Live Jazz events & concerts in Greece

Jazzonline presents this exclusive interview of Arild Andersen, one of Europe’s leading bass player for more than 30 years. He has recorded over a dozen albums for ECM Records as band leader and appeared on many others as side man.

Jazzonline presents this exclusive interview of Jonathan Kreisberg, one of the most important guitarists who have emerged during the last years in the Jazz scene. With an intense personal sound and style, Jonathan Kreisberg and his band accomplish to incorporate the audience into a world full of forward musical improvisations, with amazing artistry and originality. He has cooperated with foremost musicians of Jazz scene like Lee Konitz, Joe Locke, Dr Lonnie Smith, while himself as leader in various bands performed along with Bill Stewart, Larry Grenadier, and Scott Wendholt.

Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. He gave an interview to George Voudiklaris few days before his arrival in Athens. “For me, jazz music, more than anything, it’s about the spirit of improvisation” Joshua Redman

Grammy-winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton is widely considered one of the greatest artists of our time. George Voudiklaris has met him for an exclusive Interview. ” I play Black American Music, which is not a genre. To me this includes everything from James Brown to Miles Davis and Marvin Gaye to Stan Getz, Chet Baker, to Charles Davis, Ray Charles, you know. The whole continuum…” Nicholas Payton

Jazzonline talked to Carl Verheyen, the legendary guitarist of Supertramp and Stuart Hamm, one of the most influential electric bassists of the past half-century few days before their concert at “Athina Live” on November 1 & 2, 2013

George Voudiklaris has met Nik Bärtsch 2 days before his performance at Onassis Cultural Center with his Quartet Ronin.

Sonny Fortune is a living legend. When we speak of Sonny Fortune, names like Coltrane, Cannonball, Young, Bechet, Hawkins and Parker are mentioned. Quite a legacy – but well deserved – for Sonny Fortune embodies all of the finest qualities of those late, great musicians: hard work, dedication to his art, and exceptional music. Lucky for us, Sonny is still here and blowing hard. George Voudiklaris has met him for a little chat.

Jazzonline had a little chat with Peter Bernstein, who is playing with the Legendary Organ Trio (Larry Goldings – Peter Bernstein – Bill Stewart ) at Gazarte on December 8, 2013 – “A killer organ trio“ Downbeat magazine

The Goethe Institut in Athens presents “ Women of German jazz” – prominent women, who gained international recognition in the jazz scene with the creative and high claims work. The concert series began in May with Julia Hülsmann trio, and it will continue this December with Angelika Niescier.

It could be said that Jason Marsalis was born to a family of innovators. It could also be said he was born into the first family of jazz. His father, Ellis Marsalis, is a renowned pianist, jazz educator, and patriarch of a musical dynasty that includes four independently minded sons: eldest Branford Marsalis, a saxophonist who no one ever called a conformist; visionary trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winner Wynton Marsalis; Delfeayo Marsalis, going his own way on the trombone; and youngest brother, Jason Marsalis, extending the horizons on the drums.George Voudiklaris has met Jason Marsalis for an exclusive interview.