Oğuz Büyükberber is a clarinetist who is mainly known for his improvisation on the bass clarinet, fusing contemporary music, Turkish music, and jazz. After receiving his BA in visual arts from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul, he studied at Amsterdam Conservatory where he received his BA and master’s degrees. He studied with Harry Sparnaay, Ferdinand Powel, Arnold Dooyeweerd, John Ruocco and audited Theo Loevendie’s composition classes.

He has founded or co-founded many groups and projects, performed in well-respected festivals all over Europe such as Northsea Jazz Festival, Parliament Jazz festival, Transmediale, London Jazz Festival, Talos Jazz, Numusic and Traumzeit to name a few. He has recorded four solo albums, participated in over 25 albums including two releases from Blue Note, and collaborated with musicians that include Lawrence Butch Morris, Craig Harris, Michael Moore amongst others.

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