Tiny Big Band!

Nikos Chatzitsakos

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Views: 322

Track Listing

In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee; Taking A Chance On Love; Somewhere; Tangerine; I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; Willow Weep For Me; Good Morning Heartache; Brandon Lin; Lined With A Groove; Social Call.

Personnel

Nikos Chatzitsakos

bass, acoustic

Lian Zac

voice / vocals

Will Mallard

trumpet

Robert Mac Vega-Dowda

flugelhorn

Eric Nakanishi

saxophone, alto

Art Baden

saxophone, tenor

Brandon Lin

trombone

Gabe Nekrutman

saxophone, baritone

Karol Zabka

drums

Marco Birro

piano

Gianmarco Ferri

guitar

Vid Jamnik

vibraphone

Album Description

“Nikos Chatzitsakos Tiny Big Band” was formed in 2018. In that project, Nikos arranges Jazz Standards for a unique instrumentation of six horns and piano trio plus some guest appearances on vocals, guitar, and vibraphone. Although this instrumentation is rarely seen in our days it was common in the heyday of swing music, before the appearance of big bands. Similar to a film director that brings the plot and characters of an old script to our modern world, Nikos connects the tradition of jazz music and its repertoire with post-bop modern aesthetics and harmonic soundscapes.