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Playground Open Day – September 23, 2017 at 17:00.


“Our mission is to provide high quality music education for children and adults. Having as a permanent aim the excellence in the education offered, we train amateur and professional musicians, while focusing on the pleasure that derives from music performance and transmitting to all our students the love of music. The foundation of our educational programs is the development of musicality in all of our students. To those students who are intended for professional career we provide musical knowledge at such a level that will enable them to reach the highest level of professional achievement.

24 July 2017

Corfu Jazz World


The City of Corfu, the Ionian University and the Corfiot Events Organization are launching “Corfu Jazz World”, a world-class jazz festival and academy.


Mani Jazz Academy 2017 on 6-11 JULY 2017 – Group & private lessons, improvisation, workshops, concerts and all within the breathtaking landscape of Mani.


This is a kind of a Greek Jazz Map: a list of all cafés,bars, restaurants, venues & festivals where you can listen to jazz music all over Greece (live or not). They are not necessarily jazz bars but they all have jazz event sometimes & jazzy tunes are always in the air. This is not a limited list. We might have missed or forgotten some jazzy places just because we don’t know about them. So this list can be update anytime.


Jay Clayton: A pioneer of jazz, in voice improvisation and music education, member of Vocal Summit with Bobby McFerrin and the ensemble of Steve Reich! –
A workshop with the intention of helping jazz and improvisation singers reach a higher level of proficiency taught by a master vocalist and instructor. Dates: May 24th, 25th, 26th, 2017 at PHILIPPOS NAKAS CONCERT HALL – 41 IPPOKRATOUS STR., ATHENS, TEL. 210 3634000

14 May 2017

Open Day 2017


Open Day on May 14, 2017 at Nakas Conservatory (Headquarters) – Ippokratous 41, 10680 Athens – Tel: 210 3634000 – Don’t miss it ! It is a music fest, prepared with special care by the Philippos Nakas Conservatory and its teachers, a unique opportunity for entertainment, information, education, open and free for all, including many different activities:


LIEBMAN / SWALLOW / NUSSBAUM – Three Jazz Giants with a program of originals and standards! The intimacy of the trio setting gives everyone big exposure, and the fact that there is no harmony instrument provides lots of freedom for Liebman. the Album: We Three“ is a treat for the ears, 12 songs by three of jazz’ strongest players. The group combines decades of experience, friendship and the player’s mutual respect and affection radiates through the music’s easy grace. Amazing Album !

30 March 2017

Harold Mabern


The magic of the legendary “Mr. Big Hands” of jazz – Harold Mabern credits Errol Garner, Phineas Newborn, Ahmad Jamal and Bud Powell as his main mentors, but the influence of Blues pianists like Memphis Slim can also be detected in his playing. In Mabern’s own words: “… I think of myself today as a blues pianist who understands jazz.”

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