Sibel Köse

The last time I had seen Sibel perform was at the Nardis Club, hard by the Galata Tower, in January 2023. In my Musical Shares blog on that concert, I wrote: “She hits the high notes with tremendous force and faultless intonation; she improvises creatively with nonsense words even more frequently than before, fashioning them into meaningful episodes within the song as a whole; and her emotional range remains unrivalled within my experience of jazz singers. All this is mixed in with both a searing sincerity and a wry sense of humour. How could anyone fail to enjoy and appreciate her artistry?