Aydın Esen is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 jazz musician who plays keyboards and electronics.

Esen began music lessons at the age of 5 in Turkey. He moved to the United States when he was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

 in Boston

Boston

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,also he graduated from Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

 in two semesters and subsequently also studied at the New England Conservatory of Music

New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States.The conservatory is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of...

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He has played with a wide variety of other musicians including Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman is an American saxophonist and flautist. In June 2010, he received a NEA Jazz Masters lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts.-Biography:...

 and Wolfgang Muthspiel

Wolfgang Muthspiel

Wolfgang Muthspiel is an Austrian guitarist and composer most associated with jazz and brother of the trombonist and pianist Christian Muthspiel....

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Selected discography

• Aydin Esen (1989)
• So Many Lifetimes (1988)
• Pictures(1989) Japan
• Anadolu (1992)
• Radio Edits (1992)
• Enfas(1998)
• Timescape (1999)
• Living (2001)
• Flashpoint (2005)
• Dialogo (2005)
• Light Years (2006)
• Extinction (2006)

Appears on

• Trio (Eddie Gomez
  Eddie Gomez
  Edgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:...
  
  ) (1985)
• Music of Our Time (1994)
• This Is Me (Emily Remler
  Emily Remler
  Emily Remler was an American jazz guitarist who rose to prominence in the 1980s. She recorded seven albums of hard bop, jazz standards and fusion guitar.- Early Life and Influences:...
  
  )
• Edges (Daniel Humair)
• Brazilian Landscape (Sergio Brandao)
• Honour Simplicity, Respect the Flow (Kai Eckhardt
  Kai Eckhardt
  Kai Eckhardt is a German musician and composer who plays bass, best known for his work with John McLaughlin, Vital Information, the band he co-founded Garaj Mahal and Billy Cobham...
  
  )
• My Heart (Tommy Campbell)
• Wolfgang Muthspiel (Wolfgang Muthspiel
  Wolfgang Muthspiel
  Wolfgang Muthspiel is an Austrian guitarist and composer most associated with jazz and brother of the trombonist and pianist Christian Muthspiel....
  
  )
• Timezones (Wolfgang Muthspiel)
• X-Centrix ([Andrew Anello]) (1996)

As a Producer

• Black Spot (Audiofact) 1998
• Plumb (Jonathan Brooks and the Story) 1995

External links

• Aydın Esen's website
• Extinction