Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Quintet performs Grammy nominated composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s innovative Turkish music influenced compositions in which Middle Eastern modes and rhythmic cycles are not simply placed next to contemporary jazz but are intertwined with it. Sanlıkol hopes to demonstrate a style of writing and performance in contemporary jazz that is cosmopolitan, pluralist and inclusive without reducing or standardizing the musical languages which influenced it. Tonight the Quintet will celebrate their latest album, THE ELECTRIC OUD MAN SPEAKS and you listen...
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