Akra Jazz Festival continues to bring together young musicians and art lovers with the “Akra Young Jazz” concerts to nurture new jazz seeds.
The 5th Akra Jazz Festival, in cooperation with İKSV, has for the first time invited the bands that partic-ipated in the Young Jazz+ competition at the Istanbul Jazz Festival to perform at its concerts, which has become a tradition.
Jelly Beans, Elif Çohaz Quintet and IWS Collective will be on stage at this year’s “Akra Young Jazz” night.
Jelly Beans
Muharrem Onur Yemişen, Guitar – Saxophone
Çağan Irmak Koç, Piano
Can Acar, Bass Guitar
Ozan Köseoğlu, Drums
Elif Çohaz Quintet
Elif Çohaz, Vocals
Barış Kelebek, Guitar
Utku Gürler, Trumpet
Burak Atlı, Bass Guitar
Gamze Yılmazer, Drums
IWS Collective
Ural Durak, Vocals
Nilüfer Özçelik, Vocals
Nisan Biçer, Vocals
Zeynep Aydın, Vocals
Kuzey Sinan Aktuğ, Alto Sax
Kemal Ergün, Tenor Sax
Berke Can Agagündüz, Electric Guitar
Sinan Cem Yücel, Keyboard, Flute
Doğukan Abuhanoğlu, Bass Guitar
Ali Açıkbaş, Drums
