Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol on 7 Shades of Melancholia & Jazz Innovation
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. On this episode, we talk with Grammy-nominated Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Musical Innovator Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol. We caught up with this veteran artist to explore his compelling new 2025 release, 7 Shades of Melancholia—an album that features the brilliant trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and showcases his signature fusion of global influences.
Launching his jazz career in the mid-1990s, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol has carved out a distinctive sound informed by his deep background in traditional Turkish music, Western classical, and progressive rock…
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