Yiorgos Kostopoulos

Bassist Yiorgos(also known as George) Kostopoulos is a cross-cultural musician with a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from Aaron Copland School of Music whose proficiency in many different musical styles has led him to numerous collaborations with exceptional musicians from all over the world. Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Georgios studied in depth the full spectrum of classical, jazz,pop and Greek folk music while at the same time he explored a variety of musical styles from all over the world, enriching his music vocabulary and broadening his artistic perception. He attended the specified in Music, experimental high school of Pallini, Athens where he had the chance to study in depth classical music and byzantine/folk music. After graduating from High School he studied Double Bass in Phillipos Nakas Conservatory in Athens, where he received his degree in Jazz Performance in 2011. Yiorgos has also studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens. In 2009 he travels to Sofia ,Bulgaria to participate in the Jazz improvisation workshop under the direction of jazz pianist/composer Milcho Leviev . He received twice a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston,MA in 2009 and 2010. In 2010 he received a performance scholarship from the Phillipos Nakas Conservatory in Athens. In 2011 after graduating from Phillipos Nakas Conservatory he continues his studies in New York City, after being accepted at the Queens College Masters Programs where he studied Jazz Performance with private teachers Lonnie Plaxico and Joe Martin, in New York. He has shared the stage with a wide range of performers, in the US and Europe. Artists including Ulysses Owens Jr. ,Michael Mossman,Alexander Markov & World Peace Orchestra,Emilio Solla ,Lammy Istrefi Jr. ,Camille Gainer Jones, Vitor Concalves, Livio Almeida, Oran Etkin, ,Joe Gallardo, Douglas Walter, Milcho Leviev, Tuomo Uusitalo ,James Shipp, Celia Owens, Sly Scott, Spiros Exaras, Costas Baltazanis ,Kyreneia Opera Orchestra and with some of the most accomplished singers from Greece such as Marios Frangoulis, Alkistis Protopsalti,Dimitris Bassis,Stavros Siolas to name a few. Yiorgos has also participated in the New York Times acclaimed off-broadway musical '' Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador '' ,and performed in venues around New York City including the Lincoln Center,Town Hall,Kaufman Music Center,Cooper Union,Louis Armstrong House Museum,Shapeshifter Lab, Bitter End , Somethin' Jazz Club , Silvanas, Shrine, Pianos, Princeton University,Terrace on the Park. Between 2014-2015 Yiorgos was a member of the Princess Cruises Orchestra. He recently released his first solo album 'Last Trip to the Moon' with is available at cdbaby.com

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