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Pandelis
Karayorgis Quintet
Friday , April 5, 2002 - 8 p.m.
at Tonic
- 107 Norfolk Street, New York
Tel.: 212.358.7501
Presented by The Foundation for Hellenic Culture,
Inc.
7 West 57th Street - New York
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Contact:
The Foundation for Hellenic Culture, Inc.:
Tel.: 212.308.6908 - Fax: 212.308.0919
E-mail: iep.ny@ix.netcom.com
www.foundationhellenicculture.com
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The
Foundation for Hellenic Culture in New York (located at 7 West
57 Street) presents a jazz concert featuring Greek jazz composer
and pianist Pandelis Karayorgis. The Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet
will perform at the Tonic on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m.; the Tonic
is located at 107 Norfolk Street (tel.: 212-358-7501).
The group featuring Mat Maneri (viola), Tony Malaby (tenor sax),
Pandelis Karayorgis (piano), Michael Formanek (bass) and Randy
Peterson (drums) will present original music written by Pandelis
Karayorgis for the group’s new CD “Disambiguation.”
In the liner notes Kevin Whitehead writes: "This is what
jazz should be like at the dawn of its second century: deft and
complex without making a big fuss over either quality."
Pandelis Karayorgis studied economics at the University of Piraeus
in Greece and in 1985 moved to Boston to pursue studies in music.
Mr. Karayorgis holds BM and MM degrees –with honors–
from the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with
Joe Maneri, Paul Bley, Dave Holland and others. He also directed
the Thelonious Monk Repertory Ensemble at the New England Conservatory.
Pandelis Karayorgis has performed internationally at festivals
and clubs in Europe, Canada and the United States. His recordings
appear on such labels as Leo Records, Hat Art, Cadence, Boxholder,
Accurate, Leo Lab and HatOLOGY. He has collaborated and recorded
with Joe and Mat Maneri, Ken Vandermark and Guillermo Gregorio
among others. He has also led or co-led his own groups whose CDs
have often been voted into reviewers’ top-10 lists in magazines
such as Coda, Cadence, Jazz Times and Jazziz. His recent CD “Heart
and Sack” was featured on National Public Radio’s “Fresh
Air.”
In Greece, Mr. Karayorgis has performed or collaborated with several
groups and musicians, including Mode Plagal and Floros Floridis,
and has performed at the Megaron Mousikis Concert Hall
in Athens, and twice at the Patras Festival. He has toured extensively
in Greece and participated in recordings for the National Greek
Radio.
For more information about this event, please contact the FHC
at 212-308-6908 or Pandelis Karayorgis at pandelis_karayorgis@bbns.org.
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The
Foundation for Hellenic Culture is a nonprofit organization founded
in Athens in 1992 to promote and disseminate Greek culture and
language at the international level. Today, under the auspices
of the Greek Ministry of Culture and with branches in Odessa,
Alexandria, Berlin, Paris, London and New York, the FHC organizes
and supports a vast range of activities including exhibitions,
concerts, lectures, film festivals, music and dance festivals.
The FHC in New York, with seven years of consistent presence,
strives to bring to the American public unique programs of Greek
artistry, creativity, and spirit. Join the Foundation for Hellenic
Culture for a fascinating journey through Greek civilization.
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