The Standard To End All Standards,
La Valse A Quatre Temps,
Turquoise Swordfish Alley,
Love Song To A Dog.......
Emin Findikoglu: Piano & Synths,
Mahmut Yalay: String Bass,
Ates Tezer: Drums
Born in Istanbul in 1940, Emin Findikoglu's early musical training was on mellophone. He later studied with renowned Turkish jazz critic Cuneyt Sermet and with Arif Mardin. As a scholarship student at Berklee School of Music, Boston (1962-1966) he majored in composition-arranging, studying with, among others, Herb Pomeroy (scoring), Ray Santisi (piano), John LaPorta (improvisation), Bill Maloof (orchestration), and James Progris (counterpoint). He contributed two arrangements on Mercer Ellington tunes to Berklee LP Vol.8 ( A Tribute To Duke Ellington). Back in Istanbul, he performed as pianist in the quartet of Swedish saxophone giant Lennart Jansson, and founded the jazz club, The Rhythm Section. In the early 1970's he played in dance music groups throughout Europe. His interest in theatre led to posts as music director of the Istanbul production of "Hair" (1971) and the much-acclaimed Brecht-Cabaret (1979), a collage of songs with music by Kurt Weill and Hans Eisler. His passion for writing for wind ensembles led to the formation of groups such as Euphony (1986), and Detente (1999), featuring the leading horn players on the Turkish jazz scene. In 1991 he contributed the opening track to The Wayfarer (Sunnyside Records), an album by the Armen Donelian Sextet. In 1985 he founded the BILSAK International Jazz Festival (the first of it's kind in Istanbul). In 1996 he released the CD "Dog Songs" on Muzikotek label. At MIAM (Istanbul Technical University), in addition to teaching jazz theory, he has formed a jazz ensemble, "Stringsville" with a string quartet as a nucleus. His latest venture is a group called "Unique Horns" featuring students from various music institutions in Istanbul.
Emin Findikoglu tarafindan 2007 sonlarinda kurulan UNIQUE HORNS adli 11 kisilik topluluk Istanbulun degisik üniversitelerinin müzik bölümlerinde egitimlerini sürdüren yirmi yas grubundaki genç cazcilardan olusuyor. 2008 yilinin yaz aylarinda toplulukta Serhan Erkol (soprano saksofon), Duru Tuna (alto saksofon), Siney Yilmaz (tenor saksofon), Baris Ertürk (bariton saksofon), Serkan Çiftçi (alto horn), Ersin Özer (trombon), Fatih Akman (tuba), Emin Findikoglu (piyano), Derya Davulcu (kontrbas), Chris Hokamp (davul), Berrak Bahar (vokal) yer aliyorlar. Repertuarlarinda Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Carla Bley gibi ünlü cazcilarin eserlerinin yeni yorumlarinin yaninda kendi parçalarini da barindiran toplulugun konserleri Berrak tarafindan seslendirilen standardlarla renkleniyor. Unique Horns yaz konserlerinin disinda sonbahardan baslayarak her ay bir persembe gecesi dinleyicileriyle bulusacagi Ghettoist dinletilerine hazirlaniyor.
