Results for "Mehmet Ali Sanlikol"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Coleman, Matthew Shipp and RIP Susan Alcorn

by Jerome Wilson
February 26, 2025

This show features a tribute to the late pedal steel master, Susan Alcorn. It also includes music from Matthew Shipp, Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, and Steve Coleman among others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Itamar ...

News: Performance / Tour

Zildjians, Atlantic Records And Jazz: The Legacy Of Istanbul In America Features Jazz Orchestra And A Mehter Band On Thursday, February 27 In Boston

February 8, 2025

The Jazz Studies department and the Intercultural Institute at NEC present a full-day event on Thursday, February 27 which includes a workshop, presentations, and a panel discussion followed by a concert featuring the NEC Jazz Orchestra and a mehter band (so-called “Ottoman Janissary Band”). The 7:30 p.m. concert at Jordan Hall also features the world premiere ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

From Tony Bennett to Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

by Jerome Wilson
January 17, 2024

This show is a mixture of vocals, flutes, Middle Eastern jazz, and much more. Artists heard on the show include Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Tony Bennett, Myra Melford, Lew Tabackin, and Cal Tjader. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & ...

Album

Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic

By Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Label: Dunya Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: A Capoeira Turca (Baia Havası); Times of the Turtledove; The Boston Beat; Estarabim; Abraham Suite I. The Fire; Abraham Suite II. The Sacrifice; Abraham Suite III. The Call "A Touch of Eternity".

Article: Album Review

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol: Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic

by Jack Bowers
October 8, 2023

Those who believe the term Turkish Hipster has to be an oxymoron should get to know composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a Turk whose seventh album, subtitled “Tales from Swing to Psychedelic," is about as hip as can be. Sanlikol knows where is going but chooses to get there in his own special way, using every weapon ...

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A Capoeira Turca (Baia Havası) featuring Anat Cohen

September 22, 2023

Album: Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic
By Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
Label: Dunya Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 8:55

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Big M's Grab Bag

by Patrick Burnette
September 8, 2023

The theme this episode is--got ya!--there isn't a theme. What we do have are two mildly historical piano-led recordings by musicians who couldn't be more different if they tried, and two new releases by musicians also pulling in different directions. Get a large group together and go for eclecticism? Or just multi-track yourself and add a ...

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Abraham Suite - I. The Fire featuring Antonio Sanchez

Featuring the music of Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
Duration: 5:14
September 7, 2023

Turkish Hipster is the new album from pianist and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol and his dynamic ensemble Whatsnext? His latest video is the first movement of “Abraham” Suite, a work that was first commissioned by the Jazzaar Festival in Switzerland, which is intended to portray Abraham’s story according to Islam.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Meets Folk, Folk Meets Jazz

by Jerome Wilson
April 1, 2022

This show looks at some of the many cross-pollinations between jazz and folk music. There are jazz musicians like Dave Brubeck and Dave Douglas dabbling in folk forms and folk musicians like Pentangle and Dave Van Ronk exercising their jazz chops. There are also pieces based on folk musics outside of the usual Anglo-American axis.

Album

An Elegant Ritual

By Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Label: Dunya Records
Released: 2021