The New York Oud Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue music festival that displays the oud and its versatility as it exists in New York's diverse musical culture. The NYOF celebrates the oud and its wide-ranging influence on global music culture, showcasing artists from a multitude of traditions and contexts, and demonstrating why the oud continues to be one of the world's most beloved instruments.

Bahar Badieitabar, Ertugrul Erkisi

Doors: 7:30

Day 3 of the festival will feature sets by oudists Bahar Badieitabar and Ertugrul Erkisi. Seating is limited so first-come first-serve!

Bahar Badieitabar presents a two-part performance: a solo set of pieces and improvisations from Iranian classical repertoire, followed by original compositions in a collaborative setting with guest musicians.

Bahar Badieitabar is an Iranian Oud player and composer and graduate of Berklee College of Music. At the ages of 16 and 17, she won first place at the Iranian Youth National Music Festival, and has performed at numerous venues including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and MCG Jazz. Her background in Iranian classical music, contemporary concert music, and jazz contributes to her authentic composition approach. She is a member of Danilo Perez's Global Jazz Messengers and has shared the stage with world-renowned musicians such as John Patitucci and Bruno Raberg.

Ertugrul Erkisi is an award-winning singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer of traditional Turkish classical and sufi music. Recognized for his talent at a young age, Ertugrul was a voice artist on the Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) station and hosted his own music show on television and radio for many years. He has published 14 albums of his own music in addition to his compositions for other singers and has performed throughout the US, Europe, Central Asia and Near East. For this concert, he will perform traditional Istanbul music and Anatolian folk music from the Caucasus to the Balkans.

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