Hakan Basar (Jr.), was born in 2004. He began playing piano at the age of 8. He continued his guitar studies with his father after a few ephemeral lessons. He studied jazz piano with jazz pianists such as Noah Baerman and Bill Cunliffe. Andy LaVerne, Walter Norriss, Bill Dobbins. Jeb Patton. David Berkman. Neil Olmstead. John Valerio. Clare Fisher. He was only 10 years old when he gave his first concert at the 5th Pera Music Festival. The concert featured the transcription and repertoire of Michel Petrucciani (Oscar Peterson), Hank Jones, Kenny Barron. He has taken the stage at events like Cercle d’Orient, Caddebostan Cultural Center, Istanbul Hilton, BBVA (Esma Sultan), Akbank Syndicated Loan Signing Ceremony (Raffles Hotel), AkcanSA (Sabanci Center) with projects like “Tribute Michel Petrucciani”,”Tribute Oscar Peterson
