Turgut Alp Bekoğlu

About Turgut Alp Bekoglu: Born in 1966. He started at a very early age to perform as a professional drummer and developed himself to be a drum virtuoso. In 1996 world wide know music legend Arif Mardin invited him to New York beacuse of his musical works. During this period Arif Mardin supported and consulted him. With the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture he performed at the "Jazz Made in Turkey” event at Lincoln Jazz Centre with the group Telvin that he founded in 1995 together with fretless guitar virtuoso Erkan Ogur and bass virtuoso Ilkin Deniz.During his carrer he performed with Gloria Gaynor,Joe Lovano,Erik Truffaz. Arto Tuncboyaciyan. Sezen Aksu and Ajda Pekkan at concerts or recordings in Turkey and around the globe.Today he continuous his personal works and performs with Erkan Ogur Anatolian Blues and Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions. Turgut Alp Bekoğlu's First Solo Album 'Love Jazz' On All Digital Platforms! Spotify Album Link :  https://open.spotify.com/album/6ekHAm7sAMHblWY4uNs3yj?si=-sjPovQ5Tce0gGvzq7_Xfw Apple Music Album Link : https://itunes.apple.com/tr/album/love-jazz/1450297393 Instagram Link : https://www.instagram.com/turgutalpbekoglu/ YouTube Channel Link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdVHT5ASgDliyXbTA5l0ODQ?view_as=subscriber Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/TurgutBekoglu/ Official Web Page Link : http://www.turgutalpbekoglu.com/ istanbul Agop Cymbal Artist Page Link : https://istanbulcymbals.com/artists/50/turgut-alp-bekolu.html