11 Şubat / Feb. 2016 Perşembe (21:30-00:30)
Cahit Kutrafalı Band
Anıl Şallıel (as), Batu Şallıel (ts), Tolga Erzurumlu (p), Eylül Biçer (g), Cahit Kutrafalı (b), Ekin Cengizkan (d).
1984 Lefkoşa doğumlu Cahit Kutrafalı’nın kendisini küçük yaşta gösteren müzik yeteneği ve ilgisi piyano ile başlayıp gitarla devam etti.Bas gitarın kendisiyle en çok özdeşleşen enstruman olduğuna karar vermiş olsa da Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi’nin Müzik Bölümü’nde ana çalgı olarak viyolonsel eğitimi alan ve bölümün oda orkestrasında çello ve kontrbas çalan Kutrafalı bir yandan da Kıbrıslı saksafon sanatçısı Charis Ioannou ile caz çalışmalarına devam etti.
2007 yılında Rotterdam Konservatuvarı (Codarts) Caz Akademisi’nde elektrik bas bölümüne kabul edilen ve orada kısa bir süre Peter Douma ile çalışma fırsatı bulan Kutrafalı Kıbrıs ABD elçiliğince sürdürülen iki toplumlu ‘’Jazz Futures’’ projesi kapsamında gerçekleştirilen atölye çalışmalarında yorumcu ve eğitmenlik yapmak üzere 2009 yılında adaya geri döndü. Yine bu proje kapsamında Chris Byars ve Ari Roland’ın öncülüğünde aralarında Pasquale Grasso, Marios Toumbas, Zaid Nasser, Ahmet Elmas, Kadir Evre ve Charis Ioannou’nun da bulunduğu geniş bir ekiple ‘’Jazz Futures Celebrating Cyprus’’ albümünü kaydettiler. Profesyonel müzik yaşamı Gilad Atzmon, Chris Byars, Ari Roland, Zaid Nasser, Cenk Erdoğan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Sacha Perry, Stephan Schatz, Charis Ioannou, Keith Balla ve Ioannis Vafeas gibi isimlerle birçok önemli caz festivalinde hız kazandı. 2011′den bu yana Lefkoşa Türk Belediye Orkestrası’nda aranjör ve bas gitar yorumcusu olarak görev alan Kutrafalı bir yandan da çeşitli festivallerde ‘’Cahit Kutrafalı Quintet’’ olarak sahne almaya devam ediyor.
New Yorklu caz basçısı Ari Roland’ın sıra dışı bir basçı olarak değerlendirdiği, kusursuz armoni bilgisi ve muhteşem tekniği ile her seferinde ilham verici ve dinamik müzikler ürettiğini söylediği Kıbrıslı besteci ve basçı Cahit Kutrafalı’nın ilk albümü ‘’As It Is’’ ise 2015 Ekim ayı içinde A.K. Müzik etiketiyle yayımlandı.
Giriş: 35 TL, Öğrenci: 20 TL
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Cahit Kutrafalı was born in Nicosia in 1984. His talent and interest in music was very noticeable even when he was just a child. He started taking piano lessons at an early age during primary school. After two years, he realized he was more interested in playing guitar like some of his peers in middle school. Throughout his teenage years he played popular songs of the day and was ambitious to learn different music styles that fit his personal taste and that would contribute to his musical life in the future. By the time he completed his secondary education and moved on to high school, Mr. Kutrafalı was spending most of his time in musical activities. He joined his school’s (Turkish Maarif College) music band as the guitarist. His passion for music took a turn after joining the band and became a vital and indispensable part of his life. The school band participated in several music competitions in Cyprus, playing his compositions among others and received various awards. A year after, he replaced the bass guitarist in the band and the moment he touched a bass guitar, he realised that this was the instrument that he could best express and identify himself with. In the following years, the school band received even better awards in music competitions and as a result, motivated by the success, his interest in music increased to an extend that he decided to become a professional musician.
He commenced his music education in 2002 in Eastern Mediterranean University Arts and Science Faculty Music Department, playing cello as his main instrument. In 2004-2006, he played cello and double bass with Eastern Mediterranean University Music Department’s chamber orchestra. He had the opportunity to work with valuable academics such as Nicolas Deletaille, Aslı Giray,Marc Heeg and Thomas Svatos during his studies. In the mean while, he continued playing bass guitar as a member of various bands playing various kinds of music island-wide, in Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia; collaborated with many famous Turkish artists during their concerts and tours in Cyprus and played bass guitar for local artists’ albums which were targeting the music sector of Northern Cyprus. With the political changes in Cyprus state of affairs and opening of crossing points in 2003, he begun collaborating and sharing the stage with different bands across the divide. After graduating from Eastern Mediterranean University in February, 2007, Cahit Kutrafalı was accepted to Rotterdam Conservatory Jazz Academy, studying electric bass branch. In 2007-2008, he received Jazz harmony classes from Cypriot saxophone player, Charis Ioannou, with whom he shared the stage with for numerous projects. Meanwhile, he participated in numerous workshops organised by prominent New Yorker Jazz musicians such as Chris Byars and Ari Roland. He went to Rotterdam in late 2008 for a short time and he had the honours to work with Pieter Douma and Jeroen Vrijdag and to take the stage at various venues with different musicians.
He seized every opportunity to play and collaborate with meritorious musicians such as Charis Ioannou, Gilad Atzmon , Chris Byars , Ari Roland, Zaid Nasser, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, John Mosca, Okan Ersan , Marios Toumbas , Ioannis Vafeas, Stephan Schatz,Keith Balla, Leroy Williams, Sacha Perry, Oscar Williams Jr., Larkos Larkou, Giorgos Morfitis ,Stelios Xydias,Fuat Kutrafalı ,Asım Can Gündüz, Buzuki Orhan Osman and more. He took the stage at international festivals such as Kypra Festival 2006, 2007 Agia Napa International Festival, 2007 Europalia Belgium, 11th Famagusta Culture & Art Festival, Zaragoza Expo2008 , 14th Famagusta Art & Culture Festival , Paradise Jazz Festival 2010,Limassol Jazz Festival 2010. Currently, besides working as the bass guitarist and double bass player for the Nicosia Municipality Orchestra, he is working as an instructor for workshops called “Jazz Futures” and organised by American Embassy in Cyprus . On top of all else, Mr. Kutrafalı is released his debut album “As It Is” Oct. 2015.
Music Charge: 35.-TL
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