SAZLI ÇAZLI

Sazli Çazli is a collaborative project between Turkish and American musicians incorporating modern jazz elements into traditional Turkish folk songs. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has sponsored the ensemble in more than a dozen concerts and workshops across Turkey in 2015 and 2016, with performances attended by U.S. Ambassador John Bass and other U.S. and Turkish officials. 

Sazli Çazli is:

Yahya Geylan - vocals, saz, tambur
Taylor Barnett - trumpet
Kevin Simpson - saxophone
Stewart Todd - saxophone
Onur Puza - guitar, arranger
Ayça Kartari - bass
Emre Kartari - drums