#snfccAtHome: Jazz Chronicles - Jazz Baroque (recorded concert)

The recorded concert of the Jazz Baroque project, as part of the Jazz Chronicles series, is available here.

The recording will remain available on the SNFCC website.

In November 2018, SNFCC’s Jazz Chronicles presented a concert by Jazz Baroque featuring an intriguing mix of classic and fusion jazz with Baroque music.

Jazz Baroque began as a project when the founding members of GMG Trio – jazz guitarist and composer Tilemachos Moussas, vocalist Nassia Gofa and musical-saw player Nikos Youssef – were augmented by extraordinary musicians Alexander Trampas on double bass and Panos Iliopoulos on harpsicord and piano to blaze new musical trails, fusing jazz with Renaissance and Baroque music.

The basso continuo in music by Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, John Dowland and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi turned into a walking bass line; the musical saw took on the role of the soprano, and improvisation came to the fore.

Mezzosoprano Theodora Baka was the special guest, exclusively for the SNFCC concert.

The concert's program:

• Tilemachos Moussas – Amalthea
• Rodgers/Hammerstein – My Favorite Things
• Antonio C. Jobim – Corcovado
• C. Monteverdi  - Lamento Della Ninfa
• H. Edison/J. Hendricks – Centerpiece
• Eden Ahbez – Nature Boy
• H. Purcell – Music For a While
• J. Dowland – Flow my Tears
• J. Kern – All the Things you Are
• W. King/V. Young /E.Alstyne/H. Gillespie – Beautiful Love
• G. Jenkins/J. Mercer - P.S. I Love You
• Traditional – Greensleeves
• H. Purcell – Dido's Lament
• R. Rodgers/L. Hart – My Funny Valentine
• J. Dowland – If my Complaints

A warm thank you to the musicians of the concert:

Tilemachos Moussas, electric guitar
Nassia Gofa, vocals
Nikos Youssef, musical saw
Panos Iliopoulos, harpsichord
Alexander Trampas, double bass

Special guest: Theodora Baka, mezzo-soprano

Sound engineer: View Master Films
Mixing/mastering: Giorgos Mantas