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URL:https://mehmetpolat.net/events/mehmet-polat-quartet-bulgarian-tour-jaz
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SUMMARY:Mehmet Polat Quartet - Bulgarian tour - Jazzclub ‘In The Mood’\
 , Sofia\, Bulgaria
DESCRIPTION:Mehmet Polat Quartet\nRenowned ud player and composer Mehmet Po
 lat brings together three exceptional jazz and world music talents in his 
 new quartet: Franz von Chossy on piano\, Martin Hafizi on drums\, and Dani
 el van Huffelen on double bass. Together\, they explore a unique blend of 
 jazz and global musical traditions\, continuing Polat’s distinctive jour
 ney through musical crossovers.\n\nThe quartet’s compositions emerge fro
 m deep contemplation\, experimentation\, emotion\, and artistic curiosity.
  With roots in various traditions\, the music ventures beyond conventional
  time signatures into intricate odd meters such as 5/4\, 7/4\, and 9/8—r
 hythms found in many non-Western musical forms. A solid rhythmic foundatio
 n by the bass and drums supports soaring\, interwoven lines from the ud an
 d piano. Each musician contributes a fresh and individual musical perspect
 ive\, making the ensemble greater than the sum of its parts.\n\nThe Mehmet
  Polat Quartet released their debut album\, Embodied Poetry\, in June 2023
 \, followed by their latest album\, Roots in Motion\, released in March 20
 25.\n\nLine up:\nMehmet Polat – ud &amp\; compositions\nFranz von Chossy
  – piano\nMartin Hafizi – drums\nDaniel van Huffelen – double bass\n
 \n\n\nLive Videos\n\n 	Live at Jazz in Duketown 2025\n 	Live performance 2
 \n 	Live performance 3\n 	Live performance 4\n\n\n\n\nPerformance Highligh
 ts\n\n 	Bimhuis\n 	LantarenVenster\n 	Muziekpodium Zeeland\n 	De X\n 	Grow
 ing Music Festival\n 	Amersfoort World and Jazz Festival\n 	Showcase selec
 tion at:\n\n 	World Music Festival Taiwan (2024\, TW)\n 	Jammin' Juan in A
 ntibes (2024\, FR)\n 	A to Jazz Festival (2025\, BG)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n⭐️ S
 elected Album Reviews\n“...the jazz aesthetic is one that suffuses the e
 ntire album.”\n**** – Songlines (UK)\n“Unforgettable musical tranqui
 lity.”\n– JazzNu (NL)\n“Admirable harmonious playing\, impressive ra
 nge of styles.”\n– Cumhuriyet (TR)\n“Mehmet Polat is one of the best
 \, most influential and innovative ud players of his generation.”\n– H
 eaven Magazine (NL)\n“Contemporary\, unconventional world music of great
  stature...”\n– New Folk Sounds (NL)\n“The inclusiveness of the musi
 c is distinctive.”\n– Jazzflits (NL)\n“Beautiful\, melancholic\, oft
 en exciting\, always warm music...”\n– Moors Magazine (NL)\n“An evoc
 ative work\, born from openness and peaceful coexistence... expertly infus
 ed with jazz.”\n– Blogfoolk (IT)\n“A brilliant album.”\n– Lira M
 agazine (SE)\n“The emphasis is always on his magnificent playing on the 
 ud...”\n– MixedWorldMusic (NL)\n“Polat is currently the most importa
 nt representative of the oud in Europe.”\n– Nieuwe Noten (NL)\n“Disp
 lays pure creative jazz with outbursts of introspective improvisations...
 ”\n– Written in Music / Europe Jazz Network\n“A virtuoso union of tw
 o united universes... soothing beauties will reveal themselves.”\n– Ja
 zzmania (BE)\n“An open eye and ear for everything and everyone... 70 min
 utes of excellent listening pleasure.”\n– Rootstime (BE)\n“Unequalle
 d\, heartwarming global sounds...”\n– Zeeuwse Cultuur Agenda (NL)\n\n\
 n\nLinks\n\n 	Website\n 	Facebook\n 	YouTube\n 	Spotify\n 	Bandcamp\n 	Ins
 tagram\n\n\n\n\nContact\nMehmet Polat\n✉️ info@mehmetpolat.net\n\nChri
 s Lebeaustraat 4\, 1062DC Amsterdam\, Netherlands\n\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Jazzclub ‘In The Mood’\,  Sofia Center\, Pozitano St 52\, Sofi
 a\, Bulgaria
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