Mehmet Polat (Turkey/Netherlands) – Ud & Compositions
Victor Sams (Dutch Antilles/Netherlands) – Ngoni & Percussion
Pelin Başar (Turkey/France) – Ney
TOUR SCHEDULE
August 11th - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada
August 13th - Skinny Pancake - Burlington, Vermont
August 14th - Skinny Pancake - Hanover, New Hampshire
August 17th - Ryles - Boston, Massachusetts
August 18th - Lincoln Center - New York City, New York
August 19th - House Concert: Tribeca Loft - New York City, New York
August 20th - Worlds Of Music Chicago - Educational Workshop & House Concert - Chicago, Illinois
August 21st - Chicago Academy of Music - Chicago, Illinois
August 23rd - Des Moines Social Club - Des Moines, Iowa
August 24th - Dakotas Jazz - Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 26th - Corazon Performing Arts - Los Angeles, California
August 27th - House Concert with Sahba Motallebi - Laguna Hills, California
August 28th - Corazon Performing Arts - Educational Workshop - Los Angeles, California
August 28th - The Mint - Los Angeles, California
August 30th - Sea Of Glass - Tucson, Arizona
August 31st - Musical Instrument Museum - Phoenix, Arizona
September 1st - Doc’s Lab – San Francisco, California
September 2nd - Kuumbwa Jazz Center – Santa Cruz, California
September 3rd - The Harris Center - Sacramento, California
September 4th -The Jazz School - Workshop & concert - Berkeley, California
September 7th - University Of Richmond - Workshop & Concert - Richmond, Virginia
September 8th - The Hill Center – Washington, DC
September 9th - Poughkeepsie Day School - Workshops - Poughkeepsie, New York
September 9th - Howland Cultural Center – Beacon, New York
September 10th - Crossroads - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 11th - Club Bonafide - New York City, New York
MORE UPCOMING CONCERTS 2016
September 16th - Festival Musica Sacra - Maastricht, Netherlands
September 18th - Festival Musica Sacra - Maastricht, Netherlands
September 23rd-25th - 'Wenster op het Oosten' Workshops - De Glind, Netherlands
October 1st - Cultuushuis Ruurlo - Ruurlo, Netherlands
October 6th - Small World Music - Toronto, Canada
October 10th - Cuyamaca Collage - El Cajon, California - US
October 13rd - Monterrey, Mexico (venue tba)
October 15th - Cervantino Festival, Ex Hacienda San Gabriel, Guanajuato, Mexico
October 16th - Mérida, Mexico (venue tba)
October 19th - Treibhaus - Innsbrück, Austria
October 20th - Textilemuseum - Helmbrechts, Germany
October 21st - Sendesaal - Bremen, Germany
October 22nd - Ud Festival, Mezrab - Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 23rd - Ud Festival, Meervaart - Amsterdam, Netherlands
December 18th - Cultuurhuis Heerlen - Heerlen, Netherlands
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This music is much more than a meeting of Turkish and West African
musical styles. There is a poetic eloquence here that compels the
listener to respond in a visceral and emotional manner. It is music that
gently demands deep listening, and inspires introspection and the
unveiling of new insights. - Doobeedoobeedoo, USA
Note:
The Mehmet Polat Trio is currently preparing to record the second album
‘Ask Your Heart’, expected to be released in Autumn 2016. Please stay in
contact for upcoming news.
