DAMERONIA WITH STRINGS

Limited 180gm transparent orange vinyl LP pressing packaged in a newly designed matte gatefold jacket. 2011 album from the acclaimed Turkish drummer. Ferit Odman's third album, Dameronia With Strings, is a tribute to Tadd Dameron. The Istanbul-based Odman began his professional career in 2000 at the age of eighteen. He spent two years playing in New York City while pursuing his graduate degree, performing and recording with Brian Lynch, Vincent Herring, Peter Washington, Benny Golson, Jacky Terrasson, Mike Moreno, Sean Jones, Ernie Watts, Stefano di Battista, Bertha Hope, Jim Rotondi, Alan Broadbent, Alex Sipiagin, and David Berkman. Odman also played with a number of vocalists, including Sheila Jordan, Kevin Mahogany, Allan Harris, Mark Murphy, Deborah Davis, I've Mendes, and Hilary Kole. He has played at many New York City clubs and festivals. Since returning to Istanbul, Odman has been a mainstay on the Turkish jazz scene, performing and recording with Kerem G?rsev and TRT (Turkish Radio Television) Big Band, among others. He was invited to a number of international festivals as a bandleader, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Istanbul Jazz Festival, the Prishtina Jazz Festival in Kosovo; the International Ankara Jazz Festival, and the Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.'