Jazz for President! @ The Penthouse pool club and bar
President Hotel, Athens (book at 210 6989000) www.president.gr Dimitri Vassilakis
Quartet with Greek and International guests! now at the open pool club!
hot jazz & cool nights by the pool!
Fridays and Saturday nights from
10:30pm
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JULY 2010
15th Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet @ 'APERITIF' espresso jazz bar with Manos Loutas, Stelios Paraskeuas, Serafeim Bellos 10:30pm Ermou & Kalamiotou, 210 3240103
JUNE 2010
4 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Eleni Valentis vocals
5 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Eva Yiannopoulou
11-12 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Michael Hornstein sax and Walter Lang piano
18-19 @ the pool club Yvette Jarvis group
19 Dimitri Vassilakis Quintet at the Fringe Festival
Ktirio
Sullogou Ellinon Arhaiologon, Pezodromos Ermou, Plateia Asomaton 11pm
23 Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet @ 'APERITIF' espresso jazz bar with George Kontrafouris, Stelios Paraskeuas, Serafeim Bellos 10:30pm Ermou & Kalamiotou, 210 3240103
25 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Alex Foster
26 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Alex Foster and Eleni Valentis, summer party!!!
back in September at the pool club with Andy Sheppard, Tia Fuller and more!
MAY 2010
1 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with New York guitarist Shan Kenner
2 @ Bacaro bar Sophocleus 1 Athens
Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with New York guitarist Shan Kenner 4 @ 'APERITIF' espresso jazz bar trio with New York guitarist Shan Kenner, 9:30pm, 210 3240103
7-8 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Sibel Kose vocalist from Turkey and JP Gallis drums
14-15 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Lotte Janssen new fresh vox from Holland, Stelios Paraskeuas guitar
21-22 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis with Takis Barberis guitar & Agathe Barberis vocals...a family affair...
28-29 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Jenny Kapadai hot blues!
APRIL 2010
9 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet special guest Eva Yiannopoulou
10 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Jenny Kapadai hot blues!
14 @ Rosebud with Asteris Papastamatakis
16-17 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with Maria Manousaki violin
23 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with special guest Kanelli vocalist from South Africa
24 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis with Hekselman/Klambanis Janke trio, Israeli, Greek, German trio from New York, multi jazz coordinates
!28 last gig till autumn @ Rosebud with Asteris Papastamatakis & Jenny Kapadai hot blues
30 @ the pool club Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet with New York guitarist Shan Kenner
*Tuesday 9 Round Midnight music from the soundtrack played live by Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet at Trianon Cinema, a showing of the movie will follow.
Kodrigtonos 21 Athens 8:30pm, 10 euro
12-13 Yoel Soto band with Arleen, Latin Jazz Dance project
17 with Petar Salchev & Kostas Maginas at Rosebud Cafe
19-20 with Brazilian vocalist from London Heidi Vogel
*Sunday 21st at Bacaro Bar Sophocleous 1 with Heidi Vogel
24th at Rosebud Cafe with Heidi Vogel
FEBRUARY 2010
5-6 Dimi_Trees quartet with Jenny Kapadai vocals 12-13 & 19-20 with Dean Bowman George Kontrafouris & baby trio 26 Dimi_Trees Quartet 27 with Turkish vocalist Sibel Kose and J P Gallis
JANUARY 2010
8-9 with Christos Rafalides 15 with Christos Rafalides, 16 with Takis Barberis 22-23 with Adam Nussbaum, George Kontrafouris, Yiannis Pavlides 29-30 Brazilian nights with Antenor Bogea, Farlley Derge, Jean Philippe Crespin
Rosebud Wednesdays! Every Wednesday from 10pm at Rosebud Cafe
Skoufa & Omirou Kolonaki Athens, duet with Asteris Papastamatakis keyboards www.rosebud.gr
NOVEMBER 09 Friday 6th with Maria Manousaki violin Saturday 7th November with Tia Fuller, Kim Thompson, Rie Tsuji and Beyonce's girl band! 20-21 with George Kontrafouris 27-28 All Star with Alex Foster, Craig Bailey, Kostas Magginas
DECEMBER 09 4-5 with Ingrid Laubrock & George Kontrafouris
11-12 with Loukia Palaiologou & Brazz!!
18-19 with Christos Rafalides & Maria Manousaki
24-25-26 xmas swimng with Juliet Kelly www.julietkelly.com
Sunday December 27th 11pm Bacaro Bar @ Sophocleous Street
New York grooves with Alex Foster, George Kontrafouris and Serafeim Bellos
New Year's Swing party @ The Presiden with Dimi_Trees Quartet
Sunday November 15th 7:30pm BBC RADIO 3 LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 09
Dimitri Vassilakis presents The Greek Gang!
@ The Spice Of Life 6 Moor Street Soho,
London
12pounds/8pounds www.spiceoflifesoho.com Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Vassilis Xenopoulos: tenor sax
Tassos Spiliotopoulos, Andreas Hadjimanolis: guitars
Lydios Damis: bass
Chris Nickolls: drums
special guest: Juliet Kelly www.julietkelly.com
Monday November 2nd Parnassos Hall-Athens
9pm, 15 euro
Stream Of Life
The music for the Isadora Duncan Ballet, performed live with George Kontrafouris on piano.
Tuesday June 16th 7:30pm
Dimitri Vassilakis presents The Greek Gang!
@ The Hellenic Centre 16-18 Paddington Street Marylebone,
London W1U 5AS
12pounds/8pounds
www.ekon.org.uk Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Vassilis Xenopoulos: tenor sax
Tassos Spiliotopoulos &
Apostolis Leventopoulos: guitars
Lydios Damis: bass
Chris Nickolls: drums
NEW!
DAEDALUS PROJECT-BALKAN
MOSAIC
Wednesday 24th June 6pm Carturesti Bookstore Bucharest
& 9PM @ Green-Hours jazz club Bucharest
with Nickolas Simion group
Supported by the Hellenic Foundation For Culture
Jazz for
President Residency
Starting November 20th, 2008 The Penthouse @ the President Hotel, Athens (210 6989000)
Every
Fri-Sat night from 10:30pm till late...
Dimitri Vassilakis
Trio with Greek and International guests!
Dimitri Vassilakis with Jeanne Bresciani &
the Isadora Duncan Institute Dancers from New York present
"Apollo and the Muses"
The Isadora Duncan International Institute Dancers and Dimitri Vassilakis in a live performance
Melos of music, dance and poetry
celebrating the Greek fire of beauty, strength and freedom in sound, sense and sights – archaic, classical and contemporary.
Saturday May 23rd at 9pm ACS Arts Center
Halandri
Thursday May 28th Delphi (tba)
Saturday May 30th at 9pm Artemis Temple Vravrona
February 2009 in New York!
Thursday February 12th, 7-9pm
OCC Atrium Cafe New York
5th Avenue 52nd Street
Tuesday February 17th 8pm-10pm
Cleopatra's Needle
Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet
join us also from 10pm to 1am
for the jam session! 2485 BROADWAY/ 92 ST NYC (212)769-6969
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Theo Hill: piano
Essiet Okon Essiet: bass
Sylvia Cuenca: drums
Fridays: November 7th & 14th, 10pm
Rosebud Cafe Skoufa & Omirou Kolonaki
210-3392370
New materials from recent New York recording,
including jazz arrangements from
The Beatles, Nina Simone
and The Doors, plus new originals!
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Yiannis Kitsopoulos (7th Nov): piano
Asteris Papastamatakis (14th Nov): piano
October 08
Friday, October 31st, 10pm
Rosebud Cafe Skoufa & Omirou Kolonaki
210-3392370
New materials from recent New York recording, including jazz arrangements from
The Beatles, Nina Simone, and The Doors, plus new originals!
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Asteris Papastamatakis: piano
Thursday-Friday-Saturday 9-10-11th October 10:30pm
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens www.bargurubar.gr
210-3246530
U Must B Joking...
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Loucia Palaiologou: vocals
Asteris Papastamatakis: piano
Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass
Serafeim Bellos: drums
September 08
Wednesday September 24th, 9.30pm, 15euro
Mylos A.Georgiou
Thessaloniki Festival (56 6974940550) www.jazznet.gr
with
Thomas Rueckert, Ignaz Dinne,
Lakis Tzimkas, & Christos Germenoglou.
August 08
Saturday August 16th, 9pm, Free
Stiles Olymbiou Dios, Athens
August Full Moon Celebration
with Yiannis Kasettas & The Funk Wizards
Saturday August 30th, 9pm, Free Saras Theatre, Markopoulo, Attiki
Thursday July 10th 9pm Spice Of Life, London, Soho
with the Greek Gang!
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Vassilis Xenopoulos: tenor Sax
Yiannis Kassetas: alto sax
Tassos Spiliotopoulos & Andreas Hadjimanolis: guitars
May-June 08
Friday, May 30th - Sunday, June 1st Balkoni Spetses
Dimitri Vassilakis quartet & Lucia Palaiologou
Saturday June 7th, 9pm, Free
Saras Theatre, Markopoulo, Attiki
"Metamorphoses" with Elena Michailou
March-April 08 Chicago / New York
/ Dubai / Switzerland
Sunday March 30th 7:30 & 9pm Uncommon Ground Chicago
1401 W.Devon Ave Chicago IL 60660
between Broadway and Clark
(773) 465 9801 www.uncommonground.com
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Dennis Luxion: piano
Bill Harrison: bass
Phil Gratteau: drums
Thursday April 3rd 2 sets at 8 & 10pm The Kitano New York
66 Park Avenue and 38th Street www.kitano.com
No cover 15$ min
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Theo Hill: piano
Essiet Essiet: bass
Sylvia Cuenca: drums
April 7-11th
Red Bull Air Race Abu Dabi, UAE
Trio w/ Manos Saridakis & Serafeim Bellos
April 13-18th
Jazz Education Evaluator at
Jazzaarau Concerts Jazz Festival Aarau, Switzerland www.jazzaar.com
November 07 - March 08
Residency ends!! Hotel Athenaeum InterContinental Cafe Zoe
Syngrou Ave.
Residency every Friday & Saturday, 9pm
From November 30th, 2007 till March 22nd, 2008
Dimitri Vassilakis Quintet
Thursday-Friday-Saturday
1-3 November 10:30pm
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens www.bargurubar.gr
210-3246530 vocal extravaganza!!! featuring
sensational vocalist:
Juliet Kelly
www.julietkelly.com
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Sami Amiris:
piano Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
Saturday November 24th 6pm BBC Radio 3 London Jazz Festival
Royal Festival Hall Ballroom Floor Stage
Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet: "Parallel Paths from the Labyrinth"
'Infinite grace, poetry and passion.'
"Greek saxophone prodigy and composer
Dimitri Vassilakis is
revered as the
Hellenic god of post-modern _expression,
as he
proves on his provocative new CD
'Parallel Lines' (Candid)"
BBC Music Magazine (9/05)
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Liam Noble: piano Mark Hodgson: bass
Paul Clarvis: drums/percussion
Driven by Bentley
With the kind support of:
Life Action Trust - Registered No. 1060997
J&P Joannou &
Paraskevaides Group (UK) Limited
October 07
Friday October 12th 10:30pm
with Yiannis Kassetas and the Funk wizards
new album presentation
Guru bar jazz upstairs
Trio with Essiet!!!
Wednesday October 17th 10:30pm
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens www.bargurubar.gr
210-3246530
Parallel Lives...
Dimitri Vassilakis: sexes, vocals
Essiet Okon Essiet: bass
Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis: drums
plus special guests!
Blues Bar Karditsa 21st August 10pm Dimitri Vassilakis saxes, vocals Periklis Trivolis bass Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis drums
Megaro Guzi Festival 2007
Fira Santorini www.megarogyzi.gr
31st August 9pm, free
DV Jazz Quartet Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris:
piano Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass Alexandros-Drakos
Ktistakis: drums
July 07
31st July Mouseio Laikon Organon, Plaka Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Priamos Morakis:
guitar Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
June 07
Saturday 23rd June 10pm Ippocambos Bar, Loutsa Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Priamos Morakis:
guitar Manos Loutas: bass George Polyhronakos: drums Elena Lytra: vocals
April 07
New York OCC Atrium Cafe New
York
5th Avenue 52nd Street Thursday April
12th, 7-9pm
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Theo Hill: piano Essiet Okon Essiet: bass Sylvia Cuenca: drums
Washington D.C. Smithsonian Festival
Baird Auditorium in the
American National History Museum
Thursday April 19th, 7:30pm
Daedalus Project band Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Theo Hill: piano Essiet
Okon Essiet: bass Ronnie Burrage: drums
March 07
Thursday-Friday-Saturday 15-17th March 10:30pm Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens
www.bargurubar.gr 210-3246530 vocal extravaganza!!! featuring
sensational vocalist: Juliet Kelly
www.julietkelly.com Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris:
piano Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass Alexandros-Drakos
Ktistakis: drums
works
by:
Anisegos, Vassilakis, Kurt Weil plus favourite standards
January 2007
Clazzical and Jass Aithousa Parnassos Monday January 15th, 9pm.
Part A:
Dimitri
Vassilakis: alto sax Spyros Moshopoulos: piano works by: Debussy, Ravel, Absil, Francaix, Piazzola,
Gerswin.
PART B:
Dimitri Vassilakis: tenor and soprano saxes and vocals Manos Loutas: bass Alekos
Christides: drums
works by: Ellington, Vassilakis, Chatzatourian,
and
other Russian composers.
Organic Christmas Swing!! Sunday 24th December 3-7pm Rosebud Cafe Skoufa & Omirou Kolonaki 210-3392370 Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris:
hammond organ Seraphim Bellos: drums Alexandra Paschali: vocals
Thursday 28th December 10:30pm Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens
www.bargurubar.gr 210-3246530 New Year
Swing!!! Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris:
piano Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass Alexandros-Drakos
Ktistakis: drums
Sunday 31st December 9pm Hotel Ledra Marriott, Athens Kona Kai
Organic New Year
Swing!!! Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris:
hammond organ
November 30th, 10:30pm Mylos-Xylourgeio, Thessalonica
December 1st, 10:30pm Suita Club Trikala
December 2nd, 10:30pm
Athens Micro Mousiko Theatro
Candid World Jazz Festival
www.candidrecords.com Sunday, November
5th, 9pm Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho (020 7439 8722)
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk Workin' with Dimitri Vassilakis featuring
sensational vocalist: Juliet Kelly
www.julietkelly.com Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Liam Noble: piano Alec Dankworth: bass Paul Clarvis: drums/percussion with the kind support of J&P International www.jandp.org
Praise the Lord!!! Sunday, November 19th, 8pm Live at the Anglican Church in Athens Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Kontrafouris: Organ Plus guests!!! Supported by BGS
www.bgs.gr
New York Week
Queens College New York Tuesday 17th October 5pm Dimitri Vassilakis
Workin' with the composers www.qc.cuny.edu
Wednesday 18th October Garage Club New York guest with Christos Rafalides and Manhattan Vibes
9:30pm www.qaragerest.com/jazz.htm
American Orff Association NYCCAOSA Saturday October 21st, 10:00am-2:00pm Elena Michailou & Dimitri Vassilakis present: "Take a stroll with the Olympic Gods" A Carl Orff Music Education Workshop http://www.trevornet.org/pub/nyccaosa/
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Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens www.bargurubar.gr October 26th-27th, 11pm
Workin' with Dimitri Vassilakis Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Grigoris Danis:
guitar Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass Alexandros-Drackos
Ktistakis: drums
Monday, July 3, 8:30pm Pizza On The Park
- 11 Knightsbridge, London SW1, UK www.pizzaonthepark.co.uk Dimitri Vassilakis presents
"a night of song" featuring superb guest vocalist: Carmen Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Mark Hodgson: bass Paul Clarvis: drums/percussion Aphrodite Raikopoulou: piano Songs from the Cabaret and Musicals mixed
with groovy jazz
Events at the Hellenic Center 16-18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London, UK
Saturday, June 24, 7pm A Greek Jazz evening Dimitri Vassilakis Presents:
The Greek Gang Favorite standards and groovy originals from Dimitri Vassilakis's
discography in London and New York Dimitri Vassilakis: sax, vocals Vassilis Xenopoulos: sax Tassos Spiliotopoulos and Andreas Hadjimanolis: guitars Mark Hodgson: bass Jon Scott: drums
Saturday, June 24, 10:30am-12:30pm "Take a Stroll with Olympian Gods" Learn about the 12 gods of mount Olympus through music,
movement, singing, theatre and play. A workshop for children of all ages, presented by Music
and Dance Educator and Carl Orff specialist Elena Michailou Saxophone
and percussion by Dimitri Vassilakis. Free event! confirm place for your child.
Friday, June 23,
7-9pm Anastasia Revi with Theatre Lab and Dimitri Vassilakis present "The Unique Characters of Greek Tragedy" Theatre workshop
Free event!
Regular gigs in Athen ending 5/2006
Every Sunday brunch
12:30-4pm Cafe Zoe - Intercontinental Hotel Dimitri Vassilakis quintet
Every Tuesday night from 10:30pm Avalon bar & restaurant - Psiri Dimitri Vassilakis - Yiannis Floros quartet &
guests
Every Thursday night from 10:30pm Aqua bar & restaurant - Neo Psihiko Dimitri Vassilakis trios with different guest each
week
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO PARALLEL LINES LAUNCH
Saturday, April 29th, 7:00 and 8:00pm (2
sets) The HotHouse - Chicago, Loop 31 E Balbo Ave. Chicago, IL 60605-2121 phone: 312.362.9707 Chicago launch for "Parallel Lines"
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Larry Gray: bass Joel Spencer: drums www.hothouse.net
Wednesday, April 26th, 12:00noon to 1:00pm Barnes & Noble - Chicago, Loop 1 E. Jackson Blvd. (Jackson and State) Chicago, IL 60605 Phone 312.362.8795
Chicago
meet-and-greet event for "Parallel Lines"
Thursday, April 20th, 9:30 and 10:30pm (2
sets) The Cutting Room - New York 19 West 24th Street (between Broadway and 6th Avenue) New York, NY 10014 Phone 212-691-1900
New York launch for "Parallel Lines"
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Christos Rafalides: vibes Ron McClure: bass Steve Johns: drums www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Wednesday, April 19th, 8:00 and 10:00pm (2
sets) Sweet Rhythm - New York 88 Seventh Avenue South (at Bleecker Street)
New York, NY 10014 Phone 212-255-3626 New York launch for
"Parallel Lines"
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Rex Richardson: trumpet Christos Rafalides: vibes Ron McClure: bass Steve Johns: drums www.sweetrhythmny.com
Friday, March 17th,
9:00pm Vortex Jazz Club - London "Parallel Lines" album presentation
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Mark Hodgson: bass Gene Calderazzo: drums Plus guests from the
Greek Gang!!! www.vortexjazz.co.uk
Saturday, March 11th,
5:00pm Fnack Record Store at "The Mall" Live at the Forum - Athens "Parallel Lines" album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Konstandinos Zouganelis: bass Yiannis Stavropoulos: drums
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs, Athens December 15th-17th,
11pm "Parallel Lines" launch!! Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Andy Sheppard: saxes George Georgiadis: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
BBC Radio 3 London Jazz Festival Sunday
, November 13 (2 shows, 7.30pm & 10.00pm) - £15 Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho (020 7439 8722) www.pizzaexpress.co.uk
Dimitri Vassilakis & Andy Sheppard - Parallel Lines
'Infinite grace, poetry and passion.'
"Greek saxophone prodigy and composer Dimitri Vassilakis is revered
as the Hellenic god of post-modern _expression, as he proves on
his provocative new CD 'Parallel Lines' (Candid). Don't miss this
rhapsodic stylist as he joins forces with the UK's premier sax-man
Andy Sheppard in a double-reed front line of astonishing power
and authority." BBC Music Magazine (9/05)
dimitri vassilakis saxes, vocals,
drums andy sheppard saxes mark hodgson bass paul clarvis drums/percussion
Athens Concert Hall - Megaron Wednesday,
November 2nd 8pm "Live Aid for New Orleans" Dimitri Vassilakis presents "Parallel Lines" and
a tribute to Duke Ellington's: "New Orleans Suite" Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals George Georgiadis: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
OTHER EVENTS
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs Athens October 13th-15th,
11pm Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Milcho Leviev: piano Yiotis Kiourtsoglou: bass Nikos Kapilidis: drums Vicky Almazidu: vocals
Fillipoupoli Jazz Festival Bulgaria Saturday October 8th secret
path-labyrinth-parallel lin(v)es Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Lakis Tzimkas: bass Nikos Psofogiorgos: drums
Vafopouleio Idryma Thessaloniki Wednesday October 5th 9pm clasical and jazz recital Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Spyros Moshopoulos: piano
NEW YORK WEEK
Atrium Cafe New
York
5th avenue 51st street Tuesday September 27th, 7:30pm
daedalus project band Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals, drums Essiet Essiet: bass Ralph Peterson: drums plus guests
Zinc Bar New
York - 90 west houston street Monday September 26th, 9pm with Ron Affif Trio Ron Affif: guitar Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Essiet Essiet: bass Ralph Peterson: drums
Candid Jazz Festival - September 20-23,
2005 London's Pizza Express Jazz Club - Dean Street, Soho www.pizzaexpress.co.uk
a) Tuesday September 20th, 9pm parallel lines cd launch Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals
Dave Whitford: bass
Gene Calderazzo: drums
Paul Jayashinya: trumpet
plus guests
b) Wednesday September
21st, 9pm special guest with gustavo marques "pororocas"
c) Thursday-Friday September
22-23rd, 9pm special guest with mishka adams/johnny allegre "affinity"
Ray's Jazz at Foyles Bookshop, London Friday September 16th, 1pm Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Eddie Harvey: piano
George IV Pub, Chiswick London Wednesday
September 14th 9pm momentum jazz quartet Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes, vocals Yosi Marshall: piano Jules Faiffe: bass Jamie Trowell: drums
Kensington Roof Garden, London Friday
September 9th, 8pm with the Candid all stars
Vrahon Theatre, Festival Vyrona Saturday
August 27th, 10pm Vassilakis-Floros quartet Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Giannis Floros: drums George Georgiadis: bass Leuteris Kordis: piano
Herodion Theatre, Athens 10-11/7/2005
support to Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington Big Bands Dimitri Vassilakis: solo sax
Planitario, Athens 19/6/2005 imerosin project Dimitri Vassilakis: solo sax, drums
Guru Bar-Jazz Upstairs 5/12/2004 Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Essiet Essiet: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
Athens 2004 Cultural Olympics Thiseio 20-26/8/2004 Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes George Georgiadis: bass George Polyhronakos: drums
2003
paths
from the labyrinth tour
Dimitria Festival Thessaloniki 20/09/2003 with
JAZZ-X-GREEK
WARRIORS
Athens Festival
Lycabettus Theatre 5/07/2003 paths from the labyrinth Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Essiet Essiet: bass Jeff "Tain" Watts: drums
double bill with
jazz jamaica all stars
ParisSunside Club 19/6/2003 daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Olivier Gatto: bass Benjamin Henoque: drums George Kontrafouris: piano
LondonPurcell Room
at the South Bank Centre 16/6/2003 paths from the labyrinth Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Irinaios Koulouras: bass Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis: drums Andonis Andreou: trombone George Kontrafouris: piano Paul Clarvis: percussion
City of Ioannina Jazz Festival 04/6/2003 with
Jazz-X-Greek Warriors (quartet)
City of Athens European Jazz Festival 30/5/2003 with
Jazz-X-Greek Warriors
StuttgartTreffpunkt-Rotebuehlplatz 20/5/2003 paths from the labyrinth Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Irinaios Koulouras: bass Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis: drums Andonis Anisegos: piano
Parafono Jazz Club Athens 14-15/5/2003 paths from the labyrinth
Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Irinaios Koulouras: bass Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis: drums
Candid Jazz Festival 6/11/2002 London's Pizza Express Jazz Club - Dean Street, Soho
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Album of the month for the BBC Music Magazine, March 2002 Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Ronan Guilfoyle: bass Gene Calderazzo: drums Theodosii Spassov: kaval George Kontrafouris: piano Paul Clarvis: percussion
City of Athens European Jazz Festival 1/6/2002 with candid all stars Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Dave O Higgins: saxes Jamie Cullum: piano, vocals Irinaios Koulouras: bass Sebastian De Krom: drums
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 20/4/2002 daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Essiet Essiet: bass Ralph Peterson: drums Saido Salifovski: percussion Theodosii Spassov: kaval Emmanuel Saridakis: piano
2001
Athens Concert Hall Megaron 24/10/2001 daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes David Liebman: saxes Ronan Guilfoyle: bass Ralph Peterson: drums George Kontrafouris: piano
Onassis Cultural Centre New York June 14/6/2001 daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes David Liebman: saxes Marc Johnson: bass Ralph Peterson: drums Satoshi Takeishi: percussion Theodosii Spassov: kaval Emmanuel Saridakis and George Kontrafouris: piano
Birdland Jazz Club New York June 13/6/2001 daedalus project - labyrinth album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes David Liebman: saxes Marc Johnson: bass Ralph Peterson: drums Satoshi Takeishi: percussion Theodosii Spassov: kaval Emmanuel Saridakis and George Kontrafouris: piano
London's Pizza Express Jazz Club - Dean Street, Soho
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk 17/7/2000 secret path - labyrinth presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Larry Bartley: bass Gene Calderazzo: drums Ingrid Laubrock: saxes George Kontrafouris: piano
1999
Berlin's 'A' Train and Bb Jazz Clubs 18-21/6/1999 secret path presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Andonis Anisegos: piano Ed Schuller: bass
London's Pizza Express Jazz Club - Dean Street, Soho
www.pizzaexpress.co.uk 8-9/6/1999 secret path presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Per Mathisen: bass Ralph Peterson: drums Steve Lodder: piano
State TheatrePraetoria South Africa 19/3/1999 Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Abdullah Ibrahim: piano
1998
Athens Concert Hall Megaron 13/11/1998 secret path album presentation Dimitri Vassilakis: saxes Andy Sheppard: saxes Kostas Konstandinou: bass Spyros Panagiotopoulos: drums George Kontrafouris: piano, trombone Dimitris Kalatzis: piano Arco String Quartet