She is just twenty years old, but she has already played in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and was a guest at Pauw & Witteman and De Wereld Draait Door. In addition, Karsu Dönmez performs, whenever she can, in her parents' Turkish restaurant. The Amsterdam singer / pianist is called 'the Dutch Norah Jones'. Somehow that is understandable. Like Jones,
… Dönmez is a pianist who serves a smooth mix of jazz and pop. Still, the dark-haired singer adds something new and unique and that is her Turkish background. The song Divane Asik Gibi is one of the highlights of her debut album. With the Turkish percussion and the reed flute, she suddenly lets her listeners float over the Bosporus. Finished off with a pinch of blues (in her voice), this debut album is an excellent proof of Dönmez's ability. The eight songs were recorded live during the concert that the talented singer gave in the Muziekgebouw 't IJ. (PdK)more