Album Notes

Sinan Bakir - guitar
Thomson Kneeland - bass
Mark Ferber - drums

All music composed by Sinan Bakir

Recorded at Rotary Records, Springfield MA
November 28, 2008
Recording Engineer: Warren Amerman
Produced by Sinan Bakir
Photography and Artwork by Sevim Yolacti

Sinan Bakir Bio/Press:
The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. Sinan Bakir is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. His album "On My Way" with Thomson Kneeland and Mark Ferber is described by Richard Kamins of Hartford Courant as a solid debut." It's easy to put this music on and just let it play. One can hear the influences of Holdsworth, John Scofield and Bill Frisell but Bakir is no imitator. The voice of the guitar one hears on the opening cut never wavers or falters throughout." Dan Barry of Hartford Advocate describes Sinan's playin' as quietly elaborate, informed by a good sense of when to crescendo and when to lean back and let it rip. Dither Schmidth of Radio Resita tells that the album transforms a common day into a perfect day and calls it magical.
Sinan, originally from Turkey, came to the United States to study jazz as a scholarship student. His studies brought him to Hartford, where he has begun to make a name on the music scene. He had the privilege to play with many of areas great musicians such as Warren Byrd, Mike Asetta, Craig Hartley, Alex Nakhimovsky, Steve Clarke, Curtis Torian and Pat Marafiote. Playing credits include Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Aydin Esen and Jaimoe. Sinan had many TV & Radio appearences such as Comcast's TV series “Up and Coming”, “Accent on Jazz” at WWUH, Fox News and had international airplay from Canada through Europe. Notable festival appearances include Hartford International Jazz Festival(2005) and New Haven International Arts & Ideas Festival(2008).

"On My Way" Album Reviews:


"On My Way" is a solid debut. It's easy to put this music on and just let it play. One can hear the influences of Holdsworth, John Scofield and Bill Frisell but Bakir is no imitator. The voice of the guitar one hears on the opening cut never wavers or falters throughout. The rhythm section is impressive in their support and creativity. Sinan Bakir is a good young composer and player worth your attention.

Richard Kamins - Hartford Courant


Sinan has introduced himself as a talented author, and his performing views accepts a modern tendencies. His themes were done in one interesting performing mood, where influences comes out from the 50's, and reachs actuelle period. His guitar technique is in many aspects unique, but offering arrangments has something "taken" from Metheny/Scofield approaches. His performing energy is also specific, and in interesting way he treats often rhythm changes in present album themes. "On My Way" is highly recomandable product, and realistically announce Sinan' s arrival on modern jazz scene.

Branimir Lokner - Music Editor and Reviewer

Sinan Bakir’s debut album of jazz guitar is a solid start. While the first two tracks are somewhat undifferentiated traditional-style jazz, the album really picks up with “Oddity”, which comes roaring out of the gates with rumbling drums, and “Stop N' Go”, which centers on a rock groove that’s more Hendrix than Scofield. Track 10, “Play!”, showcases a talent that Bakir’s live audiences are familiar with: his amazing accompaniment during bassist Thomson Kneeland’s righteous solo.

Dan Barry - Hartford Advocate

Your album transform a common day into a perfect day!Wonderfull playing,amazing compositions!I guess it was a little magic there...I play again and again this music and i can't get enough!

Dither Schmidt, Radio Resita Romania

Any jazz afficianado will love this hot debut from guitarist Sinan Bakir, who has been making a name for himself, playing around the tri-state area these past couple of years. This is an album you can really sink your teeth into, delving into the many delights of Bakir's pure guitar sounds, (no pedals please), his passages are well thought out and devoid of any guitar shredding so endemic in todays music be it jazz or rock. Bakir wears his influences proudly and I hear the echo's of the greats like Wes Montgomery, Les Paul, Pat Metheny, John Scofield et al. Recorded in a one day session, in a re-furbished studio that was once an old church, Bakir and his two seasoned New York studio veterans on acoustic bass and drums have made an album that could have been recorded 50 years ago but could also have been made today and will still sound great 30 years from now..You couldn't get a higher compliment.

Joseph J. Sciortino, Amazon Reviewer