"The multiculturalism is not touristy, but rather sophisticated, informed, internalized" The Boston Globe
THE TURKISH 2nd LINE (New Orleans Çiftetellisi) [Jazz Orchestra with soloist] Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Performed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? featuring Anat Cohen from “Resolution” – released on Sept. 23, 2016
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION A GENTLEMAN OF ISTANBUL: Symphony for Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney & Tenor by A Far Cry, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, George Lernis BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE & BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION “…there is not a cliche to be heard…it takes nothing for granted and in doing so avoids the banal …
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM & “Times of the Turtledove” featuring Miguel Zenón from TURKISH HIPSTER BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION “A truly multi-cultural experience” All Things Considered, NPR “Turkish Hipster merits much consideration as one of this year’s top large ensemble projects” Jim Hynes, Making A Scene “…this fascinating album…weaves together Afro-Caribbean jazz …
NEW SINGLE – A CAPOEIRA TURCA (Baia Havası) [Jazz Orchestra with soloist] New single featuring Anat Cohen from the album entitled “TURKISH HIPSTER” — now available on ALL streaming platforms and Bandcamp: https://dunya.bandcamp.com Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Video directed and edited by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
In response to the stereotyping of Muslims in today’s politics, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol composed music to bring together cultural expressions of Islam and Europe, highlight the diversity of Boston’s Muslim community, and further conversation among Muslim and non-Muslim Bostonians. The program’s centerpiece is DEVRAN, Sanlıkol’s unique intercultural choral work combining Muslim texts, Renaissance choral style, and …
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? “A true fusion of jazz and folkloric Turkish language and colors” THE BOSTON GLOBE “Mehmet combines musical aspects of his native Turkish culture with first-rate big band arranging. It’s quite entertaining for the listener and on the highest level, musically speaking.” Dave Liebman (DownBeat interview) “Turkish Hipster: Tales from Swing …
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a full-time faculty member at the New England Conservatory. He actively delivers papers and talks at academic conferences such as International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music, Society for Ethnomusicology and Sohbet-i Osmaniye series at Harvard University. Sanlıkol’s first book, entitled The Musician Mehters, about the organization and the music …
Grammy nominated composer and CMES Harvard University fellow (2013-15) Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol made his Carnegie Hall debut in April 2016 premiering his commissioned piece Harabat/The Intoxicated with the American Composers Orchestra. Other recent works have been heard at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall and on A Far Cry string orchestra’s several different recordings. He hails from Cyprus …