ENGLISH
Ilhan moved to the US from his native Istanbul 20 years ago with an undergraduate degree in Graphic Design and graduate degree in Photography. As an award-winning Art Director he worked at an ad agency before he entered the NY live music scene. In the past 15 years he has presented Turkish, Mediterranean and World music at prestigious places like Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall and Florence Gould Hall. Ilhan also ran successful establishments like St. Marx Café, Maia and Drom hosting many memorable nights of music, food & culture and continues to present music of different cultures at various venues around town. In addition to being the manager of the New York Gypsy All-Stars, Ilhan is one of the producers of the annual NY Gypsy Festival (now in its 7th year) and the Istanbulive @ Central Park SummerStage concert series (held in 2009 & 2010)
TURKISH
Serdar Ilhan, New York dünya müzigi ve Turk cevrelerin yakindan tanidigi bir simadir. Grafiker, reklamci, işletmeci ve organizatör olarak uzun yillardir onemli projeler imza atmis ve Turk kulturunu ABD’de genis cevrelere duyurmustur. 6 Subat 1962 Istanbul dogumlu olan Serdar Ilhan, Grafik Tasarimi lisansini ve Fotograf dalinda ust lisansini Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi’nden almistir. İstanbul’da çeşitli reklam ajanslarında grafik tasarımcı ve sanat yönetmeni olarak çalıştıktan sonra, 1989 yilinda ABD'ye tasinmis ve New York’ta kurduğu ajansla reklamcılığa devam etmistir.
Müzik tutkusu 1994 yılında one cikmis ve ilk buyuk konserini ayni yil dunyaca unlu Carnegie Hall’de gerceklestirmistir. 1999’da Turkiye Depremi Yardim Konseri, ayni yil Mazhar-Fuat-Ozkan Kosova Yardim Konseri, 2000’de Zulfu Livaneli & Maria Farandouri Turk-Yunan Baris Konseri, 2004 Lincoln Center’de gerceklesen Jazz Made In Turkey Festivali ve son iki yildir da Sertab Erener, Kenan Dogulu, MFO, Duman, Husnu Senlendirici’nin ve binlerce kisinin katilimi ile coskulu bir sekilde gerceklesen Central Park’taki Istanbulive konserlerinin yapimcisidir. 2002’de gerceklestirdigi Nazim Hikmet gecesi Genco Erkal, Zulfu Livaneli, Zeynep Oral ve Stephen Kingzer gibi taninmis isimlerin katilimi ile cok buyuk ses getirmis, New York Times yayimladigi makalede “Nazim sonunda Amerika’ya vize aldi” demistir.
Muzigin yaninda Genco Erkal (Memleketimden Insan Manzaralari, Can, Marx SoHo'da), Ferhan Sensoy (Ferhangi Seyler) ve Musfik Kenter (Bir Garip Orhan Veli, Huysuz Ihtiyar, Kuva-i Milliye) gibi usta tiyatroculari New York’a getirmis ve bu oyunlari sahnelemistir. Organizatorlugunun yaninda i
şletmecilik de yapan Serdar Ilhan, Drom, Maia Meyhane ve St. Marx Café’yi uzun yillar isletmistir. Ozellikle St.Marx Cafe'de Turkkaya Ataov, Buket Uzuner, Serdar Turgut, Cengiz Candar, Ahmet Altan, Fikri Saglar ve Bedri Baykam gibi isimlerler soylesiler gerceklestirmistir. Serdar Ilhan evil ve bir cocuk babasidir. (Bu projelerin bazilari A. Sarikaya ve G. Mimaroglu ile gerceklestirilmistir.)
Important Past Events, organized by Serdar Ilhan
October 1994 Atilla Engin and Turquoise Weill Recital Hall at Carnagie Hall
April 3, 1999 Genco Erkal "Human Landscape" Kaye Playhouse
May 15, 1999 MFO "Kosova Benefit Concert" at Live Club
September 26, 1999 Turkish Earthquake, Jazz Concerts at Florance Gould Hall
featuring Al di Meola, Arto Tunc, Badal Roy, Mordy Ferber, A. Engin, I.lhan Ersahin, Ara Dinjciyan
October8, 1999 Ferhan Sensoy "Ferhangi Seyler" Kaye Playhouse
March 17, 2000 Z. Livaneli - M. Farandouri Concert at Town Hall
May 6, 2000 Kenan Dogulu Concert at Culture Club
May 7, 2000 Musfik Kenter " Bir Garip Orhan Veli" Florance Gould Hall
November 19, 2000 Genco Erkal "Can" Kaye Playhouse
December 3, 2000 Arif Sag, E. Erzincan & Istanbul Orch. at Symphony Space
April 14, 2002 Remembering the unforgotten poet" Nazim" at Kaye Playhouse
Genco Erkal, Zulfu Livaneli, Zeynep Oral, Tilbe Saran,, Stefan Kinzer, Zisan Ugurlu
November 9, 2002 Musfik Kenter "Kuvayi Milliye" Florance Gould Hall
December 31, 2003 llhan Sesen in NY St.Marx Cafe
Sept. 24,25,26 2004 Jazz Made In Turkey Festival Lincoln Center (www.jazzmadeinturkey.com)
Featuring: Aydin Esen, Okay Temiz, Erkan Ogur’s Telvin, Laco Tayfa, Kudsi Erguner, Ilhan Ersahin, Joe Lovano, Greg Ozby, Eddie Henderson, Lefteris Burnias
hosted by Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin and Ilhan Mimaroglu
