Anıl Şallıel is one of the most in-demand saxophone players in Turkey. Based in Istanbul, Anil can regularly be found performing live and in the studios and is the first-call saxophonist for many of Turkey’s top artists in all styles of music from commercial pop to Jazz and Rock.
With the encouragement of his father, Anil Şallıel began playing saxophone at the tender age of 8 years old and played his first professional gig at age 14. At the age of only 15 he shared the stage famous drum virtuoso Dave Weckl. Anil takes great pride in his ability to play in so many styles authentically without losing his musical personality. This has led to a phenomenal recording career appearing on over 800 albums plus numerous film soundtracks and jingles.
Anil also leads his own project ‘What Da Funk’ and also worked with ÖnderFocan and his brother Batu Şallıel to release the recording “Funkbook in 2016. With this group and various other artists he has performed at the Istanbul Jazz Festival, AkbankJazz Festival, Ankara Jazz Festival, Bursa Nilüfer Jazz Festival, Cyprus Mağosa Jazz Festival, Bozcaada Jazz Festival, Bodrum Jazz festival and theZeytinliRock Festival plus many other festivals
Among the many Artists who have sought out his talents, the famous Italian guitarist Nicole Conte asked him to perform with him during the 2012 International Jazz Day.Today he continue to accompany many of the biggest names in the Turkish Pop music scene.
