SINAN BAKIR
Genres: Post Bop, Hard Bop • Turkey

Turkish-born guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir makes a strong debut as a  leader with the self-released On My Way, an inventive guitar-trio outing with  bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Mark Ferber. As the title suggests,  the Hartford, Connecticut-based musician shows he is definitely on his way  to becoming a creative voice in the world of jazz guitar.  Bakir moves easily from a classic Kenny Burrell-style, especially on chord  melody passages (title track and "Steps"), to a more modern, linear approach  in the mold of John Scofield ("Stop n' Go," "Karma"). The guitarist effectively  mixes bebop lines with chromatic trills, relying heavily on guitaristic  hammer-ons and pull-offs, to create a unique voice void of direct imitation.  The full effect of Bakir's approach can be felt on the dirge-like ballad  "Evergreen." Kneeland, with his deep-in-the-wood tone, cuts through the  harmonically-rich ballad "Ice Orbits" with an inventive solo turn. The bassist  then displays even more read more...