Nezih Yeşilnil, Musician (Contrabass & Guitar Player, Arranger, Composer, Educator) - Istanbul, Turkey

     Nezih Yeşilnil and Minnoş  / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil


Nezih Yeşilnil: "My purpose is to perform my music ultimately and create peace with the power of art."

 Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP:  Who you are? And who you really are?  

Nezih Yeşilnil: I am Nezih Yeşilnil, musician (contrabass & guitar player, arranger, composer, educator)   and i live in İstanbul / Turkey.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

Nezih Yeşilnil: I am a musician who born with abilities such as hearing the music, performing, creating and sharing with people and try to live without losing the human qualifications. My purpose is to perform my music ultimately and create peace with the power of art.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP: If you could say something important you've learned all these years of your life, to the other people and they were able to listen to you, what would you like to tell them?

Nezih Yeşilnil: I think the social improvements are too slow while technological improvements gain speed. It’s like human beings are not evolving. The beauties of this planet are enough to have a welfare life; however we still deal with the problems such as wars and starving and meaninglessly struggle for the desire to lead the world and not to share.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Leyla Diana Gücük

BPP: What is your real dream, the one that keeps you awake at nights and if one day it will

come true, you will feel your heart calm and peaceful?

Nezih Yeşilnil: Hearing all the armies are extinguished in the morning news, both Obama and Ahmedi Nejad’s having a boat trip in Istanbul, children who don’t know the word “war” etc…

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP: How is life for the people in your country today? What do you wish to happen to them at to the people of this planet at large?

Nezih Yeşilnil: I wish  them equitable income distribution, health services and speaking freely and with respect.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Müge Terlan

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP: If you had the chance to be a child again, will you choose to do the same life you do?

Nezih Yeşilnil: Yes.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Pınar Selimoğlu

 Nezih playing mandolin (first instrument in his life)

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Sürmeli, beloved cat of Nezih

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP: Which exactly was the moment you understood what did you want to do in your life? How

did you feel at his very moment?

Nezih Yeşilnil: I think after the first concert I had played bass at the age of 13-14. I felt a great joy and excitement.

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Mehmet Kısmet

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Ayşegül Yeşilnil

BPP: Something yours: Do you want to tell us something we didn't ask you until now?

Nezih Yeşilnil: Why they still give awards to the war movies? Why don’t they censor crime scenes with guns in the movies, rather than cigarettes? Why should we live our lives for consumption and money? What is that thing we are not able to share in this beautiful planet?!

Nezih Yeşilnil / Photograph by Deniz Dener

Nezih Yeşilnil / Cartoon  by  Ayşegül Yeşilnil

If you want to learn more about Nezih Yeşilnil, visit:

http://www.yesilnil.com

http://www.myspace.com/yesilnilband

http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezih_Ye%C5%9Filnil

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=489871085698&comments

Or watch:

http://youtu.be/fYC54mddQqQ

http://youtu.be/JhmTLRDF5oU

http://youtu.be/r93U6lZvvtw

http://youtu.be/E3upBO8ZRw4

http://youtu.be/pur3moyt_WM

http://youtu.be/IGZZNj-AieQ

http://youtu.be/3Or6QySzjm0

http://youtu.be/OPsEi4A-9xo

Performance:

Festivals & Concert Halls:

2010 - 2012 – Nezih  Yeşilnil Quartet - Nardis, Chapel, Shaft, Naima  (İstanbul)

2010 - Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quartet Jazz Concert – 15th Human Capital Summit - Lütfü Kırdar International Congress and Exhibition Hall (İstanbul) 

2010  The Music’s Help for “Haiti” Babylon Concert Hall  (Istanbul)

2009 Izmir Metropolitan Municipality "Historical Airgas Factory Culture Center" with Aysegul Yesilnil Quintet "Rebirth Project", (Izmir)

2008 Turkish Real Estate Summit 8 with Aysegul Yesilnil Jazz Concert  (Istanbul)

2007 International Jerusalem Oud Festival – Israel ( Janet & Jak Esim Ensemble)

2007 Essen-Germany  (with Jak &  Janet Esim Ensemble)
2005 Berlin Dialogue Theatre with Yansımalar (Germany)
2005 Izmir Sanat with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quartet Jazz Concert (İzmir)

2005 Bologna with Yansımalar (Italy)
2005 European Countries Festival with Yansımalar (Algeria)

2005 Sufi Music Festival with Yansımalar (New Delhi, India)
2004 Izmir Sanat with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quartet Jazz Concert (İzmir)

2004 Bodrum Jazz Festival with Aysegül Yesilnil Quintet
2003 10^th  International Istanbul Jazz Festivali with Aysegül Yesilnil Quintet

(Istanbul)
2002 2^nd  Afyonkarahisar Jazz Festival (Afyonkarahisar)
2002 9^th  International Istanbul Jazz Festivali with Onder Focan Trio (Istanbul)
2001 Is Sanat Concert Hall with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quintet (Istanbul),

2001 Izmir Sanat Concert Hall (Izmir)
2001 Girne with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quintet Jazz Concert (Cyprus)

2001 Babylon with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quintet Jazz Concert (Istanbul)

2001 1^st Afyonkarahisar Jazz Festival (Afyonkarahisar)
2000 10^th  International Akbank Jazz Festival (Istanbul)

1999 Babylon with Ayşegül Yeşilnil Quintet Jazz Concert, (for AKUT ) (Istanbul)

1999 Atatürk Kültür Merkezi "Antonio Carlos Jobim" Jazz Concert (Istanbul)
1997 Aysegül Yesilnil Quintet Jazz concert (Cyprus)
1996 International Cyprus Magosa Festival (Cyprus)
1994 4^th  International Akbank Jazz Festival (Istanbul)
1992 - 1993 Three European tours (with Jak & Janet Esim Ensemble)
1990 1^st  International Bursa Jazz Festival (Bursa)
1989 Shenzhen & Zhuhai International Arts Festival (China)
1986 Sibiu Jazz Festival with Istanbul Jazz Quartet (Romania)

Clubs:

Babylon (Istanbul), BigBen (Bodrum), Bilsak (Istanbul), Cafe Gramofon (Istanbul), Dilhayat (Istanbul), Es Kandil (Istanbul), Hayal Kahvesi (Istanbul), Hot Jazz Club (Girne-Cyprus), Istanblues Jazzclub (Istanbul), Jazzcafe (Istanbul), Jazzstop (Istanbul), Kehribar (Istanbul), Kerem Görsev Jazz Club (Istanbul), Manhattan (Istanbul), Naima (Istanbul), Nardis (Istanbul), Q Jazzclub (Istanbul), Pinty (Istanbul), Roofbar Dedeman (Istanbul), Sapho (Istanbul), Shaft (Istanbul), Swissotel (Istanbul), Zihni Bar (Istanbul),Chapel (Istanbul),Jazz @ Cezayir (Istanbul) , Jazz Company (Istanbul),Jazz Now jazz club (Bodrum), Hadigari (Bodrum), Hayal Kahvesi (Istanbul) , Nublu @ Babylon (Istanbul)

Awards

2001-2003  - Guitar's Wild Children - Akın Ok Project

2010 - Guitar's Wild Children - Akın Ok Project - Life Notes of  Music Honorary Awards, "Ron Carter  Award" 

Photos © by Aysegül Yeşilnil, Deniz Dener, Mehmet Kısmet, Pınar Selimoğlu ,Müge Terlan, Leyla Diana Gücük.
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