Boğaziçi University Music Club Jazz Choir is one of the three choirs founded by Deniz Şener in 1994. The choir began its practices performing the choral arrangements of jazz standards under the roof of BUMC, in order to promote polyphonic vocal music. It appeared in its first concert on May 16, 1995 in BUMC Choirs’ Concert. The conductors have been as follows:

- Cevat Belek (1996-1997)
- Taner Özbabacan (1997-1998)
- Önder Özkara (1998-2000)
- Ali Göktürk (2000-2004)
- Hande Öztürk (2004-2005)
- Cihan Aydın (2005-2006)
- Cihan Aydın & Hande Öztürk (2006-2007)
- Masis Aram Gözbek (2007-present)

BUMC Jazz Choir started to perform its songs a capella, i.e. unaccompanied, and gained the title of being the first a capella jazz choir in Turkey. Some of the choir members who wanted to lead a professional music career, after years of choir experience, started, in 2005, a band called “A Capella Boğaziçi” and released an album of which producer was Kerem Görsev.

BUMC Jazz choir obtained recognition with its tours as well as its performances within Boğaziçi University.

The repertoire of the choir mostly consists of songs arranged by famous a capella bands such as Vox One, The Real Group and Swingle Singers, as well as its own arrangements of jazz songs. (read less)

Boğaziçi University Music Club Jazz Choir is one of the three choirs founded by Deniz Şener in 1994. The choir began its practices performing the choral arrangements of jazz standards under the roof of BUMC, in order to promote polyphonic vocal music. It appeared in its first concert on May 16, 1995 in BUMC Choirs’ Concert. The conductors have been as follows:

- Cevat Belek (1996-1997)
- Taner Özbabacan (1997-1998)
- Önder Özkara (1998-2000)
- Ali Göktürk (2000-2004)
- Hande Öztürk... (read more)