Burak Bedikyan

Burak Bedikyan
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Years active 1990s–present
Labels SteepleChase Records

Burak Bedikyan is a Turkish jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

Bedikyan is "a Turk of Armenian ancestry".[1] Early in his life, he was interested in contemporary classical music.[1] From 1996, he studied with pianist Aydin Esen.[1]

He has released two albums on SteepleChase Records. The first, Circle of Life, was a quartet recording with Chris Potter (sax), Peter Washington (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums) that featured some of his own compositions as well as covers.[2]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2014* Circle of Life SteepleChase Quartet, with Chris Potter (sax), Peter Washington (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)
2015* Leap of Faith SteepleChase Quartet, with Chris Cheek (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ron McClure (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
2016* Awakening SteepleChase Quartet, with Loren Stillman (alto sax), Ugonna Okegwo (bass), Donald Edwards (drums)

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
2012* Celiker, BoraBora Celiker Borabook Equinox
2014* Odman, FeritFerit Odman Nommo Equinox

References

  1. 1 2 3 Margasak, Peter (February 2015) "Burak Bedikyan – Circle of Life". Down Beat. p. 90.
  2. Fordham, John (15 August 2013) "Burak Bedikyan: Circle of Life – Review". The Guardian.
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