Burak Bedikyan is a burgeoning jazz pianist/composer from Turkey, on his debut album he is joined by three superb American jazz artists, star saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Bill Stewart. They perform a set of original compositions by Bedikyan, plus the classic Beatles song "Here, There and Everywhere". <p>Classically trained Bedikyan was introduced to jazz through a workshop in modern theory conducted by Aydin Esen, a widely respected Turkish jazz pianist and composer in 1996. Since then Bedikyan has thrived in jazz and here his development culminates in this debut album.</p> <p>"His music sits at the gateway of East and West, opening a window into his native culture, and helping to raise the profile of yet another nation on the jazz stage." - Neil Tesser</p> <p>Personnel: Burak Bedikyan (piano), Chris Potter (saxophone), Peter Washington (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)</p>