Nurturing a Musical and Visual Ecosystem with Beyza Yazgan

Plus: Creating Better Together on a new micro/Maker

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Tyler Kline
September 19, 2025

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When I first came across Beyza Yazgan’s work, I was struck by her beautifully crafted solo piano pieces: the kind of music that instantly found a home on my radio show.

But it didn’t take long to realize Beyza’s artistry goes far beyond the piano. She pairs her music with companion videos and animations, creating a multi-layered practice that felt too compelling not to explore more deeply. That’s when I knew I had to invite her onto the podcast.

This week, we sit down to talk about her surprising path into composition, the intersections of her creative life, and how she weaves music, performance, and visual art into one. It’s a conversation I think you’ll really enjoy.

Plus, two new micro/Maker episodes are out now, featuring Baljinder Sekhon and Emily Koh.

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🎙 music/Maker with Tyler Kline

Now streaming: Nurturing a Musical and Visual Ecosystem with Beyza Yazgan

Photo credit: Zac James Nicholson

On today’s episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by composer and pianist Beyza Yazgan.

Beyza is a Turkish pianist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist whose work blends her cultural roots with global influences, improvisation, and visual storytelling. Her 2024 album Human Cocoon was selected as The Guardian’s contemporary album of the month, and she continues to expand her artistic practice across multiple disciplines while based in New York City.

In this conversation, Beyza shares how improvisation opened the door to her work as a composer, how her Turkish upbringing and experiences in New York shape her creative voice, and how mindfulness informs both her music and visual art. She and Tyler also discuss learning to quiet the inner critic, trusting instinct, and how even small acts of creation can offer quiet forms of resistance.

Beyza is online at https://www.beyzayazgan.com/

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🎙 micro/Maker

micro/Maker 035: Becoming a Composer by Accident (featuring Baljinder Sekhon)

Baljinder Sekhon recalls the casual advice that nudged him into composition, sharing how a passing comment from a piano professor reshaped his path from percussionist to composer.

micro/Maker 036: Creating Better Together (featuring Emily Koh)

Emily Koh reflects on the value of long-haul collaboration, describing why her most meaningful projects unfold slowly with trust, curiosity, and community at their core.

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🔜 Coming Up Soon

Next week on micro/Maker, two conversations explore what it means to grow into – and alongside – your creative identity.

Hannah Boissonneault reflects on her path from film scoring ambitions to embracing the intersections of band life, composition, and performance as a unified artistic voice.

And Phong Tran shares how collaboration with performers shapes his music, including a pivotal lesson with pianist Miki Sawada that reframed his thinking on virtuosity, labor, and care.

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