New pocket seminar series
by Selen Gülün 

The Golden Years Of Jazz: 50s

The 10-year period that started after the release of Miles Davis's 'Birth Of The Cool' album forms the modern language of jazz. Within 10 years, the most important movements of jazz music such as hard bop, free jazz, and modal jazz were originated by legendary musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, and the most important albums of history were released one after another. As writer Steinberger puts it, “Jazz, as a serious and enduring form of art, is essentially a phenomenon of the American 50’s: to understand jazz is to understand the 50’s, and to understand the 50’s is to understand jazz.”

In this 4-week pocket seminar organized by Selen Gülün on behalf of iKi Muzik, we will get to know the currents, musicians and important albums of the period, and embark on an entertaining and instructive journey that is told in depth from the perspective of a jazz musician.

We will meet with Zoom between 20-27.06, 4-11.07, Tuesday, 21.00-22.30.  Sessions will be recorded and the recordings can be watched by the participants for 48 hours.

*The seminar will be held in Turkish.

Anyone who wants to know jazz music can join.
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Traces of Women in Music

In this inspiring seminar designed by Selen Gülün, we will explore the leading role of women in the world of music, celebrate their creativity, courage and their impact on the universal language of music.

For 4 weeks, we will trace the unique musical journeys of female musicians in music history, while also discussing the impact of music on gender and discussing the challenges women face in the music industry. In the last seminar, we will listen to the impressive stories and experiences of our guest artists.

Let's explore together the impressive works and performances of influential female artists from jazz to classical music, popular music to world music.

The seminar will take place online from Zoom between at 9 PM local time in Turkey on Tuesdays, 16-23-30 May, 6 June. Sessions will be recorded and the recordings can be watched by the participants for 48 hours.
*The seminar will be held in Turkish.

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What Is This Thing Called Jazz?

Pianist, composer, educator Selen Gülün explains the history of jazz from the perspective of an active musician in the field, from the beginning to the present, in a four-week seminar designed as an entertaining, immersive and instructive journey.

The seminar will take place online from Zoom between at 9 PM local time in Turkey on Tuesdays, 4-11-18-25 April. Sessions will be recorded and the recordings can be watched by the participants for 48 hours.

*The seminar will be held in Turkish.