Jan. 13-17 2005 "Ege in New York" Maia Meyhane
March 25, 2005 "Yeni Turku in NY" Satalla
May 6, 2005 "Mercan Dede in NY" M1-5
Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2005 New York Gypsy Festival (www.nygypsyfest.com)
Featuring: Gogol Bordello, Iva Papazov, Husnu Senlendirici, Zlatne Uste, Luminescent Orchestrii, New York Gypsy All-Stars, Hungary March Band
November 12 , 2005 "Yasar in NY" M1-5
October 20, 2006 "Ilhan Sesen in NY " M 1 -5
Sep. 22- Nov 8, 2006 2nd New York Gypsy Festival
Featuring: Gipsy Kings, Kalpakov Trio, Aquaragia Drom, KAL, Eugene Hutz, Costel Vasilesku, Kultur Shock, Slavic Soul Party, Frank London’s Kleamer Brass All Stars
November 18, 2006 "Yeni Turku in NY" M1-5
Sept. 23 – Oct.3 2007 3rd New York Gypsy Festival
Featuring: Beirut, Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies, Iva Bittova
Sept. 21 - 24 2007 New York Gypsy All-Stars tour - Madison, Millwaukee, Chicago and New York
December 14th 2007 Husnu Senlendirici and NYGypsy All-Stars at Carnegie Hall School program concert
December 6th 2007 Husnu Senlendirici and Brooklyn Funk Essentials at Drom
Sept 24 – Oct 3 4th New York Gypsy Festival
Featuring: Baba Zula, Dunkelbunt, Watcha Clan, Red Baraat, Mames Babaganush, Eastern Block, Dotschy Reinhardt, Sanda Weighl
February 21st 2008 Deniz Seki and Husnu Senlendirici at Drom
February 29th 2008 Ayhan Sicimoglu Latin All-Stars at Drom
May 17th 2008 Kurtalan Ekspres at Drom
July 16 -23 2008 Boban Markovich Orkestar at Drom
Sept 15th 20008 James Galway and Tiempo Libra at Drom
September 12th 2008 Baba Zula at Drom and touring Chicago, Indiana, Madison, WI and Toronto
December 12 2008 Ilhan Ersahin and Husnu Senlendirici at Drom
December 13 2008 Husnu Senlendirici and NYGA at Drom
December 2008 Al di Meola and Husnu Senlendirici at Drom
January 8th 2009 Painted on Water at Drom
Featuring: Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan, Kai Echard, Dave Weckle and Tulug Tirpan
December 31st 2009 Sertab Erener in New York at Drom
April 8th 2009 Selim Sesler and NYGA at Carnegie Hall
April 9th 2009 Selim Sesler at Drom "Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts Series
June 27 2009 Istanbulive at SummerStage Central Park
Featuring: MFO, Painted on Water, Husnu Senlendirici, Vasilis Saleas, New York Gypsy All Stars, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Emre Yilmaz, Cristina Karam
Sept 11-Sept 26 2009 5th New York Gypsy Festival
Featuring: Rhythm of Rajastan, Hazmat Modine, Barbaros Erkose, Little Cow, Sway Machinery, New York Gypsy All Stars
September 2009 Mazhar Fuat Ozkan US Tour / Seattle, San Francisco / Chicago / NY
December 2010 Husnu Senlendirici & NY Gypsy All-Stars US Tour / NY /Boston / Chicago / San Francisco /Seattle
July 3rd 2010 Istanbulive 2 at SummerStage Central Park
Featuring: Kenan Dogulu, Duman, Sukriye Tutkun, Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions
September 2010 Sertab Erener US Tour / Chicago /Detroit/ Washington DC/NY
September 2010 6th New York Gypsy Festival
Featuring: Mahala Rai Banda, Veveritse Brass Band, Selim Sesler, New York Gypsy All-Stars, Espiritu Gitano, Tecsoi, Staphane Wrembel, Delhi to Dublin, Zlatne Uste, Balval, Yuri Yunakov
September 24 2010 Gypsy Music from Black Sea
Featuring: Mahala Rai Banda, Selim Sesler, New York Gypsy All-Stars, Yuri Yunakov, Tecsoi Banda, DJ Wonderlust
September 2010 Mahala Rai Banda North America Tour
Atlanta/Minneapolis/Cedar Rapids/ Madison/Chicago/Milwaukee/ New York/Toronto/Quebec
June 2011 Istanbulive iii
Feuturing: Zulfu Livaneli, Manga, New York gypsy All Stars, Al Di Meola, Demet Sagiroglu
July 2011 International Antalya Jazz Festival Programming and Booking
Featuring: Macy Gray, Nina Katamatze, Al Di Meola, New York Gypsy All-Stars, China Moses, Lisa Ekhdal, Cesaria Evora, Monica Molina and Fahir Atakoglu
September 2011 7th New York Gypsy Festival
Feuturing: Gabby Young and Other Animals, SoCalled from Canada, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino from Italy, Caramelo & Freak Fandango Orchestra from Spain, Roger Davidson and Frank London Klezmer Orchestra, Zlatne Uste Brass Band and Raya Brass Band, Csaba Toth Bagi from Hungary/Serbia, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Dark Dark Dark andPillars And Tongues, Dunkelbunt and The Secret Swing Society
