ALI PERRET, born in Brooklyn, New York. Studied composition with
Ilhan Usmanbas and Piano with Selman Ada at Istanbul state
conservatory 1970 - 1980. Graduated from Berklee college of music in
1983 from Jazz composition, arranging and Piano, studying with Herb
Pomeroy, Michael Gibbs, Ray Santisi etc.Some of his bands and
projects of his music; "Istanbul Jazz Quartet" (1985-90, acoustic
jazz )"acid-trippin" (1995-2003, new funk, electonica jazz) "Mingus-
Trippin" (2000 ), "Free'key trio "(2004) "kako;phonia " (electro-
acoustic), "Salter Ego" - schalterego - (drum&bass club music), H-
factor (electro-acoustic jazz), Ali Perret's nonetonal
quartet(2009),Barbarians(2010),Ali Perret’s DU.DU(2015 contemporary
ethnic jazz), Perret/Demirkol/Kucukyildirim "Free house" (2018 electro-acoustic free jazz)Faschismus/Free house album(2021)
Ali Perret prefers to write and play different styles and
concepts of music with different settings such as; contemporary
orchestral music, elektro-acoustic ensembles, contemporary Big-Band
music, contemporary electronic music, electronic clubbing music,
doing projects with artists from different disciplines etc. As an
artist he performed and did projects in USA, Europe, Australia and
Turkey. Some of the musicians and artists he work with; Craig
Harris, Ricky Ford, Lawrence Butch Morris, Ira Coleman, Thurman
Barker, Hans Ulrick Jensen, Carla Cook, Francis Bourec, Arto
Tuncboyaci, Erkan Ogur,Furio Di Castri,Oguz Buyukberber, a
constructed world, Huseyin Alptekin, Can Yucel, Tuncel Kurtiz etc.