The Istanbul International Jazz Festival, formerly Istanbul Festival, (Turkish: Uluslararası İstanbul Caz Festivali) is a cultural event held every July in Istanbul, Turkey. It offers a selection of jazz music performances with the participations of famous artists from all over the world. The festival was first held in 1986 and is organized by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts. Its main sponsor is the Garanti Bank. Shows the Location of the Province Ä°stanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul; a contraction of Greek εις την πολιν into the city, the former Constantinople, Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The festival had its beginnings in a concert given by Chick Corea and Steve Kujala on July 8, 1984 as a part of Istanbul Festival. This concert ignited more and more jazz events in the Istanbul Festival during the following years. From 1986 on, jazz had a place of its own in the International Istanbul Festival program. Since 1994, the International Jazz Festival has been a singular event hosting not only jazz but also rock, pop, blues, reggae and New Age concerts, among others. The concerts simply overflow the venues and spill out into the streets. The International Istanbul Jazz Festival is a founding member of the International Union of Jazz Festivals, which it chaired from 1998 to 2001. Jump to: navigation, search Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer who is arguably best known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion, although... Jump to: navigation, search July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Istanbul International Music Festival, formerly Istanbul Festival, (Turkish: Uluslararası İstanbul Müzik Festivali) is a cultural event held every June and July in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see blues (disambiguation) Blues is a vocal and instrumental music form which emerged in the African-American community of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

From its beginning, the festival hosted world renowned artists and groups like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Stan Getz, Ornette Coleman, Eric Clapton, Massive Attack, Björk, Deep Forest, Dead Can Dance, Loreena McKennitt, Suzanne Vega, Patti Smith, Bobby McFerrin, Randy Crawford, The Manhattan Transfer, Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, Goran Bregovic, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Ute Lemper, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Roni Size, Paco de Lucia, Nick Cave, John Scofield, Simply Red, Jane Birkin, Brad Mehldau, Marcus Miller, Mercedes Sosa, Marianne Faithfull, Jan Garbarek, Roy Haynes, Billy Cobham, Dianne Reeves, Sting, Pat Metheny, and Charlie Haden, among hundreds of other top names in the music industry. Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, likely the best-selling jazz album ever. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... 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Nicholas Edward Cave (born September 22, 1957) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter, poet, author, and actor, best known for his work in rock and roll band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and his fascination with American music and its roots. ... John Scofield (born December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with Miles Davis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Brussels December 22nd 2003 Simply Red is a British band currently composed of Mick Hucknall (lead singer) and various backing musicians. ... Jane Birkin (b. ... Brad Mehldau (born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist. ... Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician and composer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis and David Sanborn. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mercedes Sosa (born 9 July 1935) is an Argentine singer immensely popular throughout Latin America. ... Jump to: navigation, search Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull is a notable British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. ... Roy Owen Haynes (born Boston, Massachusetts, March 13, 1925) is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz. ... Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is one of the worlds best and most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with rock and funk influences. ... Dianne Reeves, born in Detroit, Michigan in 1956, is an American jazz singer, known more for her live performances than her albums. ... 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See also

• Izmir European Jazz Festival
• List of jazz festivals in Turkey

External links

• Official web site