Alex Drakos Ktistakis

Dimitris Tsakas Trio: Conversation Helps

by Glenn Astarita
March 11, 2025

Dimitris Tsakas, an impressive Greek saxophonist, is not just blowing air through a horn; he is sculpting sound, carving melodies from the ether. His offering, Conversation Helps, recorded at Sierra Studios in Athens, is not your grandfather's smooth jazz and not Kenny G wallpaper music--this is a vibrant, breathing organism of sound. Tsakas, wielding alto and soprano saxophones, engages in a spirited colloquy with Kimon Karoutzos on double bass and Alex Drakos Ktistakis on drums. Think of it less as ...