Member Since: 1/29/2007
Band Website: www.dimitriosvassilakis.com"dimitriosvassilakis.com
Band Members:
On Parallel Lines:
Jeff "Tain" Watts: drums,
Essiet Okon Essiet: bass,
Dim: saxes, vocals, drums
On Daedalus Project-Labyrinth:
Dave Liebman, Andy Sheppard, Dim: saxes, Ralph Peterson: drums, trumpet, Marc Johnson: bass, Jamey Haddad: drums, perc, George Kontrafouris, Manos Saridakis: piano, hammond, Theodosii Spassov: caval
On Secret Path:
Craig Bailey: alto sax, George Kontrafouris, Dimitris Kalatzis: piano, Spyros Panagiotopoulos: drums, Kostas Konstandinou: bass, Arco String Quartet, Dim: saxes
More cats on gigs:
Adam Nussbaum, Ron Affif, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ronnie Burrage, Sylvia Cuenca, Gene Calderazzo, Jason Yarde, Milcho Leviev, Juliet Kelly, Liam Noble, Ingrid Laubrock, TW, Jamie Cullum, Deborah Davis, Ron McClure, Ed Schuller, Larry Gray, Joel Spencer, Craig Bailey, Rex Richardson, Olivier Gatto, Benjamin Henoque, Greek Warriors, The Greek Gang...
Influences: Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Tony Benett, John Hendricks, Nina Simone, Blossom Dearie...
Sounds Like:
...His timbre is soaked in thick, slow harmonic molasses...
One Way Magazine LA
...Vassilakis leads a trio that includes bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Jeff “Tain†Watts in a set of venturesome groove-based originals. He has nice chops, plenty of energy, original approach...I’ve little doubt that if these three played live, it would burn…
Jazz Times
...An album that's filled with exquisite musicianship, fire, and hard-swinging grooves—could justifiably put Greek saxophonist Dimitrios Vassilakis on the who’s who list of world-class reed players...
All About Jazz
...Vassilakis is a consistently interesting and often very impressive player…conjures amazing depths of color and harmonic resonance from his group…themes inspired by modern jazz filtered through a unique imagination and delivered by a powerfully individual voice...
The Penguin Guide to jazz on CD 7th edition
Mind of Blue Live at The HotHouse Chicago with Larry Gray, Joel Spencer
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Record Label: Candid Records, www.candidrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie