Curves

Several months ago, right after The Athenian Project post, Anonymous informed me that the drummer on this recording, Dimitris Kakavoulis, was also the drummer of the pop psychedelic VLS first line up presented on previous post.

Sometime later Dimitris Kakavoulis contacted me and sent me his new cd Curves (self-release, 2012).
As a composer and pianist with his Dimitris Kakavoulis Quartet, he presents 7 original compositions of pure jazz, combining melodic improvisation and rich rhythmic alternation. 


Dimitris Kakavoulis Quartet - DeDoDahDum (Curves, 2012)


The quartet:
Dimitris Kollias: tenor sax
Dimitris Kakavoulis: piano
Periclis Trivolis: bass
Leandros Fratnik: drums

Dimitris Kakavoulis Quartet - Siganopapadia (Curves, 2012)

 Besides his solo work Dimitris Kakavoulis is contributing in various other works.
It is worth mentioning his contribution to J. Kriste, Master of Disguise album Girls, Ghosts and Gods (2009, Puzzlemusik).
This is a very interesting folk, psychedelic album, the second one of Cypriot artist Lefteris Moumtzis. Dimitris Kakavoulis contributes drums, keyboard, cymbals and melodic in 4 compositions.


J. Kriste, Master of Disguise - Treesong (Girls, Ghosts and Gods, 2009)


Finally Dimitris is contributing piano in 2 songs from Thanasis Papakonstadinou album Elahistos Eaftos (The Minimum Self) of 2011.

Thanasis Papakonstadinou - Loco Motivo (The Minimum Self, 2011)

You can find more info about Dimitris Kakavoulis and ask for his records here:
http://www.facebook.com/DKQuartet?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://www.myspace.com/dkq

Ilegál

Memory is still fresh since his last show.
3,5 hours of fun, energy and nice, simple and catchy songs. Maraveyas Ilegal, aka Kostis Maraveyas is a singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist but most of all he is a performer.

His music is influenced by Balkan music, swing, ska, punk, reggae and bossa while his performance borrows from Manu Chao, Tom Waits and Adriano Celentano.
He sings in Greek, English (area for improvement), Spanish and Italian and has released 4 solo albums up to now plus one with X-darawish (his first) in Italy.

Lola from album Lola (2012)

Λόλα ( Lola ) - Maraveyas ilegál - Official Music Video from Aegeanscapes on Vimeo.

To Kalokairi Efyge (The Summer is Gone) from album Lola (2012)

Ase Me Na Bo (Let Me In) from album Welcome to Greece (2009)
Pou Na Vro Mia Na Sou Miazei (Where To Find Someone Like You) from album Ilegal (2007)

 visit: http://www.maraveyas.net

Jazz Standards

George Mouzakis was a composer, conductor and trumpet player.
He formed his own orchestra in 1940 and composed more than 2500 songs.
Mouzakis marked his era with his deep jazz feeling and knowledge.
His songs were sang and covered by some of the best male and female singers of the time.
Here are two classic jazz tunes...


Sou Sfyrizo - Terry Hrisos


Alimono se Sena - Zozo Sapountzaki



Mimis Plessas (see older posts) is the composer who maintained two distinct, parallel and equally important careers. As a composer of Greek popular music and as a jazz composer and pianist. When we are talking about Greek vocal jazz standard we are talking about this…

An s'arnitho Agapi mou - Tzeni Vanou

Pires Pia ta Matia Sou - Zoitsa Kouroukli