Passion Groove - Music

Bio · 1981 – 1984 Becomes A Member Of Eurojazz Jazz Band Of European Union Represanting Greece Touring Around Europe. · 1984 – 1988 He Forms The Group ISKRA. The Band Toured Greece And Europe. He Releases His Debut Albums ‘A New Day’ And ‘Parastasis’ And Records On Numerous Albums As A Session Musician. · 1988 He Releases The Album ‘Horizon’ Compositions For Big Band With Greek And International Guests. · 1988 – 1990 He Is Performing With His Group Around Greece. · 1992 Releases The Album ‘Amorosa’ With Compositions For A Sextet And Symphonic Orchestra. · 1993 Performs His Works ‘Topazi’ And ‘Dizzy – Miles’ At The Megaron Athens Concert Hall Written For String And Jazz Orchestra Conducted By A. Baltas. · 1995 Releases The Album ‘Stand – Art’ With Jazz Standards. · 1996 Composes The Music For The Performance ‘Fantasy & Fouga – Dimitris Mitropoulos’. He Orchestrates And Participates In The Work Of P. Koukos Premiered At The Athens Concert Hall With Maria Farantouri As A Singer. · 1997 Composes The Works ‘Echoes’ And ‘Eastern Of New Land’ At The Request Of Stavros Xarhakos The Artistic Director Of KOEM Orchestra State Orchestra Of Greek Music . He Founds The "Art Music School - Y. Fakanas" Where He Teaches And Is The Artistic Director Of The Cotemporary Department Of The School And Of The Music Hall ‘Athina-Live’. Since 1984 He Has Been Teaching Electric Bass And Contemporary Theory In Several Conservatories While Simultaneously He Has Been Writing A Series Of Books About The Electric Bass And Contemporary Theory. · 1998 With ‘Y. Fakanas Group’ Premiers His New Works Titled ‘Maestro’ And ‘Amorosa’ At The Athens Concert Hall. He Performs His Work At The Odeon Of Herod Atticus Leading The Big Band Of ERT Greek Radio Television . · 2000 Premiers His Works ‘Echoes’ And ‘Eastern Of New Land’ At The Pallas Hall Athens Conducting The State Orchestra Of Greek Music. · 2003 He Is Performing With Mike Stern At The Music Hall ‘Athina Live’. He Starts Recording His New Album ‘Cantabile’ With The Participation Of Mike Stern. · 2004 He Releases His Album "ECHOES" With The Participation Of Wallace Roney With Compositions That Derive From Tradition And Evolve Into Today's Sound. • He Released His New CD Called DOMINO With DAVE WECKL Drums MIKE STERN Guitar BRET GARSED Guitar CHRISTOS RAFALIDES Vibes And YIORGOS FAKANAS Bass . read less