Four outstanding percussionists get proceedings underway. Then, before the Nana Simopoulos Quintet brings the curtain down on this year’s event, we will be treated to avant-garde improvisations, echoes of Coltrane, and that side of the mainstream which experiments with and fuses disparate musical elements.
Thursday 7 December
20:30
Nikos Sidirokastritis: drums
Kostas Tatsakis: drums
Stephanos Chytiris drums
Vagelis Karipis: percussion
21:45
Christos Chondropoulos: drums, percussion
Paul Pignon: horns, voice
Sebastien Marteau: horns
Giannis Saxonis: computer, electronics
Friday 8 December
20:30
Dimitris Tsakas: saxophone
Panos Dimitrakopoulos: dulcimer
Thomas Konstantinou: oud
21:45
Ships & Shepherds Duo
Nicolas Skordas: wind, soprano saxophone
Alex Maguire: piano
Special guests οι
Antonis Stavrinos: trumpet
Stathis Diamantidis: double bass
Saturday 9 December
21:00
Nana Simopoulos Quintet
Nana Simopoulos: sitar, guitar, voice
Hayden Chisholm: saxophone
Manos Loutas: double bass
Solis Barki: percussion, vocals
John Betsch: drums