Hüsnü Şenlendirici

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Hüsnü Şenlendirici is a Turkish clarinettist, born 12 July 1976, in Bergama.

Şenlendirici combines the melodies of his Anatolian heritage (particularly his Aegean homeland's musical traditions) with the jazz sensibilities of the west. He has worked with major stars internationally and domestically including Turkish stars Athena, Kibariye and Mercan Dede amongst others.

Şenlendirici has his own band, Laço Tayfa, which collaborated with the famous American ensemble, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, to record the album, In the Buzzbag. Şenlendirici made two other albums with the band, Bergama Gaydasi and Hicaz Dolap, before releasing a solo album, The Joy of the Clarinet.

Contents

1 History
2 Discography
3 Artists / groups collaborated with
4 Festivals
5 See also
6 External links

History

Şenlendiri comes from a familiy rooted deeply in musical culture. His grandfather, Hüsnü Şenlendirici was a clarinettist, as his other grandfather, his father played the trompet. He started playing clarinet when he was a five years old boy. He attended Turkish Music State Conservatory in Istanbul University in 1988 to study music, at the age of 12, however, he dropped out of the school 4 years later.

In those years, he played with the famous Magnetic Band, a band put together by percussionist Okay Temiz. He took part in Embrio's recordings, and went on tours together. After quitting school, he has devoted himself to music and he hasn't dropped his clarinet ever since.

Discography

Brooklyn Funk Essentials & Laço Tayfa - In the Buzzbag (Doublemoon 1998)
Hüsnü Şenlendirici and Laço Tayfa - Bergama Gaydası (Doublemoon 2000)
Laço Tayfa - Hicaz Dolap (Doublemoon 2002)
Hüsnü Şenlendirici - The Joy of the Clarinet (Doublemoon 2005)

Artists / groups collaborated with

Festivals

EXPO-2001 in Germany, supported by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism
New York Central Park Concert as part of Mayfest 2002
July 2002 Istanbul Jazz Festival with Laço Tayfa

External links

[Hüsnü Şenlendirici homepage]