6 Ekim / Oct. 2014 P.tesi (21:30-00:30)
Okay Temiz – Oriental Wind
Okay Temiz (perc), Ömür Küçükler (clt), Önder Focan (g), Kağan Yıldız (b), Aydın Borucu (tp), Ahmet Özden (zurna).
2011 İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı tarafından özel ödüle layık görülen, Türkiye’nin önde gelen caz sanatçılarından Okay Temiz, Oriantal Wind adlı projesiyle Nardis sahnesinde.
1972’de Okay Temiz tarafından Stockholm’de kurulan Oriental Wind, Henüz “dünya müziği” kavramının var olmadığı bir dönemde bu müziği senelerce icra eden topluluk, bugüne kadar 2300 konser verdi, 300 civarında festivale katıldı ve 8 plak kaydetti. Başta Türk folk ve Sufi müziği olmak üzere Afrika ve Hint folk müziklerini cazın geniş yelpazesi içinde sunan Oriental Wind ile Nardis’te uzun bir müzik yolculuğuna hazır olun.
Giriş 35.-TL, Öğrenci: 20 TL
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Born in 1939, in Istanbul, Okay Temiz was deeply involved in music from his early years. He got his first musical inspirations from her mother, Naciye Temiz, who had gone through classical Turkish music education. Again with the support of his mother, he started taking percussion and tympanum courses at the State Conservatoire of Classical Music in Ankara. Launching his professional musical career in 1955, Temiz continued his studies at the Tophane Art Institute, where he gained the musical knowledge and skills that allowed him create his own drum- a drum with a unique sound and features entirely different from conventional ones.
Between the years 1959 and 1967, Okay Temiz performed in several programs and shows, accompanying dance music groups in Turkey. In 1967, he joined Ulvi Temel’s group and appeared in some of the most outstanding music halls of Europe. It was then when the Swedish saga started. There he met trumpeter Maffy Falay, whose artistry in improvised music had a strong impact on the artist . The two formed the group “Sevda” and were highly acclaimed by their fascinating music which fused the striking agility and rhythm of Turkish folk melodies with western jazz in a pulsating manner. In the years to follow, Temiz provided a prismatic musical palette to the Stockholm radio channels and the symphonic orchestra, adding new sonic colors as a percussionist.
In the meanwhile, he met the American trumpet master Don Cherry, also known as one of the pioneers of world music, then settled in Sweden. This turned into a long lasting partnership and the two performed together in several festivals, concerts and recordings for years. With the joining of the African bassist Johnny Dyani, in 1971, the trio started giving courses at New Hemsher College, one of the leading popular music schools in the U.S.A. That same year, they gave a concert in Ankara whose live recording was made by Sonet Records.
While in Denmark and Sweden, he collaborated with some of the highly esteemed names of the jazz scene, such as Dexter Gordon, George Russell and Clark Teery. For Temiz, this was a period full of rich musical experiences.
A year later, Temiz, together with the skilled bassist Dyani and the South African trumpeter Mongezi Feza, formed the group Xaba, which makes up a crucial part of his musical career. This very special group shortly gained an immense public attention with the three albums released in Scandinavia, U.S.A and Britain by Sonet Records and secured their position in the history of jazz. Xaba’s music could be described as an entirely different version of the Avantgarde Jazz style.
Forming his Swedish Turkish Jazz group, Oriental Wind, in 1974, Okay Temiz surged further into multi-cultural music and reached a very appealing synthesis by blending European musical instruments like the violin, saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass and piano with Turkish instruments such as zurna, ney, kaval, ud, saz, gayda and sipsi. For a short while, his mother Naciye also joined the group and accompanied in some of the performances they gave in Sweden. Oriental Wind was originally made up of renown musicians like pianist Bobo Stensson, bassist Palle Danielson, saxophonist Lennart Aberg, and the master of ney and gayda, Hacı Tekbilek.
Temiz continued his cultural activities in Sweden until 1990. During his efforts of applying the classical Turkish “makam” music to jazz, he discovered a number of Turkish musicians and helped them gain a universal standard in the music scene. Tours to Europe, India and U.S.A were followed by numerous concerts, recordings and seminars.
