Kerem Görsev

Kerem Görsev is a jazz pianist and composer born in Istanbul on June 28, 1961. He became one of the well-known names of jazz in Türkiye with his recording history of more than thirty years, albums recorded abroad and the jazz club bearing his name.

Education and early years

He was introduced to the piano at the age of six, in 1967, at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. He continued his education at Istanbul State Conservatory since 1972. Founded on the foundation of classical music, he became interested in jazz during these years; bebop and Bill Evans' understanding of the piano were among the sources that most influenced his music.

After the conservatory, he gained experience by appearing on stage with both local and foreign musicians in clubs in Istanbul.

Albums and stage works

His first album, Hands and Lips, was released in the mid-1990s. This was followed by I Love May, For Murat and Relaxing. In 1998, he opened a jazz club under his own name in Istanbul and hosted many guests there. In the following period, he took his recordings abroad: November in St. Petersburg album St. He prepared it with the St.

Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and recorded Warm Autumn in New York in the fall of 2001. In this album, Eric Revis on double bass, Russell Gunn on trumpet, J.D. on saxophone. American musicians such as Allen took part.

Subsequent albums include Existence, Meeting Point (2004), also recorded in New York, the trio album Orange Juice (2005), Back Again (2007), Diversion (2009), Therapy (2010), recorded at Abbey Road studios in London, and To Bill Evans (2013), recorded in Prague. Görsev gave concerts in festivals in many cities of Türkiye, as well as in cities such as Baku, Vilnius, Copenhagen, Stuttgart, Vienna, Bologna and Islamabad. He frequently served as a jury member in jazz competitions in Türkiye.

Combining his classical education with his jazz vocabulary, Görsev continues to appear before the audience with both his own compositions and his interpretations of jazz standards.