Emre Belli MD

Home city: Paris, France

Vocation outside music: Pediatric and congenital cardiac surgeon

Role in BBSC: Tenor and soprano saxophone

First performance with BBSC: New York 2011

Major musical influences: Deep Purple - Bach - Miles Davis - Weather Report - Chris Potter

Favorite musical genres: jazz - classical - world - electro

My most prized instrument: any

Musical projects outside BBSC: ethno-jazz, R&B (often irregular)

Favorite non-musical pursuits: social sciences, photography

What I love about BBSC: the "spirit" and the "diversity"