BIO

Esat Ekincioglu (Istanbul, 1990) is a Turkish/Dutch bass player, improviser, composer and manager based in Groningen, the Netherlands. A versatile and in-demand bass player, Esat spends much of the year on the road, playing throughout Europe, the Near East and China. Notable concerts include Jazzahead Showcase 2023, ZomerJazzFietsTour, Shanghai World Music Festival, Bimhuis, Rockit Festival, Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Cully Jazz Festival, Babel Sound Festival, Jazz in Duketown, Nisville Jazz Festival,  and many more. 

Apart from his successful bands KUHN FU and AVA Trio, his newly premiered quartet Esat Ekincioglu’s Turkish Pumpkin and the award-winning new septet Dutch Mountain Tribe, Esat likes to play solo and in duos where he explores unknown areas of double bass playing, improvisation and microtonal music.

As an active manager and booker, Esat is running his own Chilli Chilli Agency – for spicy music. Check the website for roster and bookings. New additions include cult Turkish saxophonist Korhan Futaci. Chilli Chilli Agency

Esat uses Vanderkley Amplifiers

Link to full CV 

BANDS

Turkish Pumpkin improvises Near-Eastern wedding and funeral music. The band conjures trances and chants about lovers, heroes; in grief and joy.  The band premiered at No Musician’s Land Exhibition by Marina Abrahamovic Institue 2020 and Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour 2020. In May 2021, the band extended to quintet, presented Esat’s VNJJ Week van de Jazz Composition Commission.

with Koen Boeinga (woodwinds) Mees Siderius (drums) Giuseppe Doronzo (woodwinds) 

KUHN FU (formed in 2012) is dedicated to Christian Kuhn’s strange take on composition and improvisation. Songs can shift direction many times within a short section and without noticing you are in a digging voodoo groove that lasts forever. The band  has performed over 350 shows in 24 countries, in many of the leading venues and festivals in Europe. The band is celebrating their 10th year with a double album, to be released in October 2022.

with Christian Kühn (guitar) Ziv Taubenfeld (bassclarinet)  George Hadow (drums)  John Dikeman (tenorsax) Sofia Salvo (barisax) and Tobias Delius (clarinet, sax)

Founded in 2015 in Groningen, the Netherlands, AVA Trio navigating through rich and diverse sonic surroundings of the Mediterranean, under the erudite and virtuosic guidance of Doronzo, Ekincioglu, and Basile . Their destinations need no justification; their music is timeless. With two critically acclaimed albums, AVA Trio continues touring extensively across Europe and China.

with Giuseppe Doronzo (woodwinds) Pino Basile (percussions) and Ezgi Elkırmış (percussions) 

KORHAN FUTACI - Photo

Korhan Futacı, born in 1977, is a versatile artist based in Istanbul. Renowned for his proficiency as a saxophonist, composer, producer, singer, and songwriter, he has become a prominent figure in Turkey’s alternative music scene.

Futacı’s solo project is a fusion of traditional Turkish music and free-improvised music, delicately intertwined with the essence of Anatolia. Through his compositions, he endeavors to transform the bustling chaos of Istanbul into an immersive and ritualistic experience, characterized by energetic atmospheres, dark undertones, and abstract textures. 

For bookings write to me at: [email protected] 

Korhan Futacı (alto & tenor sax & zurna & kaval)  Barış Ertürk (Baritone sax &electronic fx)   Esat Ekincioğlu (Double Bass)  Mehmet Ali Simayli (drums & cymbals)

 Woodwind player, composer, instrument collector and improviser Koen Boeijinga presents his brand-new project Dutch Mountain Tribe. This seven-person collective, with diverse backgrounds, create idiosyncratic melodies, enchanting rhythms and fiery improvisations. With an arsenal of special instruments, such as flutes and bagpipes, they take you on a trail through the unique landscape of the Dutch mountains.

with Koen Boeijinga (woodwinds) Giuseppe Doronzo (woodwinds) Lucas Kloosterboer (trombone) Pau Sola Masafrets (cello) Mary Oliver (viola) Mees Siderius (percussion)    

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Esat loves playing in duo settings. Two musicians really get to know each other  through intimate explorations. Recent collaborations include amazing musicians from across the world  : Tomchess (USA) | Berke Can Özcan (TR) | Steven Kamperman (NL) | Sanem Kalfa (TR/NL) | Yanna Pelser (NL) | Anahita Malakooti (IR) | Aleksandar Skoric (SRB) | Fatime Songoro (HU) | Marena Whitcher (CH) | Lennart Smidt (DE) | Toms Mikals (LT)

VIDEOS

DISCOGRAPHY

DATES

23 | 01| 24      Masterclass at ArtEz Conservatory – Arnhem, NL

25 | 01| 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe TivoliVredenburg “Keep an Eye The Records ” – Utrecht, NL

