Ozan Baysal is a Turkish bağlama player, composer, and performer specialising in şelpe. His music seamlessly integrates traditional bağlama techniques with tonal and jazz harmonic elements. Performing on a custom double-necked bağlama, Ozan has graced prestigious European festivals, including the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Walden Festival, EFG London Jazz Festival, Nuoro Jazz Festival, and Isole che Parlano Festival..
Introduced to the bağlama at a young age, Ozan deepened his understanding of şelpe through academic and practical pursuits. He earned a PhD from Istanbul Technical University’s Centre for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM) and later conducted post-doctoral ethnographic research at SOAS University of London, exploring the London-based Alevi community, where bağlama performance plays a central role in their religious practices..
A participant in the OneBeat International Music Exchange Program in the USA and Making Tracks Music Exchange Program in the UK, Ozan is also a member of the MEDINEA network (Mediterranean Incubator of Emerging Artists). With the MEDINEA Orchestra, led by acclaimed jazz saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol, Baysal collaborates as a performer and composer, bridging diverse Mediterranean and jazz traditions.
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