His album “Fis Fis Tziganes”, among 3000 albums, reached Number 3 on the French music charts (1991).
“Green Wave”, recorded in Turkey, for years remained to be among the top 10 of World Music DJs’ annual lists (1992).
After 1993, Temiz continued his career in Finland where he met Anna, who later became his wife. His marriage and the birth of their son Tomi brought a new perspective both to his personal life and his musical career. He then recorded his album “Magnetic Band”, in which Temiz embraced the improvisational spirit of Jazz with African and South American rhythms, and amalgamated this sound with traditional Turkish melodies. The work which was released in Greece as a CD was shortly chosen the album of the month and was also rated as a five-star album by the Down Beat jazz magazine.
With the great support of Sweden’s Ministry of Culture, Okay Temiz was able to spread his thirty year long activities in Scandinavia to a worldwide platform and extended his corporate works with world musicians to wider audiences. Their music which excitingly blended the unexplored Turkish motifs with the sound of jazz was quickly recognized in Scandinavia, seeing its audience expand apace through festivals, recordings and concerts. To continue his struggles for spreading Turkish music all over the world and be able to cooperate with more Turkish musicians, Temiz decided to return to his homeland, in 1998.
His insatiable energy and endless passion for exploring the unknown, added to his long time musical experience led him to engage in numerous projects. Among these, an album sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Banvit, called “Kuzeyden Güneye Yansımalar=Reflections from North to South” that included his compositions and was recorded together with Izmir State Symphonic Orchestra; a CD called “Kutlama=Celebration” which was made for the 75th. Anniversary of the Turkish Republic; and another CD, entitled “Yaşamın Ritmi=The Rhythm of Life” produced for the 30th. anniversary of the company Banvit can be stated.
A compilation of Okay Temiz’s compositions were gathered in five CDs as part of Başarı Eletronik company’s 2000 cultural activities.
Temiz and his group organized seminars for the promotion of both Turkish and world music in European cities like Athens, Thessaloniki, Barcelona, Budapest, Zurich, Ljubliana, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Lisbon. He also gave concerts in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir as a member of the Ministry of Culture Turkish Music Ensemble.
Okay Temiz is an accomplished musician who plays all sorts of percussion instruments that he has either collected or crafted over the years in a style of his own and can skillfully transform even the simplest ryhthms into a whole new set of sounds.
Okay Temiz appeared in more than 350 festivals and took stage at about 3000 concerts in Europe, America and India. He came to know, listened to and worked together with top musicians who have mastered the rhythms of Africa, South America and India, in the meanwhile learning how to make and play their instruments like the quicca, berimbau, finger piano and talking drum. He has a wide collection of self-made ethnic and electronic instruments including the hand-made copper drums, “Magic Pyramid” and “Artemiz”, which he has made of camel and sheep bells.
Okay Temiz still continues his mission of spreading multi-cultural music to wider audiences through the myriad of experiences he has gained over the years.
His recent recording in the contemporary style, made together with the brilliant Greek guitarist Nicky Skopelitis, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Floros Florides will be released this winter as a Cd by the American “Be Last World Action” record company.
