Jak Esim has been greatly influenced by the Sephardic songs he has heard from his elder family members since his childhood and has been personally involved with these songs in the late 70s. He performs songs he has gathered from elderly members of his society with his amateur music groups.
He introduced these songs to the Turkish society and media at Cekirdek Sanat Evi for the first time as a duo with Cem Ikiz in 1985 and was met with great interest.
Following the participation of his wife, Janet, and later Erkan Ogur and Murat Ozbey into his music works, they produced their first album Judeo-Espanyol Ezgiler in 1989. This album is of major importance as it reflects many years of song collection and research by Jak Esim.
Jak Esim believes that modal influence is essential to this music’s foundation. This modal influence has been tried in various samples around the world but has not yet been achieved. Jak believes that the modal influence should be performed and presented correctly, and whilst preserving the modal influence, harmonisation in the sub structure should not be missed. In his music, the harmonisations were carried out by Erkan Ogur with the perfect balance to relay the right message.
Although the Eastern influence is also an important part of these songs, this still remains undiscovered.
The album Antik bir Hüzün followed this first album in 1992 portraying the same approach. Okay Temiz and Tarik Sezer gave additional support in this album. Both albums were recognised internationally and were later put together into one album called Sefardim 1 in Germany. Sefardim 1 received the German Critics Award as the Best Folk Album of the Year . The interest from the radios, festivals and concert halls followed leading to the foundation of the Janet & Jak Esim Ensemble.
Janet and Jak Esim, with the group consisting of Erkan Ogur, Bulent Ortacgil, Nezih Yesilnil and Murat Ozbey, gave Sephardic music concerts in various venues and festivals throughout Europe. Their songs were presented in many cultural venues in their authentic form. Many unknown songs were discovered through their work and performed by the most important musicians in Turkey. A portion of their Munich and Ankara concerts were released as a live recording in 1994 in the album Birkac Sonsuzluk Ani.
Their journey continued with Herman Heder and Yahya Dai joining the group and the release of Mira in 2003 and Adio in 2006.
In these recent albums, the Western influence within the Sephardic culture was brought forward and these albums succeeded in reflecting both Eastern and Western cultures.
The ensemle maintains its aim to introduce Sephardic music with its different elements throughout the world and to form different vibes starting from this ethnic structure.
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Jak Esim has been greatly influenced by the Sephardic songs he has heard from his elder family members since his childhood and has been personally involved with these songs in the late 70s. He performs songs he has gathered from elderly members of his society with his amateur music groups.
He introduced these songs to the Turkish society and media at Cekirdek Sanat Evi for the first time as a duo with Cem Ikiz in 1985 and was met with great interest.
Following the participation of his wife, Janet, and later Erkan Ogur and Murat Ozbey into his music works, they produced their first album Judeo-Espanyol Ezgiler in 1989. This album is of major importance as it reflects many years of song collection and research by Jak Esim.
Jak Esim believes that modal influence is essential to this music’s foundation. This modal influence has been tried in various samples around the world but has not yet been achieved. Jak believes that the modal influence should be performed and presented correctly, and whilst preserving the modal influence, harmonisation in the sub structure should not be missed. In his music, the harmonisations were carried out by Erkan Ogur with the perfect balance to relay the right message.
Although the Eastern influence is also an important part of these songs, this still remains undiscovered.
The album Antik bir Hüzün followed this first album in 1992 portraying the same approach. Okay Temiz and Tarik Sezer gave additional support in this album. Both albums were recognised internationally and were later put together into one album called Sefardim 1 in Germany.
Sefardim 1 received the German Critics Award as the Best Folk Album of the Year .
The interest from the radios, festivals and concert halls followed leading to the foundation of the Janet & Jak Esim Ensemble.
Janet and Jak Esim, with the group consisting of Erkan Ogur, Bulent Ortacgil, Nezih Yesilnil and Murat Ozbey, gave Sephardic music concerts in various venues and festivals throughout Europe. Their songs were presented in many cultural venues in their authentic form. Many unknown songs were discovered through their work and performed by the most important musicians in Turkey. A portion of their Munich and Ankara concerts were released as a live recording in 1994 in the album Birkac Sonsuzluk Ani.
Their journey continued with Herman Heder and Yahya Dai joining the group and the release of Mira in 2003 and Adio in 2006.
In these recent albums, the Western influence within the Sephardic culture was brought forward and these albums succeeded in reflecting both Eastern and Western cultures.
The ensemle maintains its aim to introduce Sephardic music with its different elements throughout the world and to form different vibes starting from this ethnic structure.
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