Review: International Jazz Day, Istanbul
N. Buket Cengiz reports on an event marked by star-studded concerts and discussions that revealed the ’heretofore unknown’ rhetorical powers of bassist Marcus Miller
On 30 April, the sun shone with the hum of jazz tunes in Istanbul, inviting Istanbulites to wake up for a day of a sweet rush in the host city for International Jazz Day 2013. The 32nd International Istanbul Film Festival, a major cinema festival in Europe, had been wrapped up just a couple of weeks prior with yet another collection of unforgettable memories, and the city was ready for the International Jazz Day event to be celebrated in collaboration with the Republic of Turkey and Istanbul Jazz Festival as the host city partner, with preparations underway since winter.
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