Live Jazz events & concerts in Greece

June 19,2015
20:00 – 21:20 - George Kontrafouris and his Baby Trio: George Kontrafouris : ORGAN - Yiannis Papadoulis : DRUMS - Konstantinos Stouraitis : EL.GUITAR
George Kontrafouris, jazz pianist & organist with an international career and probably the leading and most restless figure of his generation on the Greek jazz scene cooperates with talented young musicians.
“Baby Trio was created so as to convey the naivety, the teenage enthusiasm and all the things that electrify a young musician when he is only starting out to play music with a group where its members are his friends. This debut version of the Baby Trio features two very young and remarkably talented musicians: Alexandros Vichos and Vagelis Kotzabasis. I believe that they have a lot to offer in the future. To put it all in a phrase the Baby Trio comprises all the "non-realistic expectations" that arise before "normal life" begins.” George Kontrafouris 2009

21:30 – 23:00 - Takis Barberis Group: Takis Barberis EL.GUITAR - E.Saridakis PIANO - G.Grigiriadis BASS - G.Polychronakos DRUMS
Guitarist and composer Takis Barberis belongs to a generation of musicians who had the chance to take their first steps in a fateful period, at the crossroads of the Greek jazz, 80s, participating in Greek known jazz bands of the era like Jazz Fusion Quintet and the historical group Iskra, h. "National Jazz Archive » (David Lynch, George Fakanas, Farazis Takis, Takis Barberis, Nick Touliatos, Leonidas Pliatsikas) and then all the dekeatia 90s with his own ensembles involving several notable musicians (George Kontrafouris Takis Paterelis , John Vassalos, Giotis Kiourtsoglou etc). The music runs from rock and jazz goes into a creative fusion with folk and popular music our introducing transnational (mostly Indian) ichorythmikes parameters and technology - always with aesthetic measure and specifications suited to modern jazz style and composition.Takis Barberis Group presents old and new unreleased compositions by Takis Barberis with many elements of jazz, funk, rock, Indian, Balkan and Greek music.




June 20,2015
20:00 – 21:20 - Gumbo Ya Ya : John Higgins, Piano/Vocals - Sugahspank,Vocals - Babis Tyropoulos, Guitar - George Zareas, Trompone - Dimitri Papadopoulos,Trumpet - Dimitri Karaganis, Saxophone - Antonis Tsiapalis, Bass - Dimitris Azorakos, Drums.
Rhythms and melodies of New Orleans Jazz.

21:30 – 23:00 - Yiannis Kassetas Group (East & Blues) : In this record Kassetas leaves behind the avant-garde jazz and sets up a return-to-form album. East & Blues was award the best album of the year 2014 by Jazzonline Reader Poll - Yiannis Kassetas, sax - Costis Christodoulou, piano - Manos Loutas, bass - Vasilis Podaras, drums.