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Guitarist Tassos Spiliotopoulos Releases 'Ballad For A New World'

Source: Tassos Spiliotopoulos
December 8, 2022

Ballad for a New World is the fifth album by Greek guitarist and composer Tassos Spiliotopoulos. After establishing himself in the London Jazz scene for more than a decade, Tassos Spiliotopoulos, now based in Stockholm, has previously released an impressive body of original work including the critically acclaimed In the North (2016) and Solitude EP (2021). On Ballad for a New World Spiliotopoulos returns to the quartet format and continues to develop his blend of modern jazz with influences of ...

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Greek Power Trio S.E.V. release debut album 'Far From Close'

Source: Tassos Spiliotopoulos
December 29, 2021

Anelia Records is proud to present Far from Close, the debut album of a new collaboration between three of Greece’s most vibrant jazz musicians. Tassos Spiliotopoulos, Panos Vassilopoulos and Michael Evdemon. The music was composed by Evdemon and Spiliotopoulos and the goal was to achieve an elegant but emotionally powerful music through the electric sound of a modern jazz trio. Each one of the band members brought their own influences to the blend, ranging from electric jazz-rock and mainstream jazz ...

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Guitarist Tassos Spiliotopoulos Releases "In The North" - Out Now

Source: Tassos Spiliotopoulos
June 30, 2016

In the North is the third album by guitarist Tassos Spiliotopoulos and his first since his relocation from London to Stockholm. Originally from Athens, Greece, Tassos Spiliotopoulos spent the better part of twelve years living in London and establishing a solid reputation as one of the most exciting, up-and-coming guitarists in the UK Jazz scene. He worked with some of the country's most celebrated jazz musicians including Kenny Wheeler, Gary Husband, Asaf Sirkis, John Parricelli, John Etheridge and appeared in ...

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