Burak Bedikyan

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

Burak Bedikyan is a jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

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

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

As leader/co-leader
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
Year recorded Leader Title Label
2012* Bora Celiker Borabook Equinox
2014* Ferit Odman Nommo Equinox
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References
  1. 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.
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