Jazz Articles about Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz

Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz: All Aboard

by James Pearse
March 13, 2012

As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of Ikiz's debut recording as a leader, Checking In (Stockholm Jazz Records, 2012).Born in 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey, Ikiz's family moved to Sweden ...