Mehmet Polat Trio at The Shinnyo Center For Meditation And Well-Being

This Friday, Jan. 15, The Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being will welcome the critically-acclaimed Turkish jazz group, the Mehmet Polat Trio, to the United States, for a special transatlantic session of its ongoing Jazz Meditation series.

Mehmet will accompany a Shinnyo Center meditation guide to lead the audience in a short, music-infused meditation before the Trio’s performance. The Mehmet Polat Trio uses ney, kora and ud instruments, to combine Anatolian, Middle Eastern and African music styles into contemporary jazz.

The Shinnyo Center’s Jazz Meditation series, each session is structured by an experience guide, whose clear, spoken instructions allow your body to relax and your mind to enter a state of restful awareness. The unique Jazz Mediation allows attendees to enjoy a live music performance while practicing meditation....

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This Friday, Jan. 15, The Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being will welcome the critically-acclaimed Turkish jazz group, the Mehmet Polat Trio, to the United States, for a special transatlantic session of its ongoing Jazz Meditation series.

Mehmet will accompany a Shinnyo Center meditation guide to lead the audience in a short, music-infused meditation before the Trio’s performance. The Mehmet Polat Trio uses ney, kora and ud instruments, to combine Anatolian, Middle Eastern and African music styles into contemporary jazz.

The Shinnyo Center’s Jazz Meditation series, each session is structured by an experience guide, whose clear, spoken instructions allow your body to relax and your mind to enter a state of restful awareness. The unique Jazz Mediation allows attendees to enjoy a live music performance while practicing meditation.

The Mehmet Polat Trio will be performing this Friday, Jan. 15 at 7pm. Tickets to attend are $15. The Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being is located at 19 West 36th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.

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