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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, Professor at the  jazz department of the Ionian University, and the Artistic Director of Tinos Jazz Festival presents the fifth edition of Tinos Jazz and discusses his impressions of life, music, and jazz education.
07 June 2013

Michel Portal

 
Multi-instrumentalist (clarinets, saxophones, bandoneon, etc.) and composer Michel Portal can be considered as the father figure of the French modern jazz scene.

 

SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP KRYONERI JULY 12th - 18th 2013

27 May 2013

Diana Krall


“Say what you will about Diana Krall, her sustained baby-boomer popularity and sexpot good looks… but there’s nothing jazzier than knowing how to break all the rules as well as she does.”
16 May 2013

Iyeoka


“an artist that combines their vocal talent, their passion for words, and their theater background to captivate audiences with pieces that broach love, women, culture, struggle and relationships, among other things. Iyeoka does all of this, with such passion and poise that it makes you long for the days of Nina Simone”

Jazz improvisation Seminar by George Kontrafouris on May 12, 2012 at 17:00 -  R. Ferraiou 7 Patras . More about George Kontrafouris http://www.jazzonline.gr/en/musicians/item/48-kontrafouris-george.html

19 April 2013

Eric Harland


In Down Beat's 65th Annual Readers Poll, Harland was included on the short list of world's most recognized drummers along with Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes.

18 April 2013

Bill Cobham


Allmusic's reviewer claims Cobham is "generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer with an influential style that combines explosive power and exacting precision
18 April 2013

Dee Dee Bridgewater


"She has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation, and her understanding of the "great American songbook" makes pretenders pale in comparison."