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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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Yiannis Papanastasiou
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Yiannis Papanastasiou is an alto & soprano saxophonist, an educator and a composer who lives in Athens. He studied jazz saxophone at the Athenaeum Conservatory and has been an active member of the Greek jazz scene since 1997, performing & recording with the Yiannis Papanastasiou Quartet & Trio, Buzz Sextet, Jazz Upstairs Orchestra, Paraskevas Kitsos Sextet, Pocket Band Quintet, Apostolo Kalt Orchestra, Buzz Bastardz, Lito Voyiatzoglou Quartet, Oh! My Garden, Apurimac, many other bands, world renowned musicians and has appeared in several albums.
Yiannis is an astute musician, a fine composer, a versatile saxophonist who has played in various contexts and is at home with bebop, hard bop, cool and modal jazz. His sound is distinctive with an intense level of heartfelt expression and soulfulness. He is an adventurous improviser with a great sense of humor which is portrayed in his playing.
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Label: 2814696 Records DK
Released: 2021
Track listing: In Front Of The Mirror, Highway To Nowhere, Bassment, A Song Without A Name, Mythos, Stella By
Starlight, Wolfpack, What
Emotional Algebra
Label: Artway-Technotropon
Released: 2020
Track listing: 1. Days of summers past
2. Absence
3. Jamala
4. Caravan of lost souls intro
5. Caravan of lost souls
6. Samaraga suite part I: John's path
7. Samaraga suite part II: Brahmagupta funk
8. Days of summers past (alternate version)