The Jazz Voyager

Istanbul, Turkey is my next destination for this Jazz Voyager to see what the happening at Nublu, often described as an Eastern New York melting pot of bursting creativity. Located under the Gradiva Hotel at Sıraselviler Cad. No:55, 34134, just 200 meters from the Galata Bridge, it’s only natural that it shares a jazz club with New York City.

The original club was established by the ingenious Swedish-Turkish sax player Ilhan Ersahin, it opened in New York’s Lower East Side in 2002, when the area was healing from the September 11 attacks. Soon, the place became a hub for innovative musicians, creating a sound of its own: an urban blend of of Afro-Caribbean-electro-dance-jazz-funk with a Brazilian tinge. Ten years later in 2012, the Nublu sound traveled to Istanbul. Today, the club has a third location in Sao Paulo, Brazil. #wannabewhereyouare

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