For 16 years, Akbank Sanat has been hosting more than 700 activities from exhibitions to modern dance, from film displays to theatres, from classical music recitals to jazz concerts and from panels to master classes with the mission "a place where change never ends".

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Second floor is holding the Multi Purpose Common Stage which can hold 135 people is hosting mainly theater plays, live musical events, panels, conferences, seminars and film screenings The Contemporary Art Workshop which is at the third floor of Akbank Art Beyoglu is holding a serigraphy and also a lithography workshop Forth Floor is holding The Café, and The Library. The Listening Room is suitable for 9 people to choose and experience music simultaneously from an archive of 1892 compact discs. The Library of Akbank Sanat is covering national and international issues on art history, painting, photography, music, sociology, philosophy etc. Dance Studio located on the sixth floor is hosting open rehearsals, workshops with guest choreographers, panels, technical classes from national and international instructors and also video screenings.

Axess and Wings credit cards get %20 discount to full price tickets Combining two different instruments in an experimental way, German saxophone player Matthias Kaiser and Turkish guitarist Semih Yanyali have traveled to perform at many different jazz festivals, since they first met one another and started performing together in late 2006. Matthias Kaiser, making a name for himself in the jazz scene, has given countless performances since his start in 1986. Semih Yanyali is a jazz guitarist who read more »

 Axess and Wings credit cards get %20 discount to full price tickets.   This year sees the return of esteemed act, “The Barbarians”. Founded under the leadership of one of Turkey’s most distinguished musicians, pianist Ali Perret, the group performs modern jazz with mastery. The Barbarians includes Furio Di Castri, an artist who has worked with countless artists in Italy and released 17 albums to date, as well as famous percussionist Selim Selçuk. Jazz trombo read more »

Axess and Wings credit cards get %20 discount to full price tickets. KonstruKt is a fresh group featuring Korhan Argüden and Ozan Usta on drums, Umut Çaglar on guitar and Korhan Futaci on saxophone. Despite their youth and relative newness as a band, KonstruKt have released 4 albums to date. Founded in order to produce improvisational music, the group often features guest artists at their concerts. For their performance at the festival they will be joined by famous saxophonist Evan read more »

Axess and Wings credit cards get %20 discount to full price tickets. Winner of the 1993 European Jazz competition, Joost Lijbaart is an extremely talented drummer but also a highly in demand jazz composer. In 2002 the drummer was voted as the Best Solo Artist in Holland. Sharing the stage with him for his performance at the festival is pianist Wolfert Brederode. The talented pianist is a musician who focuses on the personal and poetic dimensions of jazz and searches for these qualities in his m read more »

In its seventh year.Akbank Short Film Festival continues to support new ideas and new experiences.With the aim of promote to short students and professionals the Festival will be opening its curtains one more in from 7th to 17 March 2011. read more »