Thursday 07 May 2020 20:00
Listen to the recorded concert of Yiorgos Fakanas Group:
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The recording will remain available on the SNFCC website.
In March 2018, Jazz Chronicles, the concert series dedicated to Greek Jazz, featured a special collaboration between bassist/composer Yiorgos Fakanas and Tim Garland, one of the world's most famous saxophonists.
Yiorgos Fakanas Group seeks to include in its ranks the best Greek jazz improvisers and perform the music written and arranged by Yiorgos Fakanas with virtuosity, highlighting its key qualities – mercurial rhythms, bold melodic lines and impressive orchestration. Yiorgos Fakanas started his music career at an early age, being awarded as Best Young European Bass Player. Since then, he has performed in a great number of concerts in Greece, including at Herodes Atticus Odeon, Athens Concert Hall, Lycabettus Theater, Pallas Theater, with big bands, symphony orchestras and string ensembles, the Greek State Orchestra for Greek Music, and international ensembles.
Over the last decade, his fame has spread around the world, with sold-out concerts in Europe, Asia and America; his album Interspirit was included in the Prenomination List for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Tim Garland is a leading saxophonist and member of Chick Corea’s Origin sextet, with collaborations with artists such as Ronnie Scott, Ralph Towner, Avishai Cohen, John Patitucci; he is a fellow of Newcastle University and has collaborated with the Northern Sinfonia on two albums.
The concert featured compositions by Yiorgos Fakanas:
A warm thank you to the musicians of the concert:
Tim Garland, saxophone Mihail Iossifov, trumpet Takis Paterelis, saxophone Dimitris Sevdalis, keyboards Yiorgos Fakanas, bass Menios Passialis, drums
Sound engineer: View Master FilmsMixing/mastering: Giorgos Mantas
