Nevcivan Sevindik Özel

 
Style of Art : Artist / Tar player (Tarzen)
Branch of Art : Turkish music: tar, composition, conducting, arrangement, vocal.
Comment : Traditional, ethnic jazz, world music.
Art Profile :

Nevcivan Özel was born in Istanbul in 1962. The artist completed his elementary and middle school education, continuing his musical training that he took up during his childhood at ITÜ Turkish Music State Conservatory where he enrolled in 1978. He studied with Assistant Prof. Şenel Önadlı in the Basic Sciences Turkish Folk Music Tar branch. Winning the exams of Turkish Radio and Television Institution in 1980, he began his duty as Tar player at Istanbul Radio. He gave recitals at several universities and in AKM (Atatürk Culture Center) between the years of 1981-1996. He performed many duets accompanied by the piano at TRT Istanbul TV. In addition, he made polyphonic arrangements and performed in televisions pick ups with Folk Instruments Orchestra for TRT and TV 2. He played locally and represented Turkey at “Folk Music” festivals in the abroad. He worked with the Tar teacher Prof Ramiz Guliev at Baku Conservatory between the years of 1984-1985. Together with the Classical Fiddle player Nevbahar Özel he established the “Pop Folk Band” named “Travelers of Music” in the year of 1989, recording two albums with them. Again in 1989 he completed his master’s degree at ITÜ Social Sciences Institute. In the same year he represented Turkey in “EBU Folk Music” festival organized in the town of Fagernes in Norway and was nominated for the first prize in solo performance category. 

In 1990 on the other hand, he released an album for Raks Music titled “My Azerbaijan”, composed of ancient songs, in which he also displayed his talent as a vocalist. He also made the entire arrangements for this album. He was appointed as a Tar teacher at ITÜ Turkish Music State Conservatorium between the years of 1991-1994. He gave a recital featuring Tar-Piano and Tar-Guitar duets at PERA Fine Arts Center in the year of 1998. In 2000 He recorded two albums for the company DMC composed of folk music from Azerbaijan and Kirkuk, for which he also made the arrangements. In May of the same year he gave a solo concert accompanied by TRT Ankara Stringed Instruments Chamber Orchestra during the “Spring Concert” which was broadcasted live on TRT and TV 1. 

He gave a concert in the frame of “Compilation for the 18th EBU World Music Workshop” in May of 2003. The artist has a Tar CD to be released soon and he currently continues his duty as a Tar player at TRT Istanbul Radio.

Foundation : TRT (Turkish Radio Television)
Web Site : www.tarzen.azbuz.com
Email : nevcivan_ozel@hotmail.com
City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Phone : O532. 277 98 20
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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