Past events

A BENEFIT CONCERT TO SUPPORT THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS IN TURKEY DÜNYA Ensemble directed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol performs classical Turkish music, Turkish Sufi music and Turkish music influenced Jazz Friday, February 10, 8:00pm, First Church in Cambridge – 11 […]

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & the DÜNYA Ensemble performing classical Ottoman/Turkish music, original jazz compositions & introducing the SANLIKOL Renaissance 17 with Beth Bahia Cohen, yaylı tanbur, Burcu Güleç, voice, percussion,  James Heazlewood-Dale, bass, Bertram Lehmann, percussion,  George Lernis, drums, percussion, santur, Jerry […]

SPRING 2020   Othello in the Seraglio (film vr. screening)  a coffeehouse opera based on Shakespeare Location, Date/Time, Price:  -February 27, University of California Santa Barbara, Pollock Theater,  7pm. You can watch the post-screening discussion […]

Fall 2019    JEWS AND SUFIS: Shared Musical Traditions with Edwin Seroussi — program — Since at least the 16th century, the Turkish maftirim repertoire — Hebrew devotional poetry set to Turkish makam music for use in […]

Fall 2018  “Aman Aman!”  The Music of the Turkish & Greek Café  program DÜNYA teams up with Pharos Ensemble to take their audiences on a musical journey where they will be introduced to the Turkish […]

Fall 2017  Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol Trio   Grammy nominated composer and DownBeat’s September 2016 Editor’s pick Jazz pianist Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol performs his unique blend of energetic and innovative Turkish music influenced contemporary Jazz before he […]

Fall 2016   Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? CD Release Concerts featuring Dave Liebman and Tiger Okoshi  Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol & Whatsnext? Is now getting ready to release their new album, “Resolution”. Whatsnext?, Sanlıkol’s genre-busting jazz orchestra, performs his […]

FALL 2015 ELVEDA (Farewell) A CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE dedicated to Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol (1/21/1944-9/12/2015),  father of Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol; and in memory of our colleague Tom Zajac (10/1/1956-8/31/2015) as well as all those departed and dear to […]