Pandelis Karayorgis
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photo by Stephen Malagodi, 2023

 

>Upcoming<


October 1
Creative Music Series
Lilypad, 8:00 pm
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Josh Sinton, bari & tenor sax
In the 2nd set joined by:
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano


October 8
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm
2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Jeff Platz, guitar
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Luther Gray, drums



November 1
Construction Party
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

two sets
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Dave Rempis, alto sax
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Luther Gray, drums


November 12
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Eric Barber, saxes
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano/keyboard
Bruno Raberg, bass
Eric Rosenthal, drums


November 22
Driff Fest
Lilypad, 7-12 pm
(full program TBA)
Noah Campbell, tenor & soprano sax
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Nat Mugavero, drums


December 10
point01% series
Lilypad, 7-10 pm

2nd set at 8:30 pm:
Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Ken Filiano, bass
Eric Rosenthal, drums

>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.

 

Released April 2024:

 

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.

 

 

[page updated September 15, 2024}