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International Istanbul Jazz Festival
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International Istanbul Jazz Festival

15th INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2-16 JULY
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Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of GARANTİ BANK, the International Istanbul Jazz Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Set to take place between 2-16 July, the International Istanbul Jazz Festival will be presenting nearly 40 concerts bringing together with the audiences prominent jazz artists around the world as well as esteemed figures of the pop, rock, folk and world music.

Once again, concerts of the 15th International Istanbul Jazz Festival will be spread across various venues in the city. In addition to the Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater, Sepetçiler Kasrı, Esma Sultan Palace, Hagia Eirene Museum, Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul Archeological Museum, Nardis Jazz Club and İstinye Park will be hosting the festival concerts this year.

The Jazz Boat, now a Festival tradition, will maintain its course with a wonderful Bosphorus Tour on July 6, Sunday while the "Street Concerts" will continue to take the jazz fever to the streets of Istanbul.

A star with 20 million albums sold worldwide and 4 consecutive Grammy awards for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance", Lenny Kravitz will be taking the stage at Kuruçeşme Arena on the evening of Wednesday, July 30. In this concert, organized in collaboration with BKM and Virgin Radio and under the sponsorship of Garanti Bank, Lenny Kravitz will be meeting with his fans in Istanbul for the first time at the Istanbul Jazz Festival as part of the world tour for his latest album.

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, writer, human rights defender and among the most powerful voices of Brazilian music, five-time Grammy winner Caetano Veloso is one of the most special guests of the festival! A pioneer of Tropicalia, the most important music movement of the 1960's after bossa nova, Caetano Veloso has created numerous movie soundtracks including his close friend Pedro Almódovar's "Talk to her". Caetano Veloso's concert at the Open Air Theater on Thursday, July 10 is one of the unmissable concerts of the festival…

On the evening of Saturday, July 5, the Archeology Museum will be hosting two magnificent Festival concerts! One of the most important composers of modern jazz, Carla Bley and her quartet will be accompanied by the rising star of new Italian jazz, trumpeter Paolo Fresu in a special project entitled "The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu". Before The Lost Chords, Paolo Fresu will be appearing before the audiences with his new project "Mare Nostrum" developed in collaboration with accordionist Richard Galliano and pianist Jan Lundgren.

Babylon Garanti Jazz Green Concerts

Garanti Jazz Green Concerts at Babylon that are sponsored by GarantiBank will be held in 2006, too.

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Jazz Album Sponsorships

Besides sponsoring Festivals, Garanti also supports album productions. Garanti also sponsored November in St. Petersburg and Existence albums of Kerem Gorsev.

Jazz Program Sponsorships

Acik Radyo Jazz Standards Program

"Jazz Standards" program prepared and presented by Atilla Aksoy and Onder Focan in 94.9 Acik Radio, is sponsored by GarantiBank since November 1998.

Garanti Jazz Green Program

Garanti Caz Yesili program, prepared and presented by Aytel Sermet is broadcasted on Tuesdays and Sundays in Radio Contact, under sponsorship of GarantiBank. Program airs at 20.00-22.00 on Tuesdays and 16.00-18.00 on Sundays.