Turkey Now! Festival 2012

Rhythmic, energetic, sensitive jazz

Fidan is a quintet featuring the Turkish-German singer Esra Dalfidan. Esra studied music therapy in Germany until she began her singing studies in 2001 in the Netherlands. She graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory two years ago. Her voice and jazzy compositions are energetic, rhythmic, sensitive and incorporate a pleasing mix of Turkish, European and American influences. With Fidan she is currently conquering the Dutch jazz world. She works with musicians Franz von Chossy on piano, Tomas Merlo on double bass and drummer Uli Genenger. Renowned clarinettist Tobias Klein plays clarinet and saxophone. Esra sings and plays electronics.