Discography
Maffy Falay & Sevda: ditto. (1972) (Caprice RIKS LP 31)
Maffy Falay & Sevda: Live at Jazzhus Montmartre. (1972) (Caprice 1041)
Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Rejoice. (1972) (Cadillac SGC 1017)
Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Music For Xaba. (1972) (Sonet SNTF 642)
Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Music For Xaba, volume two (1972) (Sonet SNTF 824)
Mongezi Feza: Free jam. (2-CD). (1972) (Ayler records aylCD-048/049 first released in 2004)
Nils Sandstroem: The painter. (1972) (Emi Odeon 062-34659)
Bengt-Arne Wallin: Wallin/Wallin. (1972) (Dux 6368002)
Gunnar “Siljabloo” Nilson: Flickan med den bruna hyn/Det kaenns skoent, det kaenns bra. (7″ single). (1972) (Odeon E006-34609)
Maffy Falay & Sevda: Live at Fregatten. (1973) (Sonet SNTF 665 – Kent STX 87020)
Salih Baysal: The Myth. (1973) (Sonet SNTF 739)
Bjoern Jayson Lindh: Sissel. (1973) (Metronome MLP 15506)
Bernt Rosengren: Notes from underground. (2-LP). (1973) (EMI-Harvest 34958/9 – EMI-Harvest 1364622)
Bo Nilsson: Drei Szenen/Fatumeh. (1973) (Phono Suecia PS 33)
Bo Nilsson: A Spirit’s Whisper. (3-CD) (1973) (Phono Suecia PSCD)
Tony Scott: Manteca. (1973) (Sonet SLP 2543)
Bjoern Jayson Lindh: Boogie Woogie (sonradan “Second Carneval” adıyla)(1974) (Metronome MLP 15.547)
Okay Temiz: Turkish folk jazz (1974) (Sonet SNTF 668 – Kent STX)
Lars Gullin: Bluesport (1974) (EMI-Harvest 1364612)
Okay Temiz: Dokuz sekiz/Denizalti Rüzgarlari. (1975) (7″ single)(Yonca YCAS-076)
Okay Temiz: Drummer of two worlds. (1975/1980) (Finnadar Records/WEA 58186 – Melodi Plaklari 1216)
Okay Temiz/Johnny Dyani. Yonca (1976) (YCS LP 5013)
Okay Temiz: Oriental Wind. (1977) (Sonet SNTF 737 – Kent STX 87003)
Lennart Aberg: Partial solar eclipse. (1977) (JAPO 60023)
Bernt Rosengren Big Band: First moves. (1977) (EMI 062-35428)
Nannie Porres: Kärlekens ögon. (1977) (EMI 062-35449)
Oriental Wind: Live in der Balver Hoehle. (1978) (JG Records JG 044)
Björn Jayson Lindh: Bike voyage II. (1978) (Sonet SLP-2619)(sonradan “A Day at the Surface” adıyla: Sonet SNTF 833 – Vanguard VSD 79434)
Oriental Wind: Zikir. (1979) (Sun Records SEB 11005, Fransa – Melodi Plaklari 1138, Türkiye – Paddle Wheel K28P 6011, Japonya)
Okay Temiz – Oriental Wind: Zikir. (1979) (Kent STX 143 100102-2, Türkiye, Ada Müzik 500765, Türkiye)
Oriental Wind: Mus/Kabak. (7″ single) (1979) (Sun Records SEB 33-005 , Fransa)
Oriental Wind: Chila-Chila. (1979) (Sonet SNTF 809)
Hans Calderas: Ziggidim. (1979) (Calderas Music production HCLP-101)
Oriental Wind: Bazaar. (1981) (Sonet SNTF 864)
Oriental Wind: Live in Bremen. (1981) (JA&RO 007; EFA 08-4107, Almanya)
Open-Air Arbon Live 1982. (1982) (Delta Records 8355-001, İsviçre) (öteki müzikçilerle paylaşılan bu iki 2-disklik albümde Oriental Wind’den bir parça bulunur.)
Oriental Wind: Life road. (1983) (JA&RO 013, JARO 4113-2, EFA 08-4113, Almanya)
Okay Temiz/Saffet Gündeger: ditto. (1983) (Organic Music OM 5, İsveç – Yeni adla : “Klasikleri 1″ (Atlas Muzik 8 691044 150121, Türkiye)
Oriental Wind/The Karnataka College of Percussion: Sankirna. (1984) (Sonet SNTF 930)
Percussion Summit. (1984) (Moers Music 02056)
Atilla Engin Group: Memories. (1984) (Danish Music Production DMLP 506, Danimarka)
Atilla Engin Group: Marmaris love. (1985) (Danish Music Production DMLP 510, Danimarka)
Lennart Aberg: Green prints. (1985/86) (Caprice CAP 1276)
Tayfun Erdem: Ararat. The border crossing. (1986) (EMI F 669.660, Almanya – Yeni adla “Agri Dagi Efsanesi” Kalan CD 298 (Türkiye)
Okay Temiz: In Europe. (cass). (”Life Road”‘ ve Saffet Gündeger ile olan çalışmalarından parçaların derlemesi)(1988) (Yanki Müzik Yapim YMC 138, Türkiye)
Okay Temiz: Dervis. (kaset). (1989) (Yanki Müzik Yapim YMC 156, Türkiye – yeni adla “Dervish Service”, Ada Müzik 500772, Türkiye – Yeni adla “Silver Hand”, Ton Son Ton/Sonet SNTCD 1020, Vasco Da Gama VDFCD-8003 İsveç).
