This article was originally published on jazzdergisi.com on July 5, 2017.
This was my second time at Kavkaz Jazz Festival. In 2016, we opened the festival with Tuluğ Tırpan Quartet. We all left with a smile on our faces, however, altough I had a feeling about what’s being done over there, I’ve realised only this year that the festival is playing a very important role in the region. This year from Turkey, electric bass player Şentürk Öztürk, half of the Songs From a Breeze project that came as a breath of fresh air into our jazz scene, participated in the festival. He took part in a project starting from scratch and an educational program. I was there to watch, observe and feel, now I’m trying to put this experience into words to share it with you.
Kavkaz Jazz Festival is held in Tblisi, the capital city of Georgia that I fell in love with at first sight. I don’t know if I lived here in one of my past lives or if it’s the Georgian blood from my father’s side, but everytime I go there I feel at home.
Kavkaz Jazz Festival is held in Tblisi, the capital city of Georgia that I fell in love with at first sight. I don’t know if I lived here in one of my past lives or if it’s the Georgian blood from my father’s side, but everytime I go there I feel at home.