Istanbul Jazz Festival presents Taşra Trilogy & Dilan Balkay

At the beginning of the evening, the motto is: Movie goes Jazz. The first three works by filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who has received numerous awards at international festivals, are unofficially referred to as the "Taşra Trilogy". Three renowned Turkish jazz musicians (Yigit Ozatalay, Baris Erturk and Mustafa Kemal Emirel) play live compositions written especially for the films to accompany film excerpts.

Multi-instrumentalist Dilan Balkay once said in an interview that although the trumpet carries more weight for her than other instruments, the instrument can also become subordinate or transform into something that was not intended. Balkay started out as a backing musician in the alternative Turkish music scene and has been part of Dolu Kadehi Ters Tut, an influential indie rock band, since 2018. On her debut album "KUYU", released in 2021, she has everything in her own hands as a songwriter, singer, guitarist and keyboardist with a flair for affable and pop-affine melodies, sounds and grooves. It is anything but surprising that the Istanbul Jazz Festival has chosen this great 28-year-old singer/songwriter and trumpeter with jazz roots for its evening: she combines internationality, openness and musical boundlessness. Qualities that also traditionally characterize Enjoy Jazz .