Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

From Cyprus and Turkey, a Jazz pianist, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, an ethnomusicologist as well as a full-time faculty member at New England Conservatory. He has performed and toured with international stars and ensembles such as David Liebman, [a35199], Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein, Antonio Sanchez (2), [a369016], Tiger Okoshi, The Boston Cello Quartet, [a290135], and Brenna MacCrimmon. Sanlıkol pairs Turkish instruments such as zurna (double reed wind), ney (end-blown flute), kös (large kettledrums) and nekkare (small kettledrums) with the jazz orchestra/combo to perform his Turkish music-influenced compositions, in which Turkish makam (mode) and usul (rhythmic cycles) are intertwined with modern jazz as well as specifically film noir influenced music.