Born in İzmir,Turkey, he graduated from 9 Eylül University, Business Administration department in 1997 and Bilgi University Jazz Composition department in 2003. His bands include Kangroove,Quartet Muartet, Wax Poetic/İstanbul Sessions. He is also the bass player of the Turkish pop icon, Tarkan and singer/songwriter Nil Karaibrahimgil.
His list of live and studio performances include names like Erkan Oğur, Erik Truffaz, Alexandre Tassel, Butch Morris, Eddie Henderson, Athena, Cahit Berkay of Moğollar, Karina Zeviani (of Thievery Corporation and Nouvelle Vague),Clark Gayton, Kenan Doğulu, Sertab Erener (the winner of 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with the song"Every Way That I Can"), Önder Focan, Akın Eldes, Emin Fındıkoğlu and Lost Songs of Anatolia.He also has performed on numerous pop albums, soundtracks and compilations which has been released worldwide.He arranged,played bass and keyboards on Turkey's major ska/rock band Athena's latest album, "Pis".
Alp Ersönmez's debut album "Yazısız" contains his compositions which are products of mixtures of styles, put together with the help of the contemporary musical conceptions and capabilities of the modern harmonic textures.Names like Erik Truffaz, Erkan Oğur, İmer Demirer, Sibel Köse and Akın Eldes have contributed to the album besides Turgut Alp Bekoğlu on drums and Genco Arı on Rhodes and synth.
His new project "Cereyanlı" is an electro/jazz concept, in which the jazz compositions are played with the help of the electronics,loopers and computer.
A Selection of the Discography
Istanbul Sessions feat. Erik Truffaz
Quartet Muartet-"Dokuz Parça", "Dokuz Parça Daha"
Athena-"Pis"
Lost Songs of Anatolia
Wax Poetic-"İstanbul"
Tarkan-"Metamorfoz", "Adımı Kalbine Yaz"
Teoman-"Renkli Rüyalar Oteli"
Kenan Doğulu-"Demedi Deme", "Festival", "Patron"
Nil Karaibrahimgil-"Nil Kıyısında"
Cahit Berkay-"Film Müzikleri Volüm 3"
Alp Ersönmez had the highest number of votes in the Jazz Magazine Appreciation Survey 2005,in the "Electric Bass" category.His band Quartet Muartet's debut album "Nine Pieces" had the second highest votes on the "Album Of The Year" category on the same survey.
