Trantalidis

George Trantalidis
Drummer,Composer,Producer
Biography
George Trantalidis started his career 35 years ago, as a drummer with the rock group Socrates.In 1978 ,he recorded the first greek Jazz music record with the "Sphinx" .
In 1980 he represented Greece in international Jazz Festivals and also recorded in Hungary his two first personal records " Clarification" and "One ,Two,Three,Four".
In 1983 he became the first to merge Greek traditional with Jazz music in his records "Hores" "Mesogeios","Hairetismos" and "Erisma" with the participation of the great traditional musicians G.Koros and N.Saragoudas.
These records resulted George Trantalidis to be invited by Y.Menuhin,R.Shankar ?--? S.Rollins to play in the world famous "Jazz India Festival" and "Singapore Jazz Festival" .
From 1984 to 1989 he produced the radio show "Jazz in ERA 2" with guests some of the best jazz musicians like:M.Alexiou,G.Filippidis,P.Samaras,G.Contrafouris,N.Polit is,N.Vardis,T.Paterelis,Chip Jackson,John Hicks,John Williams,Bella Lakatos Szakcsi,Tony Lakatos,David Lynch .
Since 1989 he holds his personal studio producing his own records as well as making productions for selectedGreek and foreign artists .
Meanwhile he has created a core of Greek and foreign artists with whom he performs in Greece and abroad gaining always the best critics.
In 2004 he participated as composer and arranger in the starting ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games with his composition "Karpos" ( a remake of Manos Hatzidakis "To asteri tou voria" )._
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