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Feb. 27 at NEC: The Legacy of Istanbul in America featuring Jazz Orch & Mehter Band The Jazz Studies department and the Intercultural Institute at NEC present a full-day event on Thursday, February 27 which includes a workshop, presentations, and a panel discussion followed by a concert featuring the NEC Jazz Orchestra and a mehter band (so-called “Ottoman Janissary Band”). The 7:30 p.m. concert at Jordan Hall also features the world premiere of Echoes from a Forgotten Past by NEC faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Guest performers include saxophonist Sam Newsome and drummer and faculty member Nasheet Waits. Admission is free. Information at necmusic.edu. Mehter bands were the ancestors of the European military bands. As a result, jazz big bands are inherently connected to them. None other than the famous Zildjian family built cymbals for the mehter bands for at least three centuries before opening their American branch in Massachusetts. The NEC concert honors the Zildjian legacy while focusing on two other influential families from Turkey, the Erteguns and the Mardins, as well as the Atlantic Records legacy. The concert opens with a set performed by the mehter band including a number of NEC faculty and students led by faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol. Later in the program, Sanlikol’s new composition bringing together the mehter band and the NEC Jazz Orchestra receives its world premiere. The second half of the concert includes jazz classics from the Atlantic catalogue including John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things, ” Ray Charles’s “Let the Good Times Roll, ” and Jimmy Giuffre’s “The Train and the River.” The concert ends with a well-known arrangement of the funk classic “Pick Up the Pieces” by the late multiple-Grammy winning Turkish-American producer Arif Mardin. Full schedule of events: Mehter Band Workshop Thursday, February 27 | 10 a.m. | Brown Hall The Jazz Studies Department and the Intercultural Institute at NEC present this workshop led by faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Zildjians, Atlantic Records and Jazz: Presentations by John Edward Hasse and Mehmet Sanlikol Thursday, February 27 | 12 noon | Eben Jordan Ensemble Room John Edward Hasse, Curator Emeritus of American Music at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, discusses “The Ertegun Brothers and Atlantic Records.” Faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlikol will speak about “The Zildjians and Mehter Bands.” Panel Discussion Thursday, February 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Pierce Hall A panel discussion moderated by Ken Schaphorst, co-chair of the Jazz department, will include Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music at Harvard University, John Edward Hasse and Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol. Zildjians, Atlantic Records and Jazz: The Legacy of Istanbul in America Concert Thursday, February 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Jordan Hall About New England Conservatory (NEC) Founded by Eben Tourjée in Boston, Massachusetts in 1867, New England Conservatory (NEC) represents a new model of music school that combines the best of European tradition with American innovation. The school stands at the center of Boston’s rich cultural history and musical life, presenting concerts at the renowned Jordan Hall. Propelled by profound artistry, bold creativity, and deep compassion, NEC seeks to amplify musicians’ impact on advancing our shared humanity and empowers students to meet today’s changing world head-on, equipped with the tools and confidence to forge multidimensional lives of artistic depth and relevance. As an independent, not-for-profit institution that educates and trains musicians of all ages from around the world, NEC is recognized internationally as a leader among music schools. It cultivates a diverse, dynamic community, providing music students of more than 40 countries with performance opportunities and high-caliber training from 225 internationally esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. NEC pushes the boundaries of music-making and teaching through college-level training in classical, jazz and contemporary improvisation. Through unique interdisciplinary programs such as Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Community Performances & Partnerships, it empowers students to create their own musical opportunities. As part of NEC’s mission to make lifelong music education available to everyone, the Expanded Education division delivers training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students, and adults. |
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