Reviews by Alex Henderson, Scott Yanow, Jim Motavalli Feature by Suzanne Lorge Several LLP artists were reviewed and featured in the most recent July 2021 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. Reviews of Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol‘s The Rise Up, Alex Conde‘s Descarga for Bud, Charnett Moffett‘s New Love, and the Generations Quartet‘s Invitation … Read More
by Ken Waxman, Jazzword “A complex but not complicated work The Rise Up is a tripartite orchestral tone poem dealing with Sufi, Sephardic Jewish and Muslim Middle Eastern history with American soprano saxophone master Dave Liebman as chief soloist. With each section divided into three parts, Turkish-American composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s score melds scraps of … Read More
by Franck Bergerot, Jazz Magazine Novelty. In 2017, Dave Liebman commissioned the Turkish composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol for an orchestral work as a continuation of “Sketches of Spain” (arranged by Gil Evans for Miles Davis derived from the flamenco tradition), but starting from Sephardic and Turkish traditions. Sanlikol has divided his work into three stories. … Read More
By Alice Leclercq, Citizen Jazz Read the full article here.
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly The best of music is to bring people and ideas together. Mehmet Ali Sanlikol brings his voice and middle eastern instruments of the ney, zurna and ud to team up with guest soprano saxist Dave Liebmen and the 18 member orchestra conducted by Ken Schaphorst to speak to “our … Read More
Por José Ramón, La Habitación Del Jazz Sanlıkol estudió piano clásico occidental con su madre Fethiye Sanlıkol y comenzó a dar recitales de piano desde los cinco años. Para leer este articulo presione aquí.
by Martin Longley, Songlines Magazine
By Chris Spector, Midwest Records REGINA CARTER FREEDOM BAND/Swing States Harmony in the Battleground: Chop wise, Carter is a player you can’t argue with. The resume is too long to reprint when you can Google it. Politically, she’s a force of nature that power’s a Republican’s worst nightmare. Read all this reviews here.
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ Looking for some Monday motivation? We’ve got you covered! From a piece inspired by Sufi poet Rumi to a composition… Read this article here.
By Richard Kamins, Step Tempest The commission has resulted in “The Rise Up; Stories of Strife, Struggle, and Inspiration” (Dünya), credited to Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & Whatsnext? Featuring Dave Liebman. Read this review here.
