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Burak Bedikyan

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Burak Bedikyan
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentPiano
Years active1990s–present
LabelsSteepleChase

Burak Bedikyan is a jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

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Bedikyan is "a Turk of Armenian ancestry".[1] Early in his life, he was interested in contemporary classical music.[1] From 1996, he studied with pianist Aydin Esen.[1]

He has released four albums on SteepleChase Records.[2] The first, Circle of Life, was a quartet recording with Chris Potter (sax), Peter Washington (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums) that featured some of his own compositions as well as covers.[3]

Discography

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An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

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Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2014* Circle of Life SteepleChase Quartet, with Chris Potter (sax), Peter Washington (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)
2015* Leap of Faith SteepleChase Quartet, with Chris Cheek (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ron McClure (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
2016* Awakening SteepleChase Quartet, with Loren Stillman (alto sax), Ugonna Okegwo (bass), Donald Edwards (drums)
2017 New Beginning SteepleChase Trio, with Jay Anderson (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)

As sideman

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Year recorded Leader Title Label
2012* Bora Celiker Borabook Equinox
2014* Ferit Odman Nommo Equinox

References

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  1. ^ a b c Margasak, Peter (February 2014) "Burak Bedikyan – Circle of Life". Down Beat. p. 90.
  2. ^ "Tag Archives: Burak Bedikyan". steeplechase.dk. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ Fordham, John (15 August 2013) "Burak Bedikyan: Circle of Life – Review". The Guardian.