Istanbul's new jazz festival at Zorlu PSM

Istanbul is set to become home to a brand new jazz festival at Zorlu PSM to bring the genre at the forefront of the arts and culture scene of the city, looking at it from a broad perspective while adopting the polyphony of it. 

The festival will also feature shades of blues, electronic, ethnic, funk, indie, classic, pop and rock music. The event will feature a line-up full of jazz legends and impeccable talents such as Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek, Trilok Gurtu, Esmerine and many others. 

The Zorlu PSM Jazz Festival will also start a new tradition in the arts and culture scene of Istanbul with parties, panels, workshops, record market, open-air free events, film and documentary screenings.  

On May 3, Michel Camilo & Tomatito will be in Istanbul for a special live performance at Zorlu PSM. 

Camilo, a world-renowned pianist and composer from the Dominican Republic, won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album and an Emmy for the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Musical Composition and Direction.

Spanish flamenco guitarist Tomatito won several Latin Grammy Awards and a César Award for the music he wrote for Tony Gatlif's Vengo. Incorporating elements of jazz in his flamenco, Tomatito regularly collaborated with Camilo.

Gaye Su Akyol, a talented Turkish musician who has sustained her success with her second album "Hologram İmparatorluğu," which was released in November, will also be at the #studio on the same day as a part of the festival. 

Esmerine, a Canadian modern chamber music ensemble that produces in a variety of genres such as drone music, post-punk and Turkish folk, will be at Zorlu PSM on May 4.

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