Okay Temiz


Okay Temiz is a Turkish fusion jazz percussionist and drummer.

Biography

Temiz was influenced by his mother, Naciye, who was classically trained in music. Temiz, who began playing professionally in 1955, studied at the Ankara Conservatory and at the Tophane Art Institute. After meeting Maffy Falay and Don Cherry, he settled in Sweden. With Cherry and bassist Johnny Dyani he toured America and Europe in 1971. In 1972, he founded the band Xaba with Dyani and trumpeter Mongezi Feza.
His drums are of his own invention, and are made of hand-beaten copper, after Turkish debuka's.

Discography

  • Don Cherry: Orient
  • Maffy Falay & Sevda: Maffy Falay and Sevda
  • Maffy Falay & Sevda: Live at Jazzhus Montmartre
  • Don Cherry: Organic Music Society
  • Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Rejoice
  • Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Music For Xaba
  • Johnny Dyani/Okay Temiz/Mongezi Feza: Music For Xaba, Volume Two
  • Mongezi Feza: Free Jam
  • Nils Sandstroem: The Painter
  • Bengt-Arne Wallin: Wallin/Wallin
  • Gunnar "Siljabloo" Nilson: "Flickan med den bruna hyn/Det kaenns skoent, det kaenns bra".
  • Maffy Falay & Sevda: Live at Fregatten
  • Salih Baysal: The Myth
  • Björn J:son Lindh: Sissel
  • Bernt Rosengren: Notes from underground.
  • Bo Nilsson: Drei Szenen/Fatumeh
  • Bo Nilsson: A Spirit's Whisper
  • Tony Scott: Manteca
  • Bjoern Jayson Lindh: Boogie Woogie
  • Okay Temiz: Turkish folk jazz
  • Lars Gullin: Bluesport
  • Okay Temiz: Dokuz sekiz/Denizaltı Rüzgârları
  • Okay Temiz: Drummer of two worlds
  • Okay Temiz/Johnny Dyani. Yonca
  • Okay Temiz: Oriental Wind
  • Lennart Aberg: Partial solar eclipse
  • Bernt Rosengren Big Band: First moves
  • Nannie Porres: Kärlekens ögon
  • Oriental Wind: Live in der Balver Höhle
  • Björn Jayson Lindh: Bike voyage II
  • Don Cherry: Live Ankara
  • Oriental Wind: Zikir
  • Okay Temiz - Oriental Wind: Zikir
  • Oriental Wind: "Mus/Kabak"
  • Oriental Wind: Chila-Chila.
  • Hans Calderas: Ziggidim
  • Oriental Wind: Bazaar
  • Oriental Wind: Live in Bremen
  • Open-Air Arbon Live 1982.
  • Oriental Wind: Life road
  • Okay Temiz/Saffet Gündeğer: ditto.
  • Oriental Wind/The Karnataka College of Percussion: Sankirna
  • Percussion Summit.
  • Atilla Engin Group: Memories
  • Atilla Engin Group: Marmaris love
  • Lennart Aberg: Green prints
  • Tayfun Erdem: Ararat. The border crossing
  • Okay Temiz: In Europe.
  • Okay Temiz: Derviş .
  • Okay Temiz: "Dance for peace/Locust".
  • Senem Diyici Sextet: Takalar
  • Okay Temiz: Misket.
  • Okay Temiz/Sylvain Kassap: Istanbul da Eylül
  • Okay Temiz: Fis fis tziganes
  • Wutu-Wupatu: ditto.
  • Okay Temiz: Magnetic dance.
  • Okay Temiz's Magnetic Band: Magnet dance.
  • Four Drummers Drumming: Electricity.
  • 2eme Rencontre Internationale de la Clarinette Populaire.
  • Okay Temiz: Green wave.
  • Okay Temiz: Fishmarket.
  • Don Cherry: Dona Nostra.
  • Okay Temiz: Magnet dance
  • Karnataka College of Percussion/Okay Temiz: Mishram
  • Okay Temiz Magnetic Band: In Finland 1995
  • Tri Leta Druge Godbe II, 1994–1996
  • The Black Sea Project: ditto.
  • Yıldız İbrahimova: Balkanatolia
  • Okay Temiz & Group Zourna: Karsilama
  • Okay Temiz: Yaşamın ritmi
  • Okay Temiz: Kutlama - Celebration
  • Audio Fact: Black spot
  • Embryo: Istanbul/Casablanca.
  • Gjallarhorn: Ranarop. Call of the sea witch
  • Floros Floridis, Nicky Skopelitis, Okay Temiz: Our trip so far
  • Okay Temiz: Black Sea Art Project
  • Angelite: Balkan Passions
  • Okay Temiz: Darbukas & Zurnas
  • Okay Temiz: Mehteran
  • Okay Temiz: Kuzeyden Güneye Yansımalar "Senfoni"
  • Okay Temiz: Okay Temiz ve Ritim Atölyesi
  • Don Cherry: ''Live in Stockholm''