About Me
I was born in Athens. I studied guitar in Athens and Thessaloniki and in 1987 I moved to Berklee College of Music in Boston where I have continued my studies on composition and arrangement.
Between 1988 and 1990 I took part in Brandeis University Jazz band, under the direction of Ricky Ford and played with Milt Hinton, Charles Davis, Ran Blake, Kenny Burrell and many others, while at the same time I giged with my own groups at various jazz clubs in Boston.
I returned to Greece in 1991 and since then I have recorded my own music many times for the 3rd program of the National Radio Broadcast, also collaborated and played live on stage with ‘‘14th day’’ dance company and composed the soundtracks for TV documentaries.
I have played and toured Greece and Balkans with Lee Konitz, Dick Griffin,
Mark Turner, Trilok Gurtu, Rick Margitza, Graig Bailey, Sam Newsome,
Rob Dixon, Roberto Gatto, Danilo Rea, Larry Vuckovic, Stjepko Gut,
Keith Copeland, Jacubu Griffin, Benjamin Henocq, Olivier Gatto, Nicolas Simion and many others..
I have recorded two CDs under my own name:
‘‘DIALOGUES’ (Ano Kato records rei 2017).
“SEVEN FOR A SECRET†(Ano Kato records rei 2022).
