Anıl Şallıel

Anıl Şallıel’s music journey started at the age of eight with the support of his father Mümin Şallıel. He started performing professionally at 14 and was a part of Orhan Osman’s ‘Turkophony’ project alongside Dave Weckl. He performed with bands and artists including Kavela, Effective Band, Onur Mete Band, Ercüment Vural Band, İstanbul Superband and Aşkın Arsunan Jazzino Band. He also performed and recorded with pop music artists like Göksel, Volkan Konak, Teoman, Yalın, Manga, Sıla and Mehmet Erdem. In 2010 after taking the entrance exam of London College of Music in Turkey he started studying and graduated with honours. In 2012 and 2013 with What da Funk Project he performed with world renowned vocalists Kellie Sae and Omar. He was also a guest musician in the Nicola Conte concert which was an event for the International Jazz Day. Anıl also performs for jingles and film scores both as a saxophone and a flute player.