Ahead of their EFG London Jazz Festival 2021 live shows, enjoy this re-issue of their digital concerts originally filmed for WOW Festival Istanbul

Aynur + Melisa Yildirim | Sun 14 Nov 2021 | Barbican: [ Ссылка ]

Fusing Forces: Yazz Ahmed and the BBC Concert Orchestra | Sun 21 Nov 2021 | Queen Elizabeth Hall: [ Ссылка ]


In March 2021, Serious were delighted to announce a new programming partnership with the Women of the World Festival in Istanbul. Continuing Serious’ long history of working with the British Council, we produced and presented several exclusive performances from UK throughout the Festival weekend, Friday 5 – Sunday 7 March, running up to International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March.

The opening concert of WOW Istanbul was produced and programmed by Serious, and features a figure at the heart of the exciting UK jazz scene; the British-Bahraini trumpet sensation Yazz Ahmed.

Through her music, Yazz seeks to blur the lines between jazz and electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds of her mixed heritage in what has been described as ‘psychedelic Arab jazz, intoxicating and compelling’. Her career is studded with high profile collaborations which have seen her record and perform with the likes of Radiohead, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Transglobal Underground, Susheela Raman, Tarek Yamani and Amel Zen, including a world tour with These New Puritans.

Her latest album 'Polyhymnia' was released on Ropeadope Records and was conceived as a message to the world about the history and growing empowerment of women. It consists of a series of powerful tributes to noted women in history, whose stories resonated and inspired Yazz

Melisa Yıldırım opens the concert with a solo set as well as joining Yazz Ahmed Quartet on a special collaboration. Originally from Istanbul, the London-based and multi award-winning Kamancha (spiked fiddle) player and composer, was a major part of 2019’s Making Tracks residency and UK-wide tour.

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