I realized my inclination towards art and music when I was a child. In my primary school years, this predisposition in music lessons gradually evolved into a field of special interest. First I tried various instruments and met the guitar when I was thirteen. I learned many songs in pop, rock, metal, instrumental guitar music and fusion genres. When I came to high school, I entered a circle of musicians in Sakarya, laying the foundations of my friendship ties and improving my level in music.
When I was about to graduate from Sakarya Atatürk High School, I became curious about jazz music and started to eliminate my ignorance on subjects such as harmony, theory, jazz history and literature. After my high school graduation, I learned that Hacettepe University opened a jazz department and I started to study according to the interview exam principles. In 2010, I was accepted to Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Jazz Department. In addition to the five years of education I received at the conservatory, I gained significant experience in subjects such as lectures, workshops, concerts, jazz festivals, jazz camps, overseas collective projects, and project management. I became a student of masters such as Emre Kartarı, George 'Skip' Gailes and Howard Curtis.
After my graduation (2015), I was accepted to Ä°zmir YaÅŸar University Faculty of Art and Design graduate program with a full scholarship. While studying at the music department, I took courses that would improve my visual perception such as literature, art and film analysis in society. When I bought my first analog camera, this time I bought a visual instrument, and as I learned the guitar, I started to develop photography with my own efforts. At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude towards my friends who have helped me learn something.
In 2016, I moved back to Ankara and started to teach jazz guitar, improvisation and group music lessons in the school where I was a student. In this process, I took the stage in various cities of Turkey and participated in interactive projects.
The contents I have produced recently can be interpreted as monolithic visual and auditory expressions.
Let's Jazz Up!,It is a project that aims to raise awareness about jazz music and philosophy in the consciousness of high school and primary school students . Within the scope of the project, events were held in seven schools in Ankara. The project was sponsored by the US Embassy Turkey in December 2016.
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Interactive learning and concert activities at schools concluded with positive interactions .
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Yunus Muti - Guitar
Umut Tosunlar - Piano
Matthew Hall – Double Bass
Burak Durman – Drums
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ARTS WITHOUT LIMITS
TIEPOLO AND HIS WORLD
PERFORMANCE
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The project led by DAAD,
at Germany / Würzburg
participating from different countries
college students
It is a product of their collective work.
The depictions of Africa, Asia, Europe and America in Tiepolo's ceiling painting were compiled by the students in dance, theater, music areas within thirty days and exhibited in the concert hall of the palace building where the painting is located.
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2012
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Turkish Festival
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We took part with our group as part of the festival held in Washington DC, USA in September 2013.Meridian International Center
Within the scope of the project, which was sponsored by Turkish Airlines and the US Embassy Turkey, activities were carried out in many areas such as concerts, workshops and small workshop-concert events held in primary schools for twenty days.
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Cemre Yilmaz- Vocals
Yunus Muti - Guitar
Berk KurdoÄŸlu- Piano
Emre Topak - Bass Guitar
Emre Kartari - Drums
Serkan Alagok - Drums
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Turkish Jazz Week​
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The band 'Muti's Suitcase' took place in Kosovo in April 2014
at the Turkish Jazz Festival. We participated as Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Jazz Department students.
We took part in the concerts with 4 separate groups as the jazz section.
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Muti's Suitcase
Ayşe Cansu Tanrıkulu - Vocals
Yunus Muti - Guitar
Hope Tosunlar - Piano
Gökhan Somel - Double Bass
Burak Durman - Drums
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Project funded under the EU student exchange program with the participation of people from many different age groups and from different countries In November 2012 Netherlands / Utrecht.
The participants rehearsed for two weeks the participants left to form two music groups and took the stage with a diverse repertoire including many musical genres.
The aim of the project is; raising awareness about music is a very powerful art form that engages people regardless of time, curiosity or age.
Izmir International Jazz Camp
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The jazz camp held in the summer months of 2012 and 2013 with the instructor staff who established the jazz department for the first time within Hacettepe University
two weeks boarding.
Instructors/musicians such as Emre Kartarı, George 'Skip' Gailes, Howard Curtis, Bob Hallahan, Adam Larrabee, Dena DeRose gave lessons in their fields.
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At the end of the camp, teachers and students gave concerts together.
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