Burak Bedikyan Quartet

A native of Istanbul, Burak Bedikyan is one of the foremost piano players of his native country as a leader and a highly sought after sideman for a variety of American and European Jazz artists thanks to his musicality and stylistic versatility. A true improvisational triple threat finds Bedikyan performing, recording and teaching across the globe.
The artist recorded his debut album "Circle of Life" for the prestigious SteepleChase Records in 2012 in NY with internationally acclaimed artists; Chris Potter, Peter Washington and Bill Stewart. Receiving positive feedback on the international arena from critics, journalists, as well as fans, January 2015 gave birth to the pianist’s second album as a leader. “Leap of Faith” featuring another all American line up including jazz greats Chris Cheek, Ron McClure and Billy Drummond. As in his first album, Bedikyan presented a set of original compositions rooted with the American jazz tradition but embracing his European influences as well as his Turkish/Armenian heritage.
Burak Bedikyan New York Quartet is the artist’s latest project presenting a set of freshly written originals featuring a band of the highest caliber NY based musicians.