Ozan Aksoy (Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center) is an Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences at Berklee College of Music. He is an avid vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist who has founded and led several Middle Eastern and Mediterranean music ensembles in New York City. With the critically acclaimed ensemble Kardeş Türküler (Ballads of Solidarity), Aksoy performed the songs of ethnic and religious minorities, including the Kurds, Armenians, Laz, and Alevi.