Tracks/Mp3 Samples
PlayFuture Waves I
Moment Dialogue
PlayDark Raven on a Night Flight
Future Waves II
Walk Spirit Talk Spirit
PlaySedative Jungle
Future Waves III
Avant Garden
Sandu
PlayTsunami
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Sedative Jungle
Kassetas-Spanos Group, featuring Yiannis Kassetas, tenor & alto saxophones, piano; George Spanos, drums & percussion; Manos Loutas, electric bass; Sami Amiris, piano. Recorded live at World Jazz Festival in Athens, Greece, September 28, 2012.
Yiannis Kassetas-George Spanos
Co-leaders
Yiannis Kassetas: tenor & alto saxophones, piano, composer/arrangerGeorge Spanos: drums & percussion, composer/arranger
Sidemen
Manos Loutas: double bass (tracks 1,4,7,10)Dimitris Karagiannis: tenor sax (tracks 1,4,7,10)
Marios Valinakis: alto sax (tracks 1,4,7,10)
Apostolis Leventopoulos: guitar (track 3)
Perikis Trivolis: double bass (track 3)
Emmanouel Saridakis: piano, synth (track 6)
Alexandros Tsamis: tabla (track 6)
Apostolos Sideris: double bass (track 8)
Released by puzzlemusik, 2011, Athens, Greece
Original compositions inspired by many different styles of Jazz; Avant-garde, Free, Progressive, in addition to Drum 'n Bass, Funk and World Music. The musicians perform regularly in all the important jazz festivals and are among the most in demand on the Greek Jazz scene today. The way in which they combine eastern textures and modal harmonies shows both individuality and superb taste. Kassetas- Spanos' latest CD release has been universally hailed by critics with such adjectives as: "inventive, lyrical, deep, spontaneous."
[Kassetas-Spanos Group] latest is a perfect example of "free modern jazz." Listening to this album, one is always struck by the two musician's perfect ensemble and impeccable sense of structure. They manage to combine the great tradition of the modern jazz genre with an originality that points to the very future of jazz.
—Athinorama Magazine
The album plays like a narrative which is utterly riveting to the listener.
—CultureNow.gr
This is music born of an inner freedom, both powerful and wild.
—VRADYNI Sunday newspaper
Kassetas-Spanos, Jungle of Illusions: chosen Best Jazz Album of 2011. A fascinating improvisational adventure.
—Avgi newspaper, MusicPaper.gr
Kassetas and Spanos are artists who employ their mastery and versatility in such a way as to create a brilliantly paced, intuitive, beautifully phrased musical language.
—Athens Voice Newspaper