Okay Temiz: Dance for peace/Locust. (12″ single). (1989) (Ton Son Ton SONL10; (7″ single). Ton Son Ton SON10)
Senem Diyici Sextet: Takalar. (1989) (Label La Lichere CD LLL 17 – Kalan CD 186, Türkiye)
Okay Temiz: Misket. (1989) Sonet SNTCD 1031 – yeni adla “Transparent Dervish”: Vasco Da Gama VDFCD-8002, İsveç).
Okay Temiz/Sylvain Kassap: Istanbul da Eylül. (1989) (Label La Lichere CD LLL 67)
Okay Temiz: Fis fis tziganes. (1989) (Label La Lichere CD LLL 107)
Wutu-Wupatu: ditto. (1989) (Ano Kato Records rei 2002 (Yunanistan)
Okay Temiz: Magnetic dance. (kaset) (1990) (Bayar Müzik Üretim 125, Türkiye – Yeni adla: “Okay Temiz Band”, Ercan Moroglu 123, Almanya)
Okay Temiz’s Magnetic Band: Magnet dance. (1990) (Vasco Da Gama VDFCD-8000, İsveç)
Four Drummers Drumming: Electricity. (1991) (Backyard Records Riff CD-911-2, Almanya)
2eme Rencontre Internationale de la Clarinette Populaire (öteki müzikçilerle paylaştığı derleme). (1991) Radio Kreiz Breizh RKB K 03, Fransa)
Okay Temiz: Green wave. (1992) (Uzelli CD 204, Türkiye – Blue Flame DTM 35600)
Okay Temiz: Fishmarket. (1992-1994) (Uzelli CD 210)
Don Cherry: Dona Nostra. (1993) (ECM 1448)
Okay Temiz: Magnet dance. (1994) (TipToe/Enja TIP-888819-2, Almanya)
Karnataka College of Percussion/Okay Temiz: Mishram. (1995) (Raks Müzik 4055, Türkiye)
Okay Temiz Magnetic Band: In Finland 1995. (1995) (Ano Kato Records rei 2004, Yunanistan – Yeni adla: “Magnetic Orient” JARO 4244-2)
Tri Leta Druge Godbe II, 1994-1996. (öteki müzikçilerle paylaştığı derleme) (1996)(Druga Godba CDG 002, Slovenya)
The Black Sea Project: ditto. (1996) (Lyra ML 0660, Yunanistan)
Yildiz Ibrahimova: Balkanatolia. (1997) (Raks Müzik 006790, Türkiye)
Okay Temiz & Group Zourna: Karsilama. (1998) (Ada Müzik 8 692646 500789, Türkiye – JARO 4224-2)
Okay Temiz: Yasamin ritmi. (tanıtım uzunçaları) (1998) (Banvit, Türkiye)
Okay Temiz: Kutlama celebration. (tanıtım uzunçaları)(1998) (Banvit, Türkiye)
Audio Fact: Black spot. (1998) (Kalan CD 103, (Türkiye)
Embryo: Istanbul/Casablanca. (2-CD). (1998) (Indigo 8536-2)
Gjallarhorn: Ranarop. Call of the sea witch. (1998) (Elektra/Asylum 19627)
Floros Floridis, Nicky Skopelitis, Okay Temiz: Our trip so far (2000) (MRecords 5204876 01013, Yunanistan)
Okay Temiz: Black Sea Art Project. (2001) (Ada Müzik)
Angelite: Balkan Passions. (2002) (JARO 4234-2)
Okay Temiz: Darbukas & Zurnas. (2002) (Ada Müzik 8 692646 501946)
Okay Temiz: Mehteran. (2002) Ada Müzik 8 692646 501953)
Okay Temiz: Kuzeyden Güneye Yansımalar “Senfoni”. (2002) (Ada Müzik 8 692646 501977)
Okay Temiz: Okay Temiz ve Ritim Atölyesi. (2002) (Ada Müzik 8 692646 502127)
Music Charge: 35.-TL
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