On stage the Turkish enfant prodige of the piano Scandroglio and Vroom complete the band
Hakan Başar: "For me, music is a way of life, a way of being free and expressing myself."
Many names who started their artistic career in a short time after the start of their life journey are in our history. Of course, the family's interest is very important for these people to start their art or music career at an early age. In addition, talent and individual relevance are also extremely important. Making plans, being disciplined, necessarily researching ...
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A 'Phenomenological' Interview with Hakan Başar on the Axis of Jazz and Jazz Piano
An interview with Hakan, from a leading Turkish online publication.
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Ellora Management and Ubuntu Management Group Announce the Creation of a Formal Collaborative Partnership
The two businesses plan an aggressive expansion of
shared services with select artists from their respective rosters.
Left to right: Laura Hess-Hay and Martin Hummel.
Ellora Management Inc, a division of Ellora Designs LLC, is a Lakeville, Connecticut-based company which provides diversified music and related services to jazz artists. It is owned and managed by Laura Hess-Hay, who has considerable talent management experience. Its roster includes Ahmad Jamal, Hiromi and Marialy Pacheco.
Ubuntu Management Group Ltd is a London-based company that provides diversified music services which includes consulting, talent management and recorded music through its record label, Ubuntu Music. It is owned and managed by Martin Hummel, who has a considerable track record in advertising, marketing and communications across a broad spectrum of businesses throughout the world. Artists who have appeared on its album releases include Alina Bzhezhinska, Andrew McCormack, Camilla George, Chet Baker, Darius Brubeck, Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, Jay Phelps, Laurence Hobgood, Mike LeDonne, Quentin Collins and Seamus Blake.
These two businesses first came together in 2019 through the shared mutual interest in a young Turkish pianist, Hakan Başar. Ellora manages Başar while Ubuntu released his debut album that same year.
The success of this initial encounter led to the decision to work together with Boston-based Japanese pianist, Yoko Miwa. Again, Ellora manages Miwa while Ubuntu will be releasing her next album on its label later this year.
Collaborations with additional artists have been identified and will be announced, shortly.
The essence of the relationship between these two parties resides in leveraging Ellora’s considerable management track record and its booking agent infrastructure along with Ubuntu’s business/marketing management experience and its highly successful Ubuntu Music record label.
Speaking on behalf of Ellora Management, President Laura Hess-Hay said, “Martin Hummel and I came together like a tornado having like minds on absolutely everything we were seeking for our mutual artist, Hakan Başar. As our talks continued and we evolved sharing our views about how we worked and what we intended to achieve in our lives musically, it quickly became apparent that we were like mirrors of the other.
My family is my priority, and this includes my music family as well. Martin’s priorities are absolutely the same. It quickly became apparent that together we could accomplish more for our upcoming family of new artists. Look out for some wonderful happenings in the near future!”
Martin Hummel, Director of Ubuntu Management Group elaborated further, saying, “This partnership seemed destined to happen. Laura Hess Hay Jamal and I share the same ethos, values and passion for what we do and for the artists we represent. We have complimentary skills and geographic breadth. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed working together and independently came to the view that we should formalise the relationship. We have some very exciting plans ahead and firmly believe that the combined forces of our two businesses will continue to make a significant difference to our artists.”
For further information, please contact:
Mike Wilpizeski (mikew@chartroommedia.com) at Chart Room Media, 718 459 2117 (USA)
Ellora Management: info@elloramanagement.com
Ubuntu Management Group: info@ubuntumanagementgroup.com
Websites
https://www.elloramanagement.com/
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Hakan Başar Remains on Radio Airplay Rotation!
‘Sandu’ has been on the Jazz FM playlist for two months!
REVIEW: Hakan Başar / 'On Top of The Roof'
A prominent Turkish magazine, writes, “a really successful ‘first leap’ for a young jazz musician to soar in the jazz skies with its high-caliber accompanying musicians and special recording technique.”
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REVIEW: Hakan Başar Trio at Pizza Express (2019 EFG LJF)
LJN’s Mike Collins writes, “Hakan is playing music that moves and excites him and it takes the audience along. This was the start of the festival, and it was also a big step on what should be a long journey on the international jazz stage for the young pianist.”
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From Left to Right: Luc Saint-Martin, Simon ‘Goat’ Page, Martin Hummel, Hakan Başar, Ferit Odman, Halil Çağlar Serin, Monika Jakubowska, Hakan Başar Sr.
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Three British Labels are Deep in Dialogue with the American Jazz Tradition
Martin Hummel explains, ““I think we all tend to have a much more open and broader perspective on life and the world than we had previously. So, as a result, I don’t think it’s the U.S. [alone] that takes the lead. I think it’s the U.S. that’s leading with other very interesting developed communities of music in other countries.”
Left to right: Martin Hummel, Tori Freestone, Gary Crosby.
