Live Jazz events & concerts in Greece

The Gazarte Music Hall is one of the most important jazz scene in town.

Danilo Perez is a musician, philanthropist, and educator. A Grammy award winner Danilo Perez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. He is an active musician on the international jazz scene and educator; he is also the UNESCO Artist for Peace and the director and founder of the Panama Jazz Festival. Jazzonline talked to him few days before his performance at Gazarte on March 23, 2014

In a community teaming with startlingly gifted young singers, Sara Gazarek is a stand out. Walking the paths of Ella Fitzgerald, she captivates the audience and converts each live in a unique experience. On her fourth album and debut for the Palmetto label, “Blossom & Bee,” Gazarek and her band have crafted a program of emotionally expansive standards, inspired contemporary fare, and uncommonly memorable originals.

Avishai Cohen appears as the godfather of Israeli jazz. This small country has produced amazing jazz musicians lately (Shai Maestro. Omer Klein, Eli Degibri, Omer Avital, the 3 Cohen, Gilad Hekselman …). Cohen has been cited as “undoubtedly the most successful” of Israel’s jazz exports by The Jerusalem Post, a “jazz visionary of global proportions” by Down Beat, one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 20th Century by Bass Player magazine, and “a great composer” and “a genius musician” by Chick Corea himself. He accept to answer few questions before is performance in Athens.

A pioneering figure in the world of contemporary jazz thanks to his fusion of pop, soul, electro, hip-hop, and French chansons with the music of his Lebanese roots, Ibrahim Maalouf is widely regarded as one of the most gifted trumpeters of his generation.

Danilo Perez is considered one of the finest contemporary pianists and jazz composers of our era. “… but there are still amazing musicians — like Danilo Perez, who plays piano with Wayne Shorter’s quartet. He is not afraid of anything.” Herbie Hancock

“the sound of the future — just like bebop once was” Chicago Tribune 2009

“He plays the hell out of the guitar, that’s for sure.” John Scofield

Cassandra Wilson is a jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer described by critic Gary Giddins as “a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work”.

“Like her mother, Dee De Bridegwater, Moses has charisma to spare”The Times – “China Moses, with a sweet yet powerful voice reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald, did justice to old favourites like What A Little Moonlight Can Do, and Parlez-Moi d’Amour” – London Jazz News