Ulas Aksunger

Bio:

Born and grew up in 1980 in Germany, Mannheim.

Son of parents from East Turkey.

Living in Holland, Rotterdam.

Came to study Latin Percussion at the World Music

Department of the Rotterdam Conservatory in September 2003.

He finished his studies

in June 2008 with a Bachelor (Cum Laude).

Besides latin percussion he

plays oriental percussion, drum set, different percussion set ups and any other

percussive instruments.

He recorded, played and / or still plays with different bands and musicians like Noahs Ark,

Senses Wide Open, Muistot Orchestra, Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation, Palio

Parea, Morfitis Trio, Ot Azoj Klezmerband, Neco Novellas, Monsieur Dubois, Paulien van

Schaik, Ed Verhoeff, Benjamin Herman, Philip Caterine and Hein van de Geyn.

His musical field goes from Latin, Brazil, Jazz, Pop, Eastern European Music like Klezmer

Balkan, Bulgaria up to Folkloric Turkish, Kurdish Music and African Music...

He acomponies modern dance classes as a percussionist and participated in

different Dance Theater pieces w/live music both in Germany and Netherlands. One

production with twice 10 performances titled "About the size of a pea" by Cuban

Choreograph Yonel Castilla.

He is teaching drums and percussion in school and private !

check out on youtube: Ulas Aksunger

Member Since:

Members:

Boris Mogilevski - Guitar ,Bass,Loops
Anne Bakker - Violin
Jasper Van Damme - Soprano Sax
Ulas Aksunger - Percussion Set up

"Paulien van Schaik Trio"

Paulien van Schaik - voice
Hein Van de Geyn - bass
Ulas Aksunger - drums

"Senses Wide Open"

Boris Mogilevski-Guitars
Laurence Hoppe-Piano
Boris Oud- Bass
Jens Kirpenstin-Drums
Ulas Aksunger-Percussions

"Göksel Yilmaz Ensemble"

Göksel Yilmaz - Saz / Guitar / Voice
Anne Bakker - Violin
Sandor Kem - Double Bass
Ulas Aksunger - Percussion

"Muistot Orchestra"

Johanna Sulkunen - Voice
Santeri Sulkunen - Guitar
Tapani Toivanen - Bass
Iman Spaargaren - Saxofon / Bassclarinet
Ulas Aksunger - Percussion Set up

"Zafer Kaya Trio"

Zafer Kaya - voice, saz
Cem Yildirim - bass
Ulas Aksunger - percussion

"Ot Azoj Klezmerband"

Joris van Beck - Violin
Casper Tera - Clarinet
Nicolaas Duin - Accordeon
Karin Kranenborg - Sax
Radek Fedyk - Tuba
Ulas Aksunger - Percussions

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Influences:

Arabia, Armenia, Africa

India, Pakistan,Uzbekistan

Bulgaria, Romania, Greece

Spain, Cuba, Brazil

Wedding Music

Ritual Sacral Music

Jazz

Fusion

Modern

Experimental

Trilok Gurtu

Joe Zawinul

Ahmet Aslan

Mikail Aslan

Ivo Papasov

Kumpanya Istanbul

John Coltrane

Miles Davis

Brad Mehldau

Dave Holland Quintet

Hein van de Geyn

Brian Blade and Fellowship

Giovanni Hidalgo

Anga

Rage against the machine

Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder

Hans van Oosterhout

Lucas van Merwijk

Martin Verdonk

Selvaganesh

Zakir Hussein

Cyro Baptista

Gerardo Rosales

too may to list

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