Oh! My Garden

Oh! My Garden formed in the early 90's by three childhood friends. Guitarist/vocalist Nikos Karantzis, bassist/vocalist Alexis Papaioannou and drummer/all around guy Themelis Tataris. Back in the day when english language was almost prohibited to groups who wanted to have a "carrier" in music business, Oh! My Garden wrote and performed all their songs in english giving perfromances full of pure funk/rock energy, acid jazz licks, reggae and lots of humor from day one to the end. Their first release, the ep "Regrooveable", was out in 1996 from Studio II Records, with the participation of saxman Yannis Papanastasiou, keyboardist Kostas Varvarigos and trumpetist Manos Theodosakis. The horn section guys gradually became full members of the band, along with keyboard player Yannis Dimitriadis and -later- percussionist Takis Tsourgiannis. Theese were the main band members in Oh! My Garden's second -and full- CD, by the name of "Avant Garden" in 1999 from Studio II Records. In all theese years the band played in many clubs, festivals and parties and opened for foreign artists such as Moby ("Rock Of Gods"), Akimbo ("Acid Jazz Records festival"),JazzJamaica and many others. In 2002 Alexis Papaioannou died after a long battle with cancer. After his own wish, the band continued to perform and spread good vibes and energy with Giorgos Marapas on the bass.Two years later drummer Themelis Tataris followed Alexis Papaioannou on this strange "gig in the sky", dying from the same exact reason as Alexis - and leaving the rest of the band and his countless friends speachless. Before his death the band was recording their new material for a never-released cd.