerg Brinkmann on Cello. Fragrant Moondrops is released as Double LP as well! Check the Orkestar site : www.starvinsky.com for details on concerts and news!