International Jazz Festival 2009 2-13 March Izmir, Turkey

Apologies for late arrival of this information to izmir-blog, this was due to account problems.

Start date: March 2nd 2009 (annual event) In this lively and cosmopolitan coastal city 'The 16th International Izmir Jazz Festival shows a city with a love for jazz. Many locals play all varieties of

instruments so they have taken this love of music and formed a full on love affair with jazz. 

The festival welcomes local artists as well as international artists and looks set to be another winner amongst fans.

The full line-up is below:

16. İzmir Avrupa Caz Festivali Programı

March 2, Monday 

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center
Exhibiton “Time after Time- The Balance of Moments in Photography”
7th Jazz Festival Poster Competition Exhibition and Prize Giving

 

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center - 8.30 pm
“Opening Concert”

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER with 

İSTANBUL SUPERBAND
Aycan Teztel, conductor

March 3, Tuesday 

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center - 8.30 pm

ELEFTHERIA ARVANITAKI
“The Voice of Greece”

 

March 4, Wednesday
İsmet İnönü Arts Center - 8.30 pm

SIENA JAZZ QUARTET/ EGG PROJECT

 

March 6, Friday
İKSEV Hall - 6.30 pm
Seminar “The legendary of CHARLES MINGUS”
Speaker: Francesco Martinelli, jazz historian, journalist

 

İzmir Sanat - 8.30 pm
İZMİR CITY ORCHESTRA
Hüseyin Çebi, conductor
Zafer Çebi, Arrangements & piano

 

March 7, Saturday
İzmir Sanat - 8.30
OPEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Finale Concert

 

March 9, Monday
İsmet İnönü Arts Center - 8.30 pm

MANU CODJIA TRIO

 

March 10, Tuesday
İsmet İnönü Arts Center - 8.30 pm

EUROPEAN TV BRASS TRIO

 

March 11, Wednesday
İsmet İnönü Arts Center - 8.30 pm

GRUPA JANKE-RANDALU feat.
MATTHIAS SCHRIEFL

 

March 13, Friday
İzmir Sanat - 8.30 pm

ULRICH DRECHSLER TRIO

 

Workshops
March 5-6-7
İKSEV Hall
OPEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP

 

March 12
İKSEV Hall
Kristjan Randalu Piano Workshop

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Ticket Admission Prices

Full Price

Opening Concert (2 Mart 2009)
50 TL - 25 TL

Other Concerts
25 TL

Reduced Priced Tickets

All concerts for Teachers, Students and retired over 60’s (limited seats available)
12.50 TL

Combination Tickets

Festival Combination
150 TL

Youth Combination
50 TL

Group Tickets

At least 10 people to a group %20 reduction (*).
Tel: 0232 482 00 90 / 106

(*) Group reduction is not applied to the discounted tickets.

Konak Pier

Konak Pier is located about 300 meters from the Clock tower. As its name indicates, it literally extends over the sea.

We have gathered differing versions as to what the building originally was; a landing for ships -it isn't very far from the (old?) customs office building- or a food market.


At any rate, it was apparently restored in keeping with the spirit of the original architecture and offers splendid views of the sunset.

"Konak" in Turkish means "mansion or large and imposing house" (Redhouse dictionary)


Konak Pier is now an attractive shopping mall and houses a number of up-market clothes and shoe shops, a book-shop (English press and books available), a cinema, a hairdresser, beauty shop, and a variety of bars, cafes, and restaurants.






Preferred restaurants include:

Mezzaluna, for a fine Italian meal, (right at the end of the pier, turn right, as if you wanted to go back along the other side)




Although the view from Mezzaluna (left) is not quite as good as the one from the tip of the pier.





Home Store Cafe-Bar-Restaurant (right at the end of the pier) where you can have a club sandwich or sushi, tea and cake, or an apéritif while enjoying the comfy cushions and the lounge music.


Konak Pier also has its own parking lot. Although small, the parking valets manage to squeeze an amazing amount of cars in! (5 YTL/hour).

Asansör - for a drink or dinner, the view is spectacular

If you're looking for a romantic venue for dinner, or just some place to enjoy the sunset with a drink and some meze... go to Asansör (from the French word for lift) in the Jewish quarter, also known as the Asansör quarter of Izmir.
Asansör, now home to a bar and a restaurant, was in fact built as a public lift in 1907 to make life easier for the inhabitants of Mithatpasa and Halil Rifat Pasa respectively at the bottom and the top of a steep hill.

Now days, you can still use the lift as a shortcut, or to access the bar and the restaurant at the top of the tower (although, I have been told that you may be asked to pay for your ride if you are going for the view alone).

Another item worth mentioning is that you can park your car at the bottom of the Asansör tower, where a car valet will look after it for you, while you enjoy dinner.

The menu includes the typical specialities; fish, calamari, etc. as well as pastas and salads.


The view of the gulf is spectacular!

To make reservations call 0.232.261.26.26
Asansör: Sehit Nihat Bey Caddesi N° 76/6 Asansör- Izmir

And many thanks to KyongHee Suh-Tait for recommending it!