The jazz & extra part opens this yr’s occasions of the Patras Worldwide Pageant at 9.30 pm on Friday 14 June within the courtyard of the brand new city corridor (outdated Arsakeio).
Jazz followers and never solely, will attend a three-day musical feast and guided tour by particular artists on the streets of jazz and its “uncharted” paths.
PREMIERE WITH “KOLIDA BABO”
Subsequent Friday night time, “Kolida Babo”, two musicians who concentrate on wind devices with sounds and influences from totally different areas of Greece, will depart their mark on the premiere of the establishment. Sokratis Votskos from Pella and Haris P. from Athens, guided by creativity and “car” collective expression, will reveal on stage why jazz and music generally is a common language that must be accessible to everybody.
Within the stay periods they discover the standard music of Armenia and the people traditions of Epirus and Thrace in relation to summary electronics and free jazz.
CONTINUATION ON SATURDAY JUNE 15 WITH “THE HARPER TRIO”
Maria-Christina Harper, electrical jazz harpist and composer, takes the baton on Saturday, June 16, with the intention to rediscover the sound of the harp within the jazz world.
By way of her curiosity in overcoming the standard boundaries of the harp, she presents the instrument in new and thrilling methods, combining her conventional musical roots with free jazz to create an irresistible, thrilling sound universe, the place East meets West.
Maria-Christina has collaborated with two excellent acclaimed musicians. With drummer Evan Jenkins and dynamic saxophonist Josephine Davies forming the musical group Harper Trio for which he created seven authentic compositions. The compositions flirt with avant-garde and psychedelic sounds, creating an especially attention-grabbing religious jazz soundscape.
Contributors: Maria-Christina (harp), Evan Jenkins (drums), Josephine Davies (saxophone).
CLIMATE AND FINAL WITH THE ALEKOS VRETOS QUARTET “MEDITERRANEAN ECHOES”
The three days of the “Jazz & extra” part culminates and concludes on Sunday, June 16 within the courtyard of the outdated Arsakei with the looks of Alekos Vretos Mediterranean Echoes, which this time doesn’t embrace percussion or drums.
Right here the rhythm is implied, leaving room for the musicians to make use of the melodies to say what they need. The oud with the standard clarinet of Yiannis Diskos, and the bass of Dinos Manos with the piano of Dimitris Verdinoglou converse effortlessly.
High artists weave their very own parts onto the melodies they’re requested to carry out and make them their very own, with out depriving them of the unique shade and which means. The compositions that shall be heard are from all 4, because the collective musical character dominates.
Favourite compositions by Ara Dinkjian, Simon Shaheen, Anouar Brahem, and many others. are interspersed among the many compositions.
CONTRIBUTORS Yannis Diskos (clarinet), Dimitris Verdinoglou (piano), Dinos Manos (bass), Alekos Vretos (out).
Ticket costs: Basic admission €10.00, scholar – unemployed and folks over 65 €7.00 – Complete “package deal” for all three days €20 (for the three days).
Issuance of tickets at ticketservices.gr and earlier than the beginning of the concert events on the entrance of the outdated Arsakeion.
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