Onur Yalçın

Onur Yalçın is a Turkish jazz trumpeter currently studying at Kunstuniversität Graz. After beginning his musical education at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, he was accepted into its Jazz Department in 2020 with the highest entrance score of the year. He has studied with Jim Rotondi, Philip Dizack, Duane Eubanks, and Alex Sipiagin. In 2022, he received the Arif Mardin Fellowship and a full scholarship to the Aspire Program at Berklee College of Music. Performing both in Turkey and internationally, Onur was awarded at the Nardis Youth Jazz Competition in 2025, earning the opportunity to record his original music at Pür Recording Studio. The same year, he was selected for the Akbank JAmZZ Masterclass Program, receiving a scholarship to attend the Berklee at Umbria Jazz Clinics in Italy.