In 2001 the Quintetto Denner took part to the "European Jazz Festival" of Izmir as unique Italian group (every country suggested a group that could represent its own jazz musical culture). In that occasion the quintet recorded a live CD (Quintetto Denner - Live in Turkey).
The music of the Quintetto Denner was broadcast in on radio and state television.
After the concert in Izmir (19 March) the group fled to Ankara, where they performed a concert at the University of Hacettepe on 21 March.