Elif is a trailblazing artist who made history as the first musician in Turkey to release original jazz songs in English. She studied with jazz legend Sheila Jordan at Queens College, becoming the first Turk to graduate from the school, earning an award upon graduation. She produced and arranged all her albums except "Come Me Come Te," Her exceptional talent has earned her the Best Jazz Musician award by Boğaziçi Radio three times. In addition to her performing career, she teaches at the European Jazz School, mentoring young musicians from across Europe. Recording and performing with some of the most important jazz musicians in Turkey (like Çağrı Sertel, Alp Ersönmez, Volkan Öktem for SONIC BOOM and Randy Esen, Ediz Hafızoğlu, Ilhan Ersahin, İmer Demirer, Cenk Erdoğan, Selen Gülün on the albums, to name a few). Caglar has released four albums, two of them featuring world famous American ( "Misfit" with Aaron Parks , Harish Raghavan , and Eric Harland ) and Italian jazz masters ("Come Me Come Te" with Teo Ciavarella , Domingo Muzietti, Massimo Manzi, Massimo Giovannini.) She continues exploring and recording in different styles, within and beyond jazz.