Aytaç Doğan
Background information
Born	(1976-01-06) January 6, 1976 (age 48)
Origin	Bursa, Turkey
Genres	Arabesque, Jazz
Instrument(s)	Kanun
Years active	1981–present
Member of	Taksim Trio [ tr]

Aytaç Doğan (born January 6, 1976, in Bursa) is a Turkish kanun player. He is considered one of Turkey's most important kanun virtuosos. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Born in Bursa on January 6, 1976, Aytaç Doğan was introduced to the kanun by his grandfather at age 13. After one year of lessons, he impressed İbrahim Tatlıses by playing while Tatlıses was shooting a film at the estate of Doğan's great-uncle in Bursa. Tatlıses brought Doğan to begin performing with him the same evening. The same year, Doğan was married and became a father one year later at age 15. ^[3]

He continued working with Tatlıses in his orchestra for a few years until moving to Istanbul and recording on the albums of various popular Turkish artists. Doğan became noteworthy for his unique style and single plectrum technique. He was introduced to several other kanun players in Cairo by Mısırlı Ahmet after hearing a tape of Doğan's music on a trip to Germany. Soon after, he met bağlama player İsmail Tunçbilek, who he would go on to work with until the present. ^[3] The two went on to form Taksim Trio [ tr] in 2007 alongside clarinet player Hüsnü Şenlendirici.

In 2013, his first solo album was released. ^[3]

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