Results for "George Kontrafouris"

George Kontrafouris

Born: 1967

Giorgos Kontrafouris was born in Athens, Greece in 1967. He studied classical piano at the National Conservatory in Athens. At the age of 16, he turned his interest to jazz music and he followed up jazz improvised lessons with Markos Alexiou. He studied also with Jim Beard and Jarmo Savolainen. He holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance from Sibelius Academy in Finland.

He has performed as piano or organ player with many famous and outstanding musicians such as: Mark Johnson, Arild Andersen, Marcus Stockhausen, Louisiana Red, Keith Copeland, Andy Sheppard, Ralph Peterson Jr., Bob Brozman, Carla Cook, Alvester Garnett, Stepko Gut, Olivier Gatto, David Liebman, Houston Pearson, Eric Alexander, David Sills, Lou Donaldson, Sam Newsome, Jamie Hadad, Deborah Davies, Benny Golson, Tim Hagans, Bob Shepard, Carmen Lundy, Sheila Jordan, Jukkis Uotila, Wade Mikkola, Takis Paterelis, Stratos Vougas, Dimos Dimitriadis, Lydia Fylipovic, T. Spasov, A. Pacatius.

Long Way Home

By Dimitris Angelakis

Label: ΠΚ music
Released: 2022
Track listing: Murphy; Ulysses' Journey; Only for You; Joe's Corner; Coral Keys; Very Early; Johnny the Liar; Polka Dots and Moonbeams.

Dimitris Angelakis: Long Way Home

by Kyle Simpler
May 22, 2022

Homer's Odyssey is one of the most famous epics in literature, and a major theme associated with this poem is nostos. Nostos in literature is the idea of the hero returning home after a long voyage. Throughout the years, Homer's work has both directly and indirectly influenced countless works of art. Vibraphonist Dimitris Angelakis' Long Way ...

Ulysses Journey

June 18, 2022

Album: Long Way Home
By Dimitris Angelakis
Label: ΠΚ music
Released: 2022
Duration: 06:47

Eric Ineke: Surveying the European Jazz Scene

by Victor L. Schermer
September 6, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6[This is the fourth of the All About Jazz series on “The Many Faces of Jazz Today: Critical Dialogues" in which we explore the current state of jazz around the world with musicians, journalists, and entrepreneurs who give ...

Absence

By Giannis Papatriantafylou

Label: Spider Music Records
Released: 2016

Little Daddy's Blues

By George Kontrafouris

Label: Chicken Coup Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Ruler; The Notebook; Teenie's World; The Shuffle Of Changes; Invisible Heating Machine; V. Blues; For The Music; Heatin' E.

The Notebook

April 25, 2007

Album: Little Daddy's Blues
By George Kontrafouris
Label: Chicken Coup Records
Released: 2007
Duration: 6:53

George Kontrafouris: Little Daddy's Blues

by Glenn Astarita
April 18, 2007

Born in Greece, Hammond B-3 denizen George Kontrafouris' organ combo fare sounds purely American in scope and attack. In a nutshell, he has it all down to a science. And with testimonials by fellow B-3 great Tony Monaco cited within the liners, the music iterated here features a Texas roadhouse type gala, spiced up with snappy ...