Hüsnü Şenlendirici

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".

History

Şenlendirici comes from a Roma family rooted deeply in musical culture. His grandfather, Hüsnü Şenlendirici was a clarinettist, and his other grandfather and his father played the trumpet. He started playing clarinet when he was five years old. He attended the [http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/yuksekokullar/konservatuar/ Turkish State Music Conservatory] at 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.Fact|date=October 2007

He became especially more popularFact|date=October 2007 after his recent controversial relations between a Turkish singer, Deniz Seki after having recently had a new baby with his wife, Nazire Şenlendirici.Fact|date=October 2007 Hüsnü Şenlendirici never denied his affair with Deniz Seki and filed a lawsuit to divorce his wife.Fact|date=October 2007

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)
* Taksim Trio - "Taksim Trio" (Doublemoon 2007)

Artists/groups collaborated with

*Brooklyn Funk Essentials
*Sertab Erener
*Kibariye
*Mercan Dede
*Athena

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
* Decemebr 5, 2007 Carnegie hall concert global encounters program

ee also

*Music of Turkey
*List of Turkish musicians

External links

* [http://www.husnusenlendirici.com Hüsnü Şenlendirici homepage]