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AMPHITRIO
AMPHITRIO is an award winning contemporary jazz project based in Bucharest, Romania, initiated in 2023, featuring pianist and composer Andrei Petrache, bassist Mike Alex and percussionist Philip Goron, all of them having a solid background in classical and alternative music.
Awards
Annual Music Prize for the TIMELINES album - awarded by Romanian Cultural Radio | 2025
Excellence Prize - Jazz Group Category - awarded by Union for Performative Creation of Romanian Musicians (UCIMR) | 2025
“The Best Composition Award” - at the Jazz in the Park Competition | 2023
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“ (...) a programme blending the delicate sensibilities of much Scandinavian jazz with more intense Balkan rhythms and harmonies”. – John Watson, London Jazz News
“Amphitrio’s Scandi-jazz meets the Balkans set was a lovely Sunday opener. Expansive and cinematic, the Bucharest trio were an enjoyable and promising surprise.” – Justin Turford, Jazzwise
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
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AMPHITRIO
Location: Bucharest
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
Formed: 2023
