Defne Sahin

Defne Sahin studied at Berlin University of Art and at Escola Superior de Música in Barcelona. She took lessons from David Friedman, Judy Niemack and Carme Canela. She had additional encounters, which influenced her, with Theo Bleckmann, Jay Clayton and Lauren Newton. She received a scholarship from the Heinrich Böll Foundation during her studies.
Matti Klein also studied in Berlin at the Jazz Institute there. He is a musician much in demand as pianist, and he is responsible for the special sound of the band Mo´Blow (ACT) playing Fender Rhodes.
Ofer Wetzler on bass is responsible for the foundation, on which the musical structure rests. Born in Israel in 1983, he has lived in Berlin since 2006 and also studied at the Jazz Institute there. He plays in several bands with various styles, and this openness can be heard clearly on these recordings.
Lucia Martínez from Galicia – she also studied at the Berlin Jazz Institute and lives in Berlin – is part of the still rare species of "female drummers." She has already proven her sensitive skill and fantastic technique in her band "Azulcielo", and she provides uncanny precision and rhythmic fantasy on Ya_amak.