Izzet Kizil is born Diyarbakir Turkey. He is amongst the top percussionists of Turkey. His style is distinctly his own, and draws from his expertise and experience in Turkish, Farsi, Balkan, and Indian percussion. He is student of top on tabla play Taal Yogi p.t. Suresh Talwalkar
main projects:
Theodossi Spassov’s Balkan Winds, a collaboration of virtuosic musicians from nine Balkan countries; and Record for Toni Gitanovsky whith Berkleey Professor Trompet play 'Greg Hopkins';and Franc Saxophonist Didier Labbe's Bazar Kumpanya, and saxophonist Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions, trip hop free-jazz, presented by Nublu Records.
played with:
Embryo, Theodossi Spassov, KostasTheodorou, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Toni Kitanovsky, Stoyan Yankoulov, Hugh Marsh, Vasil Hadzimanov, Aleksandr Petrov, Haig Yazdijian, Sanya Ilich, Mihai Sorohan, Tamara Obrovac, Brankica Vasic, Goksel Baktagir, Ross Daly, Ahmet Meter, Sumru Agiryuruyen, Nilufer Akbal, Yiorgos Kaloudis, Kostas Anastasiadis, Harris Lambrakis, Neset Ertas, Aram Tigran, Erkan Ogur, Ismail Demircioglu, Barbaros Erkose, Alihan Samedov, Halil Karduman, Ercan Irmak, Sinan Celik, Samir Siblini, Hassan Omar al Fagir, Suhail Khoury, Monocher Ghayouri, Ilyas Mirzayev, Fazil Say, Aydin Esen, Erik Truffaz, Ilhan Ersahin, Otto, Imer Demirer, Kerem Gorsev, Hasan Cihat Orter, Nedim Nalbantoglu, Oguz Abadan, Okay Temiz, Ahmet Haci Tekbilek, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Didier Labbe, Peter Murphy, Gotan Project, Natacha Atlas, Bebel Gilberto, Sevtap Erener, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Kazim Koyuncu, Group Vova, Group Carnewa, Koma Amed, Hessen é Bro, Mehmet Atli, Nevzat Karakis, Ahmet Koc, Ricardo Moyano, Babazula, Rebel Moves, Arkin Alen, Lari Dilmen, Burhan Bayar,Burhan Ocal, Misirli Ahmet, Muslum Gurses, Servet Kocakaya, Tarkan Tevetoglu, Kani Karaca, Sadrettin Ozcimi, Rose & Tulip Sufi Group, Mehmet Gultekin, Mehmet emin Bitmez, Necati Celik, Count Dubulah / Nell Sparkes - Teple of Sound, Esma Recepova, Nikos Mihailidis, Alp Ersonmez, Turgut Alpbekoglu, Mert Topel, Husnu Senlendirici, Sarp Maden, Alberto Mariani, Gur Akat, Asim Cangunduz, Cem Aksel, Torab Majlesi, Dom Famularo, Gevende, mrMantiki, Natalia Mann, Richard Nunns, Pin Rada.
