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“Vasilis Xenopoulos and Lefteris Christofis on “Our Town” | 16 June 2024, 12:00

On Sunday, June 16th, “Our Town” hosted two important jazz soloists.

In the first part, we presented Vasilis Xenopoulos. A composer, saxophonist, a multifaceted personality who lives, creates and teaches in London, he talked to us about his relationship with English musicians, the ideas he shares with them, and took us on a mental journey to his favorite haunts in the city.

The program refered to his important productions, his international distinctions, his activities in New York and his participation in major festivals. Vassilis Xenopoulos is a member of Five-Way Split which is the most typical post-contemporary bebop expression group in Great Britain.

The second part of the show featured the composer and guitarist Lefteris Christofis who is considered one of the representatives of what we would call cosmic jazz. His playing produces a three-dimensional perspective sound, creating a unique jazz timbre.

The studio guest talked to us about his many important international collaborations (Chico Freeman, Paul Vertigo, Jeff Berlin, etc.), his creative life in New York, London and other cities.

A typical characteristic of the artist, apart from the top collaborations, is the highly edited versions of the music. The show refered to the creative space that Jazzét Café has been operating for years and the international festival that it organizes in September at Petra theatre.

The composer and musician Nikos Touliatos and the composer and performer Katerina Pipili from Paris also spoke on the show.

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