Pandelis Karayorgis
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photo by Stephen Malagodi, 2023

 

>Upcoming<



January 14
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

1st set at 7:30 pm
Anna Webber, sax
Anthony Coleman, piano
Bruno Raberg, bass
Eric Rosenthal, drums
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Construction Party
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Dave Rempis, alto sax
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Luther Gray, drums


February 11
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

1st set at 7:30 pm
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Kelly Bray, trumpet
Lemuel Marc, trumpet
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Josh Sinton, reeds
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Noah Mark, drums


March 11
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm
1st set at 7:30 pm
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Nomi Epstein, piano
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
the mi3:
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Curt Newton, drums


April 8
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

1st set at 7:30 pm
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Jil Christensen, piano
Aaron Jay Myers, guitar
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Jorrit Dijkstra, sax
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Miki Matsuki, drums


May 13
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

1st set at 7:30 pm
TBA
Eric Rosenthal, drums
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Noah Campbell, saxes
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Brittany Karlson, bass

 

>Latest releases<

 

OUT FROM ATHENS
Recorded in Athens, Greece in August 2023
Driff Records CD2402
featuring:
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
George Kokkinaris, bass

A cross-generation and cross-genre collaboration
bringing together two musicians who share a
common city of origin and who find a common
music thread in their distinct backgrounds.
This beautifully recorded set of piano and
bass duets and solos from the summer of
2023 in Athens, Greece, features a mix of
original compositions and improvisations.

 

 

TRUSS
Recorded live at Elastic Arts in Chicago, June 2023
A Driff Records/Aerophonic co-production
featuring:
Dave Rempis, alto sax
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Jakob Heinemann, bass
Bill Harris, drums

Features the debut of a new quartet that bridges
Chicago’s and Boston’s vibrant improvisation scenes.
The group features long-time collaborators Dave Rempis
on saxophones and pianist Pandelis Karayorgis,
as well as two vital younger improvisers from Chicago,
bassist Jakob Heinemann and drummer Bill Harris.

>Interviews<
August 2024 interview in citizenjazz by Franpi Barriaux.


 

 

 

 

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A series of short, mostly four-hand/two-selves improvisations from June 2020.

 

 

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