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MUSICIAN Born: July 22, 1977

Irini Konstantinidi

With her lyrical, expressive, and impressively clear sound, vocalist Irini Konstantinidi has achieved a very personal and refined interpretation of jazz and has been established as one of the most prominent Greek jazz singers. Reviews about Irini have highlighted her vocal brilliance, impressive tonal range, and flexibility. The audience and the press refer to her as the jazz voice of pure crystal that’s very exciting when she's improvising! After years of collaborating as jazz vocalist and lyricist with collective projects and discography (Nomadic Treasures in Holland and The Wonderfall Quartet in her home-country Greece), she is now reintroducing her voice to the audience, releasing new jazz songs under her own name and with her artistic signature as a songwriter, producer, and arranger. Irini has just recorded her new personal studio album entitled “Nothing to lose”, which will be released in April of 2021 and will contain original songs that unfold her joyful personality and jazz finesse. Her playful and creative approach to vocal improvisation and jazz phrasing makes her music performance unique

MUSICIAN Born: December 31, 1985

Richard Pavlidis

Richard Pavlidis is a saxophonist, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. Educated at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Richard has toured Australia, New Zealand and Europe and has performed at major festivals including Splendour in the Grass, The Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney, and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Richard's debut solo album 'Without Within' was released worldwide in 2019 and supported by an Australian tour. Music from this album can be found in the Australian Jazz Real Book and the Australian Jazz Museum. The album caught the attention of celebrated saxophonist Kenny G, who said via social media "I love the way you combine bebop licks with more modern-sounding phrases, and your technique is amazing