Panelists:
Laudan Nooshin UK
Public Musicologist, Music and Sound Studies Researcher
Professor at City St George’s, University of London, Recipient Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2024-2027)
Berke Can Özcan Türkiye
Artist, Musician, Producer and Composer
Creator of dance theatre performances “The Things We Carry”, Composer of sound sculpture installations with “Found Sounds”.
Şevket Akıncı Türkiye
Guitarist and Composer
Professor at Bahçeşehir University, Lecturer at Bilgi University,
Yıldız Technical University and Sabancı University Music Department
Moderator:
Francesco Martinelli Italy
Jazz historian, Concert promoter, Journalist
Teacher at Siena Jazz University, author of the book “History of European Jazz”, director of “Arrigo Polillo” Jazz Center Studies, co-organizer of Pisa International Jazz Festival (1976-1982).
Panelists:
Stefanie Boltz Germany
Singer, Songwriter, Founder and CEO of the booking agency “Fine Artist”
German Jazz Award nominee (2023).
Ümit Üret Türkiye
Freelance Musicologist
Radio host on Root Radio and Radyo Modyan; podcast host for MÇPS; public lecturer at Vault34, Pera Müzesi and Torun; music director at Pixie İstanbul and Karga; and music critic for publications including Kroniko, A.I.D. Zine, Sanrı Zine and In The Void.
Moderator:
Ramin Sadighi
Founder and Co-Director of Show Of Hands Festival
Founder and CEO of Hermes Records, Grammy nominated producer (2006), WOMEX Professional Excellence Award winner (2015), mentor in Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago (2007-2010), co-founder of “Culture & Music” magazine.
Panelists:
Håkon Kornstad Norway
Saxophone player, Singer and Composer
Recipient of the Spellemann Award (Norwegian Grammy). Deutscher Jazzpreis nominee (2023), the Buddyprisen (2015), the Kongsberg Jazz Festival’s Musician’s Prize (2002), Honored with the Gammleng Award in the jazz category (2018).
Bijan Pasban Hazrat Iran
Music AI and NFT analyst
Executive producer (Hermes Records), co-founder and coach at EDUCO.
Moderator:
Ramin Sadighi
Founder and Co-Director of Show Of Hands Festival
Founder and CEO of Hermes Records, Grammy nominated producer (2006), WOMEX Professional Excellence Award winner (2015), mentor in Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago (2007-2010), co-founder of “Culture & Music” magazine.