Musicians in town
18 March 2016
Ambrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Akinmusire has brought a new lyricism to the jazz trumpet and earned all manner of musical awards and ecstatic reviews by doing so.
08 March 2016
Christian McBride
Christian Lee McBride, a five-time Grammy award winner, “ is a major artery in the body of living jazz music.” – The Huffington Post
06 February 2016
Ramsey Lewis Quartet
Ramsey Lewis Quartet for the first time in Athens with his quartet for a unique performance on February 6, 2015 at Gazarte Voutadon 32 – Gazi – live start at 22:00 – 210 3460347 –
05 February 2016
Mike Stern
Athina Live offer us once again the best in the Jazz-Fusion today. “one of the best electric guitarist of his generation “ International Herald Tribune. Mike Stern (guitar) and Yorgos Fakanas Group .
29 January 2016
Vijay Iyer
Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer was described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today,” by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists… extravagantly gifted… brilliantly eclectic,” and by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star.”
01 January 2016
The aristocrats
The Aristocrats are what some may consider a virtuous musical powerhouse, consisting of axe-wielding extraordinary, Guthrie Govan, drummer Marco Minneman and bassist Bryan Beller. Each musician of this morbidly talented trio clearly posses an outrageous ability to both improvise as well as compose catchy, off-tempo and ever-progressing jams. “More fun than fusion has any right to be.” – Rhythm Magazine (UK)
