Su's Jazz Cabaret

I am a classical and jazz piano player and jazz & cabaret singer. I perform solo and with my band as well. My music is often described as a blend of European cabaret, jazz musical theater. I am a fusion artist that combines electronic sounds with Turkish music influences as well. My shows overall vibe varies a lot according to the atmosphere that my clients are looking to create. I can keep it very high energy and interactive with the audience ( and more theatrical) if it is a party - private event or keep it very intimate if it is more of a background music and just play and gently sing some of the greatest hits from the Great American Songbook.

Süeda Çatakoğlu, an award winning, multi talented pianist, singer and composer who combines a jazz sensibility with influences from her native Turkey. Süeda Çatakoğlu is a singer, pianist, composer and producer from Turkey based in Boston. She recently released her debut album Süeda Sings Sezen under Ahenk Müzik record label . She is joined by many wonderful guest musicians from Berklee, Boston, New York, Germany and Turkey. This record reimagines a collection of Sezen Aksu Songs that are most special to Süeda’s heart through a fusion of Jazz, Musical theater and European Cabaret. Her artistry weaves from classical piano with modern jazz, her vocals echoing the Turkish Cabaret, Rock and Broadway, all while Her lyrics pay homage to esteemed Turkish poets such as Turgut Uyar, Didem Madak and Cemal Süreya. She graduated as a full tuition scholar at Berklee College of Music and specializes in Jazz Composition, Contemporary Writing and Production and Jazz Piano Performance. Süeda has received degrees and special awards in competitions such as the International Pera Piano Competition, Izmir Saygun Piano Competition, 2nd Hacettepe National Piano Competition. Her solo graduation recital at the Pierre Boulez Saal, one of Europe's leading concert halls, attracted the attention of music authorities in Berlin and was praised in the German press. She performed Mülteci Kaldım with an international group of musicians at a political activism and fundraising concert at the Berklee Performance Center. She is currently recording her 3-song EP, which she plans to release shortly.

I usually need electric piano ( or acoustic - if the venue has one already) microphone for my vocals and a sound system. This would normally include some XLR cables, mixer ( for vocals mostly) and speaker. I have my own microphone for myself, however if a wireless microphone is provided, I would prefer that for sure. Mic stand is very helpful.