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Butcher's Air
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Butcher's Air
Released: Jan 1, 0001
Label: Doublemoon Records

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  • Genre: Other

    Location Istanbul, TR

    Profile Views: 75558

    Last Login: 7/20/2007

    Member Since 10/26/2006

    Record Label Doublemoon

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Selim Sesler was born into a professional reed horn family in 1957 in Kesan, a village located in Edirne. After the population exchanges of 1923, Sesler's family moved from Greece to Turkey and settled in an enclave of Kesan called Ibriktepe where they lived in the Yeni Mescit neighborhood. Selim began his love affair with music by learning how to play the horn, however during the 1960s many children from drum and reed horn families began to play Turkish Classical ensemble instruments and Sesler followed the trend by jumping on the bandwagon and learning how to play the clarinet. Already a regular at weddings and fairs by the age of 14, by the mid-80s Sesler set out with Roman musician friends to play in Istanbul and to develop his craft. He gained experience and recorded a lot of material by playing at restaurants with fasil groups, as a musician at the Ferhan Sensoy Theater, and by continuing to play at Roman and non-Roman weddings. In 1998 he got the chance to tour Canada with Brenna MacCrimmon, which afforded him the opportunity to represent his Turkish Roman and Rumelian roots. Drawing from his medley of musical experiences, Sesler developed a repertoire and musical style deeply reflective of his region. Whether he is among Roman peers or solo, Selim Sesler stands alone, famous for his master improvisations, expert wedding airs, and repertoire of dance melodies. Aside from being invited to play at many important festivals in countries such as Germany, France, and Sweden, over the past two years Sesler has performed many special concerts and taught at music workshops across the United States of America.

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  • Count

    Hello,
    i'm looking for some real feedback about the score of this clip.
    am asking everyone on myspace, no matter what musical direction,
    if private persons or 'VIPs'. Would be great, if you can have a
    listen and look or if you'd leave me a comment. if this clip might
    have touched you. It means a lot to me...


    Thank you // Count


    1 year ago
  • Musikterapia

    Merhaba,


    Thank you for add!!!!

    Selamlar

    1 year ago
  • Amelia Woodcock

    Thanks for the add.

    1 year ago
  • Jens Pollheide

    seni, bülent ve selahattin  cok özliyorum!

    1 year ago
  • Max Schulze-Hennings

    Merhaba Selim,
     
    gercekten cok güzel bir zaman gecirdim ve bunun icin sana cok cok tesekkür etmek ederim. Seninle müzik yapmaktan büyük gurur duyuyorum.
     
    Sana Köln´den selamlar yolluyorum!
     
    Max

    1 year ago
  • TRANSORIENT ORCHESTRA

    WORKSHOPS
    Mi 01.09.2010, 14-19 Uhr, 21 Uhr Teilnehmerkonzert - Essen, Katakomben Theater
    www.katakomben-theater.de
    Do 02.09.2010, 14-19 Uhr, 21 Uhr Teilnehmerkonzert - Dortmund, Domicil
    www.domicil-dortmund.de
    Fr 03.09.2010, 14-19 Uhr - Dinslaken, Ledigenheim
    www.dinslaken2010.de/twins-2010/transorient-express

    Unter dem Titel "Orientalische Musik und Jazz" geben die Musiker des Selim Sesler Trio und des Transorient Orchestra Workshops, die sich an Amateurmusiker und Profis wenden.
    Workshopinhalte sind: Orientalische (Türkische) Skalen und Rhythmen, Gemeinsamkeiten mit und Unterschiede zu im Jazz gebräuchlichen Skalen, Improvisation an der Nahtstelle zwischen Orientalischer Musik und Jazz, Erarbeitung türkischer Traditionals, Improvisation über diese Traditionals, je nach Bedarf (und Teilnehmeranzahl) Erarbeitung von Teilaspekten in Kleingruppen, Präsentation der Ergebnisse in Abschlusskonzerten.
    Die Teilnehmergebühr pro Workshop beträgt 30,- €
    Interessierte Musiker können sich auch für mehrere Workshops anmelden. Im Anschluss an die Workshops in Essen und Dortmund gibt es Teilnehmerkonzerte bei denen Dozenten und Teilnehmer gemeinsam die Ergebnisse präsentieren (Der Eintritt für das Publikum ist frei).
    Die Teilnehmer des Workshops in Dinslaken haben freien Eintritt zum abendlichen Konzert Transorient Orchestra & Selim Sesler Trio.
    Workshopanmeldung und Beantwortung von Fragen zu den Workshops per

