Cahit KUTRAFALI

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Nicosia born bass player, composer and arranger Cahit Kutrafalı is one of the first call bass players in Cyprus. He received his bachelor’s degree in music in 2007, since then he has been performing as a band leader and working with numerous musicians and bands as a sideman from all over the island, Europe and Turkey. Beside performing, he is also one of the faculty members of the ‘’Jazz Education Abroad’’ program where he taught in Cyprus, Lebanon and Thailand. He has performed and recorded with respected names such as Chris Byars, Guthrie Govan, Gilad Atzmon, Robin Eubanks, Rosario Giuliani, Ari Roland, Keith Balla, Charis Ioannou, Genco Arı, Marios Takoushis, Stelios Xydias, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Volkan Öktem, Cenk Erdoğan, Damian Erskine, Önder Focan, Sarp Maden, Ermis Michail, Andreas Panteli and Anıl Şallılel. He released his second album ‘’Transitions’’ in March 2018 where his debut album ‘’As It Is’’ was released back in 2015.