Feyza - I Wish I Knew

Size: 138,3 MB
Time: 58:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Wish I Knew (2:58)
02. Look Of Love (3:59)
03. Bye Blackbird (5:34)
04. Never Let Me Go (5:03)
05. Alone Together (3:49)
06. All Blues (5:12)
07. Lazy Afternoon (1:58)
08. Lover Man (4:52)
09. Alice (5:11)
10. Porgy (5:15)
11. Feelin Good (3:16)
12. Estate (6:06)
13. Sweet And Lovely (5:36)

Feyza Eren is a jazz vocalist based in St. Louis, Missouri since 2011. Feyza was born and raised in St. Louis where she graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism. She studied classical violin for 8 years, and also performed in several musical and theatrical productions before turning professional. Feyza sang various styles of music and with various groups in St. Louis before moving to Istanbul. She was a jazz vocalist in Istanbul for 15 years.

In addition to her ventures in the jazz arena, she spent four years learning Turkish music and singing with a popular ethnic/folk group, Ezginin Günlügü, with which she recorded four albums: Ebruli, Hürriyete Dogru, Ask Yüzünden, and Rüya, including singing a title on their 25th anniversary album, Çeyrek. She left the group in 2000 to pursue a solo career.

I Wish I Knew

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Ikiz - Checking In

Styles: Jazz Instrumental, Jazz Vocals
Label: Stockholm Jazz Records
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:10
Size: 153,8 MB
Scans: Front

(4:38)  1. Estepona (Album Version)
(6:52)  2. Vino tinto por favor
(4:10)  3. Insanely (Featuring China Moses)
(9:16)  4. Anacapri
(6:45)  5. Hastayim yasiyorum
(3:41)  6. For here or to go?
(6:50)  7. Holy schhh
(5:12)  8. Over & over (Featuring Melo)
(8:09)  9. Whispering
(4:58) 10. Deadlock
(6:35) 11. Six days of silence

As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of Ikiz's debut recording as a leader, Checking In (Stockholm Jazz Records, 2012).

Born in 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey, Ikiz's family moved to Sweden when he was four years old. After enrolling in the Afro-American music program at Stockholm Music Conservatory, Ikiz received a scholarship to study at the Los Angeles Music School under drum ace Anthony Inzalaco. Once back in Europe, Ikiz set about building a career in jazz, which has seen him play, on occasion, with artists as diverse as pianists Joe Sample and Frank McComb and vocalists Barbara Hendricks and China Moses. He has also worked with the BBC Big Band in England, the NDR Big Band in Germany and symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic and elsewhere. His drumming can even be heard on a TV commercial with hip-hop giant Jay-Z.

As a touring musician, Ikiz spends a great deal of time in hotels and airport terminals. "That's where I got the idea to call my album Checking In," he explains. "I decided to record my own album, as I've been travelling around for years with a lot of different groups, and I've played on a lot of other people's albums, yet I never found the time to do my own, until now."
All About Jazz: Checking In features all sorts of influences, from soul and funk to classical music from Turkey, yet jazz is the central sound of the recording and the majority of your work as a musician. 

(to be cont. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=41489#.Uhd6qlcucv4)

Checking In

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