Ferit Odman is a jazz drummer based in

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, Turkey.

Education

Odman started his music studies in Sweden as an AFS exchange student in 1999, then received a full scholarship to Istanbul Bilgi University in 2001, where he obtained his B.A. in Music. In 2004, he attended workshops at the School for Improvisation in New York City. He was given a Fulbright Scholarship to study at William Paterson University from 2006 to 2008.

Performing career

Odman began his professional career in 2000 at the age of eighteen. He spent two years playing in New York City while pursuing his graduate degree, performing and recording with Brian Lynch,

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, Mark Murphy, Deborah Davis, Ive Mendes, and Hilary Kole. He has played at many New York City clubs and festivals. Since returning to Istanbul, Odman has been a mainstay on the Turkish jazz scene, performing and recording with Kerem Görsev and TRT (Turkish Radio Television) Big Band, among others. He was invited to a number of international festivals as a bandleader, including the

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, the Istanbul Jazz Festival, the Prishtina Jazz Festival in Kosovo; the International Ankara Jazz Festival, and the Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. Odman was featured in the May 2011 issue of ''Jazz Inside'' magazine.

Recording career

In 2010, he released ''Nommo'', featuring trumpeter Brian Lynch, saxophonist

, pianist Burak Bedikyan and bassist

. In 2011, he released ''Autumn In New York'', featuring trumpeter

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, saxophonist

, pianist Anthony Wonsey and bassist

. In 2016, he released an all analog (AAA) Vinyl ''Dameronia With Strings'', which is a tribute to

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with six strings and featuring trumpeter

, pianist Danny Grissett and bassist

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'' magazine gave four stars to ''Dameronia with Strings'', four stars to ''Autumn in New York'', and three and a half stars to ''Nommo''.

Awards and honors

* 2012 TCF (Turkish Cultural Foundation) Cultural Exchange Fellowship * 2014 Rotary Professional Excellence Award (District 2440)

Discography

As leader

* ''Nommo'' (Equinox, 2010) * ''Autumn in New York'' (Equinox, 2011) * ''Dameronia with Strings'' (Equinox, 2015) * ''The Vinyl Collection'' (Equinox, 2017)

As a sideman

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, ''To Bill Evans'' (2013 Rec Jazz) * Asena Akan, ''Istanbul'un Izleri'' (2013 Kalan) * Ozan Musluoglu, ''My Best Friends Are Pianists'' (2012 Equinox Music & Entertainment) * Önder Focan, ''Songbook'' (2012 Equinox Music & Entertainment) * Kerem Görsev & London

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, ''Therapy'' (2011 Rec Jazz) *

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, ''Öptüm'' (2011 SN Music) * Uraz Kıvaner, ''Pieces'' (2011 Rec Jazz) * Ayhan Sicimoğlu, ''En Estambul'' (2011 IMM) * Joy Voeth, ''I Wish You Love'' (2010 JoyVoeth) * Jehan Barbur, ''Hayat'' (2010 ADA Müzik) * Danielle Eva, ''Road and Moon'' (2010 Devour Music) * Ülkem Özsezen, ''Ghost’s Note'' (2010 San Grafik) * Jef Giansily, ''Sketches'' (2009 Circle) * Kerem Görsev, ''Diversion'' (2009 Rec Jazz) * Ozan Musluoglu, ''Coincidence'' (2009 Rec Jazz) * Önder Focan Group, ''Swing A La Turc'' (2007 Kalan Music) * SPIN, ''Ilk'' (2006 Aura Records) * Donovan Mixon, ''The Dance of Life'' (2004 DMC-Jazz)

References

External links

Official site
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