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.

Bostanli Market - Karsiyaka

A little while ago, on a Wednesday, a newfound friend wanted to show me "the best market in Izmir". It's in an area called Bostanli in "Karsiyaka" (literally "the other side"). Karsiyaka, where she lives, is on the other side of the Izmir Gulf from where I live, so we were going to meet there. Dreading the nightmare traffic & driving I decided to try the car ferry instead.

It is absolutely brilliant! Perhaps it's not quite as good as being on the Bosphorous in Istanbul, but you still get the breeze, the seagulls surfing on the wind, that incredible smell the sea has... Only 30 minutes, but it was like a holiday! Being on the water takes you away from the bustle and includes a Simit and Turkish tea served on board - so it definitely beats the traffic! Plus it was a really great introduction to the feast of smells, tastes and sights the market offered.


The market is a typical open-air-cater-for-all-tastes/sizes/needs-market like the ones you find in many east European countries, with colorful stalls and noisy negotiating going on everywhere. A never-ending array of stalls, selling fruit, veggies, cheeses, olives, nuts, sheets, belts, sunglasses, underwear, and all sorts of leather goods. Pointing at my camera, trying to make sure they didn't mind being photographed, (some people/cultures believe you steal their soul by taking their picture), I soon found myself encircled by stall owners trying to grab my attention yelling "Check! Check!" Puzzled, I looked to M, my Turkish friend, for assistance. "It's ok, "çekim" means "to take" -they don't mind".

Well that's an understatement! The love being photographed! Many of them would lead me to their stall and strike a pose with their produce. Some even wanted to have a look at my camera to see how they looked or would take a different pose if they sold a variety of goods. So, the pics are not that spontaneous, but there you go! As it turns out , being photographed, completely distracted them from selling me their goods, so I was able to stroll through the market buying only what I needed without being coerced into buying all sorts of stuff /quantities I didn't want in the first place. There's a tip, in Izmir, when in a market or bazaar, shop with your camera!

Seriously, though, the Bostanli market in Karsiyaka (every Wednesday) is definitely worth going to!
Note: The ferry car crossing costs 7.50 YTL one-way (price correct on 04/05/2009)