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Aycan Teztel
(1959 )

Aycan Teztel started his music life in 1970 at
the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory where he studied
trombone. He graduated from the conservatory in 1979.

The same year he entered the Rotterdam Conservatory
in the Netherlands and worked for five years with the principal
trombonist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Gerard Velthuijsen.
He gave concerts with the Rotterdam Conservatory
Trombone Ensemble.

Aside from taking classical lessons, he took jazz piano
and ensemble lessons from Cees Slinger for a short period.
In 1983 he attended a workshop given by the
Metropole Orchestra.

In 1984 graduated from the Rotterdam Conservatory
with a "Uitvoerend Musicus" trombone degree.

Teztel started teaching at the Mimar Sinan University in
Istanbul as artist faculty in 1985.

In 1989, he entered Boston University SFA's graduate program
with the "Director's Award." Here he worked with the
Boston Symphony trombonist, Norman Bolter.
He took chamber music lessons from Empire Brass Quintet
members, Rolf Smedvig and Scott Hartman.
For a short while he played with Marc Hetzler, Marc Isserles
and Marc Cantrell in the Boston Trombone Cooperation,
coached by Scott Hartman.
While playing with B.U. jazz Lab Big Band, he had a chance
to play with musicians such as Randy Brecker.

He returned to Turkey and completed his M.M. at the
Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in 1993.

Among giving many concerts as soloist and member of
ensembles in various countries, Teztel formed the
Istanbul Trombone Ensemble.

Aside from his classical projects,he formed
(Beck's Big Band) Istanbul Superband in 2002.
The big band unites the best jazz musicians of Turkey
with the talents of the young generation.

Aycan Teztel still works as artist faculty at the
Istanbul University State Conservatory and teaches
classical trombone and chamber music.

-Performed with pianist, Fransje Dorst (1982-the Netherlands)

-Played in the Chamber Orchestra directed by Vinko Globakar
(1983-the Netherlands and Belgium)

-Member of Rotterdam Conservatory Brass Ensemble (1984-the Netherlands)

-Graduation recital (1984-the Netherlands)

-Recital (1985-Turkey)

- Istanbul Trombone Ensemble Concert (1989-Turkey)

-Member of the Boston Trombone Co. (1990-USA)

-Member of the B.U. Jazz Lab Big Band, conducted by James O'Dell,
with Randy Brecker as soloist (1990-USA)
-Bass player in the Askin Arsunan band(1991-1995)



-Bass player in the "0 212" band (1995-1997)

-Member of the symphonic orchestra in the 3rd International Eskisehir Festival
conducted by Betin Gunes (1997-Turkey)

-Keyboard player with the CRR Symphony's concert
with Jose Carreras (1998-Turkey)

-Keyboard player in the Fahir Atakoglu orchestra in the
2nd International Istanbul Jazz Festival.
-Keyboard player with the Fahir Atakoglu Orchestra at the
George Washington University Lisner Auditorium. (1999-USA)

-Played trombone and keyboards in the 7th International Istanbul Jazz Festival
in the Askin Arsunan Ethno-Karma Project.(2000-Turkey)

-Performed as soloist, J.Casterede's "concerto for trombone, trumpet,
piano and strings" with trumpet player, Erden Bilgen. (2001-Turkey)

-Member of the MIAM Istanbul Modern Music Ensemble, conducted
by Kamran Ince, between 2001-2002 (Turkey)

-Played trombone in the Dzihan and Kamien Orchestra at
the Porgy and Bess jazz club (2002-Austria)

-Conducted Beck's Big Band in the 2003 Is Sanat and the
10th International Istanbul Jazz Festival concerts



-Conducted All Star Big Band in the 2003

-Conducted Istanbul Superband in the 2004 International Istanbul Film Festival