Kerem Görsev

He was born in Istanbul in 1961. He studied piano with Rana Erksan at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory in 1967, and continued his musical education at the Istanbul State Conservatory between 1972 and 1979. During these years, he took violin and viola lessons from Gönül Gokdoğan and Ozer Sezgin. He started to play jazz with Elvan Aracı. He has performed at the various clubs in Istanbul both with Turkish and foreign musicians. Some of the musicians he has played with are: Ed Howard, Rabin Kenyata, Doris Troy, Vinnie Night, Eric Revis, LaVerne Butler, Allan Harris, Clifford Jarvis, Harvey Thompson, Russell Gunn, Steve Kirby, Alvester Garnett. During multiple jam sessions, he has played with Ralph Moore, Pat Metheny, Kenny Garret, Tomy Campbell, Joshua Redman and Wynton Marsalis. Recently, he has performed in two concerts with Elvin Jones Jazz Machine in Eskisehir Festival. In 1995, he released his first CD, Hands and Lips, followed by his second CD, I Love May, in 1996, both comprising his own compositions. . In June 2002, his seventh album “Existence” was released. Reyent Bolukbasi is the featuring artist with his cello in this album. All consisting of Kerem Görsev's compositions, this album's concept was a meeting point between jazz and classical music. Kerem Gorsev has finished recording “Meeting Point” in New York in November 2003. Russell Gunn, Eric Revis, Alvester Garnett and Marcus Strickland accompanied him in this album. All the pieces on the album are Kerem Görsev's own compositions. This album was released in March, 2004. Kerem Gorsev had many performances in Turkey and abroad during 2004 and 2005. He has performed at various festivals, university concerts and organizations in many cities in the world. Kerem Gorsev Trio performed the opening concert of International Vilnius Jazz Festival , Lithuania on November 11, 2005. His latest project “Orange Juice” , recorded in MIAM studios with Volkan Hürsever at the bass and Cengiz Baysal at the drums, was released in October, 2005. Kerem Görsev Discography: Hands & Lips (1995) I Love May (1996) For Murat (1997) Relaxing (1998) Laid Back (1999) November in St.Petersbourg (2000) Warm Autumn (2001) Existence (2002) Meeting Point (2004) Orange Juice (2005) Resource:http://www.keremgorsev.com/bio-e.htm Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.