Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? featuring guest artists Anat Cohen, Dave Liebman, Tiger Okoshi and Antonio Sanchez. Whatsnext? performs Sanlıkol’s compositions which seek to create a sophisticated and cosmopolitan synthesis incorporating elements of Turkish, European and American musical traditions. Sanlıkol’s blend of jazz composition and Turkish music has been praised by the Boston Globe as “a true fusion of jazz and folkloric Turkish language and colors”
Music expression
featuring Anat Cohen, Dave Liebman, Tiger Okoshi, Antonio Sanchez
released September 23, 2016
Directed and produced by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Recorded, mixed and additional production by John Weston at Futura Productions – Roslindale, Massachusetts USA – www.futuraproductions.com
Assisted by Daniel Schwartz and Travis Karpak
Mastered by John Weston at Futura Productions
Graphic art and design by Cem Eskinazi
Many thanks to Ekmel Anda, Fatma Durmaz Yılbirlik, John Weston, Robert Labaree, Serap Kantarcı Sanlıkol, Fethiye Sanlıkol
This album is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation
Directed and produced by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Recorded, mixed and additional production by John Weston at Futura Productions – Roslindale, Massachusetts USA – www.futuraproductions.com
Assisted by Daniel Schwartz and Travis Karpak
Mastered by John Weston at Futura Productions
Graphic art and design by Cem Eskinazi
Many thanks to Ekmel Anda, Fatma Durmaz Yılbirlik, John Weston, Robert Labaree, Serap Kantarcı Sanlıkol, Fethiye Sanlıkol
This album is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation