14 Jazz on Tinos

Friday, August 25th

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Vasilis Koutsonanos / Thodoris Kotsifas Duo

 Guitarist Thodoris Kotsifas and bassist Vasilis Koutsonanos are two of the most active artists in the Greek Jazz scene. They have performed and recorded together several times as members of larger ensembles and this year at the 14^th Jazz on Tinos festival, they will appear as a duo for the first time. Brought togeher by their common influences and their love of many musical genres, they will be performing a set comprised of original tunes which will be released in 2024, as well as renditions of pieces from the wider contemporary repertoire with their personal touch.

Thodoris Kotsifas – Electric Guitar

Vasilis Koutsonanos – Double Bass

Billy Prim Quartet

 Drummer and composer Billy Prim will play a set comprised of tunes from his album ‘Ivora’, released in 2023.

Ivora, Prim’s sophomore release, is a concept album, reflecting upon and exploring the the inner world found within all of us, through the story of a hero who begins a voyage without a fixed destination in the ocean of his consciousness. The album takes the listener on a journey of self discovery, willpower and devotion to ultimately reach a place of one’s truthful inner self in the final song ‘The Breath of All Things’.

Through his own musical and personal experiences, Prim explores his own understanding of spirituality and the result is a natural sound with free improvisation, strong melodic lines and elements of other genres that bring out a profound heart and soul to draw in and holding the listener’s attention until the end.

Alexandros Lykothanasis – Piano

Thodoris Kotsifas – Electric Guitar

Vasilis Koutsonanos – Double Bass

Billy Prim – Drums