An underground jazz artist.
Gökhan Sürer studied jazz-piano and composition at Istanbul Bilgi University and attended lectures of important musicians such as Neset Ruacan, Kamil Özler, Ali Perret, L. Butch Morris, Can Kozlu, Aydin Esen, Imer Demirer, Ricky Ford, Selen Gülün, Mike Wilkens. After his undergraduate study he went to New York City and continued his music composition studies with Pablo Mayor at Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory. Back in Istanbul he has performed on numerous albums, soundtracks and compilations as a performer, producer and arranger. Later on he moved to Barcelona and formed his own project ‘Gökhan Sürer Quintet’ which intends to play modern arrangements of songs from different cultures of Anatolia as Turkish, Byzantine and Armenian with a touch of various musical styles like jazz, funk and rock. Collabrating with a large variety of musicians from all around the world, he continues his musical career between Barcelona and İstanbul as a producer, arranger and performer.
Gökhan Sürer plays contemporary jazz fusion that weaves traditional Anatolian, Byzantine, and Armenian folk melodies together with modern jazz and funk arrangements.
Gökhan Sürer is a composer and pianist who splits his musical career between Istanbul and Barcelona.
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