Flapper Swing at the Zorlu Center PSM, June 3
Image: Bizim Caz
The Zorlu Center in Zincirlikuyu (south of Levent) is a vast shopping mall containing performance spaces of various sizes plus a jazz club (‘Touché By N Kolay’) and their ‘Studio 100%’. All the performance spaces are within the ‘PSM’ (Performans Sanatları Merkezi – ‘Performing Arts Centre’).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
1920s jazz
Flapper Swing
Flapper Swing is a ‘manouche’ (i.e., gypsy jazz) group in the tradition of the Belgian-Romani jazz guitarist Jean ‘Django’ Reinhardt (1910-53) and the American saxophonist, clarinettist and composer Sidney Bechet (1897-1959). It keeps alive the musical atmosphere of the roaring 1920s – ‘the times when jazz was still fun’. The group has five members: Nevin Hetmanek on vocals, Batu Şallıel on saxophone, Erhan Erbelger and Tomas Hetmanek on guitars, and Volkan Topakoğlu on double bass. (I believe Tomas Hetmanek hails from the Czech Republic.) They appear on stage in 1920s costume, but the audience is at liberty to dress as they will. I have fond memories of the times when Flapper Swing played in the street – at the Tünel end of İstiklal Caddesi. I always admired their blend of musical professionalism and good humour.
Touché by N Kolay, Zorlu Performing Arts Center (PSM)
21:00 (doors open 19:30)
Tickets from Passo Prices: 950TL, 1000TL (front row), 4750TL (box, inc. dinner)
Flapper Swing at the Zorlu Center PSM, June 3
Image: Bizim Caz
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