    info@transorientorchestra.de
    (Die Anmeldung wird erst verbindlich durch die Überweisung des Teilnehmerbeitrags)
    http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.

    1 year ago
  • TRANSORIENT ORCHESTRA

    RUHR.2010 TWINS Projekt
    TRANSORIENT ORCHESTRA & SELIM SESLER TRIO
    "der orient beginnt im ruhrgebiet" - Konzerte und Workshops August/September 2010

    Im Ruhrgebiets-Kulturhauptstadtjahr 2010 führt das Transorient Orchestra ein offizielles Kulturhauptstadtprojekt durch. Mit Selim Sesler und seinem Trio (Bülent Sesler: Kanun, Selahattin Kocan: Darbuka) lädt das Transorient Orchestra einen der besten Klarinettisten der türkischen Musikszene ein.
    Selim Sesler ist einerseits in der traditionellen türkischen Folklore und Klassik ein ausgezeichneter Solist, hat aber darüber hinaus immer wieder an verschiedenen interkulturellen Projekten teilgenommen. Sein außerordentliches musikalisches Wirken wurde unter anderem in Fathi Akins preisgekröntem Film „Crossing the bridge - The sound of Istanbul“, 2005 dokumentiert.




    KONZERTE
    Das Transorient Orchestra und das Selim Sesler Trio erarbeiten ein gemeinsames Programm, welches bei vier Konzerten im Ruhrgebiet präsentiert wird:
    So 29.08.2010, 18 Uhr - Dortmund, Micro Festival
    Fr 03.09.2010, 21 Uhr - Dinslaken, Ledigenheim
    www.dinslaken2010.de/twins-2010/transorient-express
    Sa 04.09.2010, 21 Uhr - Essen, Katakomben Theater
    www.katakomben-theater.de
    So 05.09.2010 - Bochum, Kemnade Festival

    1 year ago
  • Panta Rei

    Thanx for the add!
    Cok güzel Müzik!

    ROCK ON!
    Dimitris

    1 year ago
  • Imperial Kikiristan


     

    1 year ago
  • THONIsorano - ACOUSTIC




    Ellerine saglik!

    2 years ago
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Bio:

Selim Sesler was born into a professional reed horn family in 1957 in Kesan, a village located in Edirne. After the population exchanges of 1923, Sesler's family moved from Greece to Turkey and settled in an enclave of Kesan called Ibriktepe where they lived in the Yeni Mescit neighborhood. Selim began his love affair with music by learning how to play the horn, however during the 1960s many children from drum and reed horn families began to play Turkish Classical ensemble instruments and Sesler followed the trend by jumping on the bandwagon and learning how to play the clarinet. Already a regular at weddings and fairs by the age of 14, by the mid-80s Sesler set out with Roman musician friends to play in Istanbul and to develop his craft. He gained experience and recorded a lot of material by playing at restaurants with fasil groups, as a musician at the Ferhan Sensoy Theater, and by continuing to play at Roman and non-Roman weddings. In 1998 he got the chance to tour Canada with Brenna MacCrimmon, which afforded him the opportunity to represent his Turkish Roman and Rumelian roots. Drawing from his medley of musical experiences, Sesler developed a repertoire and musical style deeply reflective of his region. Whether he is among Roman peers or solo, Selim Sesler stands alone, famous for his master improvisations, expert wedding airs, and repertoire of dance melodies. Aside from being invited to play at many important festivals in countries such as Germany, France, and Sweden, over the past two years Sesler has performed many special concerts and taught at music workshops across the United States of America.

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October 26, 2006

Record Label:

Doublemoon

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