Trumpet-player Şenova Ülker, trained in classical trumpet at the Ankara State Conservatoire and at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatoire (in Istanbul), later played in the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and taught his chosen instrument at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Istanbul University State Conservatoires. While still a student, he took lessons in jazz theory from the multi-talented jazz musician and musical arranger Emin Fındıkoğlu, one of Turkey’s most respected pedagogues. Since 2013, Şenova Ülker has been teaching jazz trumpet at Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul. He participates in a large number of festivals both in Turkey and abroad, and his Vikipedi entry lists no less than 28 albums in which he has taken part.
Issue 66, December 2023
Turkey’s Centenary Issue