15 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Weltecho – Chemnitz, DE

16 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Saxstall – Pohrsdorf, DE

17 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Vakuum – Bad Bevensen, DE

18 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Black Box – Münster, DE

20 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Loft – Köln, DE

21 | 02| 24      KUHN FU LOCH – Wuppertal, DE

22 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Kühlspot – Berlin, DE

23 | 02| 24      KUHN FU Jazzclub Tonne – Dresden, DE

01 | 03 | 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe Willem Twee Toonzaal – Den Bosch, NL

04 | 03 | 24     Esat Ekincioglu Solo Outro Record Store – Istanbul, TR

05 | 03 | 24     Türkiye Caz Ağı Konferansı as Chilli Chilli Agency – Istanbul, TR

06 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazz Club Hirsch – Moosburg, DE

07 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Die Zentrale – Landshut, DE

08 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazzkeller Sauschdal – Ulm, DE

 

09 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazz Club Villingen – Villingen-Schweningen, DE

20 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Hot Club – Gent, BE

21 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  Het Bruggenhuis – Geraardsbergen, BE

22 | 03 | 24     AVA Trio  KAAP Turnzaal – Brugge, BE

11-13 | 04 | 24     Jazzahead as Chilli Chilli Agency Bremen, DE

25 | 04 | 24     AVA Trio  Osteria Malatestra – Matera, IT

 

25 | 04 | 24     AVA Trio  Springtime Jazz Festival – Barletta, IT

26 | 04 | 24     AVA Trio  Casa del Jazz – Roma, IT

01 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Divadlo 29 – Pardubice, CZ

02 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Klub Letka – Prague, CZ

 

03 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Muzeum Volyne – Volyne, CZ

04 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Diocesan Museum – Szekesfehervar, HU

05 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazzfest Budapest – Budapest, HU

07 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Pixel – Timisoara, RO

08 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Babel Camp – Balatonboglar, HU

09 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazz Club Hogo Fogo – Banska Bystrica, SK

10 | 05 | 24     KUHN FU  Jazz Jantar Festival – Gdansk, PL

22 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  LOCH – Wuppertal, DE

23 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  NONA – Mechelen, BE

24 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Jazz Weekend Festival at Roskam – Brussels, BE

25 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  Brebl – Nijmegen, BE

26 | 05 | 24     AVA Trio  JazzBlazzt – Neeritter, NL

29 | 05 | 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe SJIG Brouwerij Martinus – Groningen, NL

30 | 05 | 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe Jazz in Nijmegen – Nijmegen, NL

01 | 06| 24      KUHN FU Polychrom Jazz Festival – Osnabrück, AT

02 | 06| 24      KUHN FU Magasin4 – Brussels, BE

08 | 06 | 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe Bimhuis – Amsterdam, NL

09 | 06 | 24     Dutch Mountain Tribe Stadtgarten – Köln, DE

15 | 06 | 24     Esat Ekincioglu’s TURKISH PUMPKIN  Jazz im Sommerabend Festival – Krefeld, DE

22-25 | 06 | 24   Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed Album Recording – Foxhol, NL

30 | 06 | 24     Esat Ekincioglu Solo  De Perifeer – Deventer, NL

11 | 07 | 24     AVA Trio  Szczecinek Sax Festival – Szczecinek, PL

12 | 07 | 24     “AVA Duo” with Ezgi Elkirmis feat Willi Kellers  –  Türkshof, DE

13 | 07 | 24      “AVA Duo” with Ezgi Elkirmis feat Guests   Punctum – Prague, CZ

18 | 07 | 24     Korhan Futacı  Istanbul Jazz Festival – Istanbul, TR 

23 | 07 | 24     omBra  Babelsound Festival – Balatonboglar, HU

23 | 07 | 24     Koen Boeijinga  Babelsound Festival – Balatonboglar, HU

25 | 07 | 24     AVA Trio feat. Aron Horvath  Jedermann Jazz Kávézö– Budapest, HU

26 | 07 | 24     AVA Trio  Babelsound Festival – Balatonboglar, HU

27 | 07 | 24     Korhan Futacı  Babelsound Festival – Balatonboglar, HU

29 | 07 | 24     AVA Trio  National Student House – Sofia, BG

31 | 07 | 24     AVA Trio  Varna Int’l Summer Jazz Festival – Varna, BG

01 | 08 | 24     AVA Trio  Canetti House – Ruse, BG

02 | 08 | 24     AVA Trio  Singles Club – Varna, BG

03 | 08 | 24     AVA Trio  Outreach Music Festival – Schwaz, AT

24 | 08 | 24     KUHN FU  Jazz am Kaisersteg – Berlin, DE

30 | 08 | 24     KUHN FU feat the Horns from Hell ZomerJazzFietsTour Festival Farewell – Groningen, NL

31 | 08 | 24     KUHN FU ZomerJazzFietsTour Festival Farewell – Groningen, NL

01 | 09 | 24     KUHN FU featthe Horns from Hell Cologne Jazz Week Festival – Köln, DE

