ÖNDER FOCAN TRIO

Önder Focan started music by playing mandolin at the age of 8. He switched to guitar at 15 and concentrated on jazz in 1975. Being mainly self- taught, he has become a jazz musician most sought after as a guitarist, player, composer arranger and lyrics writer. In 1986, he got married to Zuhal Focan with whom he founded Nardis Jazz Club in 2002.

 

The trio of jazz guitar, bass and drums has been an interesting ensemble in jazz world providing orchestral textures, interplay and a lot of freedom for the players at the same time. Jazz guitarist Önder Focan almost a year ago joined forces with 2 young players who attracted a lot of appreciation recently, bass player Ozan Musluoglu and drummer Burak Cihangirli. The repertoire of the trio were carefully chosen and arranged for the trio format and composed of originals by Önder Focan, jazz standards and jazz arrangements of Turkish music. The audiences definitely enjoy the choice of the tunes, tight trio playing and the great command on the instruments of each individual player.

 

 

Focan Önder – guitar, Musluoğlu Ozan – bass, Cihangirli Burak – drums