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.
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 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: chillichilliagency@gmail.com
Korhan Futacı (alto sax & vocals) Barış Ertürk (baritone sax) Esat Ekincioğlu (Double Bass) Erdem Göymen (drums)
Representing the cutting edge of Istanbul’s vibrant improvisational music scene, this brand new trio tells stories of humanity, spirituality and community. Through the tension of jazz experimentation and contemporary improvisation, they question routine, carving out silence from chaos.
with Özün Usta (drums) Ali Onur Olgun (sax)
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
04 | 01 | 25 Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed Plus Etage-Baarle-Nassau, NL
05 | 01 | 25 Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed Cool-Heerhugowaard, 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
08 | 02 | 25 Korhan Futacı BOVA – Istanbul, TR
13 | 02 | 25 Leonard Skorupa 4tet BOVA – Istanbul, TR
19 | 02 | 25 Korhan Futacı VinterJazzFest at Dexter – Odense, DK
26 | 02 | 25 Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed Jazz in Nijmegen –Nijmegen, NL
21 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Jazz in Refektorium – Rottweil, DE
22 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Altes Kino – Landeck, AT
23 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Circolo Libero Pensiero – Lecco, IT
25 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Cankarjev Dom – Ljubljana, SI
27 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Jazzport – Friedrichshafen, DE
28 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Kulturquartier Allgäu – Kempten, DE
29 | 03 | 25 KUHN FU Gegendruck Kultur – Landshut, DE
03 | 04 | 25 KUHN FU Kunsthaus – Troisdorf, DE
04 | 04 | 25 KUHN FU Jazz im Güterschuppen – Westerstede, DE
05 | 04 | 25 KUHN FU Wendlandjazz – Göhrde, DE
09 | 04 | 25 AVA Trio feat Bart Maris Hot Club – Gent, BE
10 | 04 | 25 AVA Trio feat Bart Maris Moers Residency – Moers, DE
12 | 04 | 25 AVA Trio SITP at Cinetol – Amsterdam, NL
23 | 04 | 25 Korhan Futacı RKZ – Groningen, NL
24 | 04 | 25 Korhan Futacı Jazzahead Showcase – Bremen, DE
25 | 04 | 25 Korhan Futacı Jazzahead Clubnight – Bremen, DE
26 | 04 | 25 Chilli Chilli Agency Jazzahead – Bremen, DE
03 | 05 | 25 Steven Kamperman’s Prins Achmed Magdeburger Jazztage – Magdeburg, DE
04 | 05 | 25 AVA Trio Mixite – Firenze, IT
09 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU Borusan Müzik Evi – Istanbul, TR
10 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU Izole – Eskişehir, TR
11 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU Last Penny – Ankara, TR
14 | 05 | 25 Esat Ekincioglu Int’l Jazz Platform Residency at Bimhuis – Amsterdam, NL
15 | 05 | 25 Esat Ekincioglu Int’l Jazz Platform Residency at Bimhuis – Amsterdam, NL
16 | 05 | 25 Esat Ekincioglu Int’l Jazz Platform Residency at Bimhuis – Amsterdam, NL
16 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU Int’l Jazz Platform Closing at Bimhuis – Amsterdam, NL
22 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU CVJM – Lübeck, DE
23 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU Villa Sponte – Bremen, DE
24 | 05 | 25 KUHN FU White Cube – Bergedorf, DE
25 | 05 | 25 Korhan Futacı PonavaFest – Brno, CZ
19 | 06 | 25 AVA Trio Medimex Festival Showcase – Taranto, IT
20 | 06 | 25 AVA Trio Peace Jazz Festival – Conversano, IT
05 | 07 | 25 KUHN FU Jazz am Einem Sommerabend Festival – Krefeld, DE
09 | 07 | 25 KUHN FU JEFF Festival – Koper, SI
11 | 07 | 25 Korhan Futacı Garana Jazz Festival – Garana, RO
12 | 07 | 25 TBA Garana Jazz Festival – Garana, RO
14-17 | 07 | 25 TBA TBA, RS
18-25 | 07 | 25 Festival Residency Babel Sound Festival – Balatonboglar, HU
26 | 07 | 25 AVA Trio Augsburger Jazzsommer Festival – Augsburg, DE
27 | 07 | 25 AVA Trio Antoniushof – Wiesenbach, DE
28-31 | 07 | 25 AVA Trio feat Bart Maris Album Recording
07 | 08 | 25 Korhan Futacı Vortex Jazz Club – London, UK
29 | 08 | 25 KUHN FU Cinque-Spigelzelt Festival – Kleve, DE
06 | 08 | 25 KUHN FU AkutRevisited Festival – Mainz, DE
12 | 09 | 25 Korhan Futacı Isole Che Parlano Festival – Palau, IT
20 | 09 | 25 AVA Trio feat. Aron Horvath Opus Jazz Club – Budapest, HU
21 | 09 | 25 AVA Trio feat. Aron Horvath Mochvara – Zagreb, HR
27 | 09 | 25 AVA Trio Todo Mundo Festival – Belgrade, RS
04 | 10 | 25 AVA Trio Zorlu PSM Touche – Istanbul, TR
10 | 10 | 25 KUHN FU Jazzclub – Nordhausen, DE
11 | 10 | 25 KUHN FU Soulbuddies – Altdorf b. Nürnberg, DE
12-14 | 10 | 25 KUHN FU Album Recording – Berlin, DE
26 | 10 | 25 KUHN FU Jazzfest Würzburg – Würzburg, DE
06 | 11 | 25 Usta/Olgun/Ekincioglu TBA, NL
07 | 11 | 25 Usta/Olgun/Ekincioglu Le Guess Who Festival – Utrecht, NL
15 | 11 | 25 TBA Poznan
21 | 11 | 25 Korhan Futacı Halle424 – Hamburg, DE
28 | 11 | 25 Korhan Futacı Quasimodo – Berlin, DE
29 | 11 | 25 Korhan Futacı feat. Alexander Hawkins Opus Jazz Club – Budapest, HU
06 | 12 | 25 KUHN FU Hofbühne im Weidengrund – Lochwitz, DE
07 | 12 | 25 KUHN FU TBA – TBA, DE
09 | 12 | 25 KUHN FU JIF – Frankfurt, DE
10 | 12 | 25 KUHN FU Jazz-IG – Göppingen, DE
12 | 12 | 25 KUHN FU Jazzclub – Rymarov, CZ