05 | 09 | 25     Korhan Futacı Nilüfer Jazz Festival – Bursa, TR

06 | 09 | 25     Esat Ekincioglu Solo  Bozcaada Jazz Festival – Bozcaada, TR

06 | 09 | 25     Korhan Futacı Bozcaada Jazz Festival – Bozcaada, TR

07 | 09 | 25     Esat Ekincioglu Solo  Bozcaada Jazz Festival – Bozcaada, TR

08 | 09 | 25     Esat Ekincioglu Solo  Bozcaada Jazz Festival – Bozcaada, TR

12 | 09 | 24     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  Philharmonie Haarlem, NL

14 | 09 | 24     Mehmet Polat Quartet  MonumentendagDordrecht, NL

25 | 09 | 24     Korhan Futacı Beynelmilel – Berlin, DE

26 | 09 | 24     Korhan Futacı Divadlo29 – Pardubice, CZ

27 | 09 | 24     Korhan Futacı Kulturbunt Neuperlach – Munich, DE

28 | 09 | 24     Korhan Futacı Opus Jazz Club – Budapest, HU

04 | 10 | 24     Korhan Futacı BOVA – Istanbul, TR

08 | 10 | 24     Usta/Futacı/Olgun/Ekincioglu Arkaoda – Istanbul, TR

18 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  Speicher – Husum, DE

19 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  House Party –  DE

20 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  Musikbunker – Aachen, DE

23 | 10| 24      KUHN FU KOHI – Karlsruhe, DE

24 | 10| 24      KUHN FU Galerie Brunnhofer – Linz, AT

25 | 10| 24      KUHN FU Petz Sörözö – Szekesfehervar, HU

26 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  Opus Jazz Club – Budapest, HU

28 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  Mochvara – Zagreb, HR

29 | 10| 24      KUHN FU Jazz im Martinschlössl – Vienna, AT

30 | 10 | 24     KUHN FU  Kulturforum – Villach, AT

01 | 11| 24      KUHN FU Horns Erben – Leipzig, DE

02 | 11| 24      KUHN FU Jazzklub Erfurt – Erfurt, NL

03 – 07 | 11 | 24 Adam Zagorski Quartet Album Recording – Warsaw, PL

18 | 11 | 24     Usta/Futacı EksiBir – Istanbul, TR

21 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Babylon – Istanbul, TR

21 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Babylon – Istanbul, TR

22 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Vecihi Hürkuş Havacılık Parkı – Eskişehir, TR

23 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Hiçhane – Konya, TR

24 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Ankara Caz Festivali – Last Penny – Ankara, TR

27 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Tariria – Van, TR

28 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Front Door – Batman, TR

29 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Sîn Cafe – Diyarbakır, TR

30 | 11 | 24     AVA Trio Filinta – Mardin, TR

01 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Hayal Kahvesi – Adana, TR

04 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Inspera – Bodrum, TR

05 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Fabrika – Ayvalık, TR

06 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Urla, TR

07 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Yeldeğirmeni Sanat Merkezi – Kadıköy/Istanbul, TR

08 | 12 | 24     AVA Trio Podyum Sanat Mahal – Bursa, TR

10 | 12 | 24     Usta/Futacı/Olgun/Ekincioglu Arkaoda – Istanbul, TR

15 | 12 | 24     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  Onze Lieve Vrouwe TheaterAmersfoort, NL

04 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  Plus EtageBaarle-Nassau, NL

05 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  CoolHeerhugowaard, NL

11 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed feat. Eric Vloeimans  LantarenVenster – Rotterdam, NL

12 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed feat. Eric Vloeimans  Muziekgebouw ‘t IJ – Amsterdam, NL

28 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed feat. Eric Vloeimans De Oosterpoort – Groningen, NL

30 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  Podium Hoge Woerd – Utrecht, NL

31 | 01 | 25     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed feat. Eric Vloeimans Wilminktheater – Enschede, NL

07 | 02 | 25     Korhan Futacı Borusan Müzik Evi – Istanbul, TR
 
 
 
   
 

16 | 02 | 24    AVA Trio feat. Haris Lambrakis BlackBox Jazz Fest – Athens, GR

20 | 02 | 25     Korhan Futacı VinterJazz, DK
 
 
 
 
 
21 | 02 | 25     Korhan Futacı VinterJazz, DK
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15 | 12 | 24     Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed  Jazz in Nijmegen Nijmegen, NL

 
 
27 | 03 | 25      KUHN FU Jazzport – Friedrichshafen, DE
 
 
 
 
 
04 | 04 | 25      KUHN FU Jazz im Güterschuppen – Westerstede, DE
 
 
 
09 | 05 | 25      KUHN FU Borusan Müzik Evi – Istanbul, TR
 
 

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