02/04/2020
Welcome Andreas Polyzogopoulos, here performing Asta ta mallakia sou, a Greek song written by Mihalis Sogioul and lyrics by Alekos Sakellarios & Christos Giannakopoulos.
Αndreas Polyzogopoulos studied jazz guitar in Philippos Nakas Conservatory and in 2000 picked up the trumpet. In October 2002 he moves to the Netherlands and studies at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam. He also takes lessons from Markus Stockhausen and Angelo Verploegen and follows a workshop with Paolo Fresu in Sardegna. While studying in Amsterdam he plays with various multi-ethnic groups and in 2006 he forms “Poly Quartet”, a group that performs his own compositions. In 2008, the band records the album “ Perfumed Dreams” and wins the first place in “Motives for Jazz” competition in Belgium. In 2010 he toured Europe as a member of the European Youth Jazz Orchestra.
In 2011, as a member of Dimitris Kalantzis’ quintet he released the cd Mano’s for Verve records which became gold and later platinum. In 2013 he released “Heart of The Sun - The music of Pink Floyd”, a cd with songs of his favourite rock band and all-time inspiration Pink Floyd. With this project he toured around Europe and in New York city. In 2015 he released the cd “ Anicca” where the Mediterranean sound is more present in the sound of the band and in 2017 the cd of ambient music " Polypala - One inch of Love”.
Andreas collaborated with Jaques Morelembaum, Tore Brunborg, Michel Portal, Gunter Baby Zomer, Markus Stockhausen, Diederik Wissels, Tony Lakatos, Psarantonis, Teun Verbruggen, Savina Yannatou, Maria Farantouri, Dulce Pontes, Serge Teyssot Gay (Noir Desir), Anne Paceo, Marc Buronfosse, Federico Casagrande, Mauro Gargano, Christophe Panzani, Yorgos Trantalidis, Kostas Theodorou, Yiorgos Kontrafouris, Mode Plagal, Nikos Sidirokastritis, Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, David Lynch, Stavros Lantsias, Haig Yazdjan, Vangelis Katsoulis, Petros Klampanis, Takis Barberis, Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Dionysis Savvopoulos among others.
He has recorded on over 60 cd’s and has performed in festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Odessa Jazz Festival, Banlieues Bleues Festival, Shanghai World Festival, Jazz à la Villette, I Suoni delle Dolomiti Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, Patras Praxis International Jazz Festival, Athens Festival - Odeon Herodus Atticus theatre. Andreas gives workshops every summer in Paros island, as a member of Mediterranean Artists Masters Academy. Currently based in Brussels.
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Andreas Polyzogopoulos perforrms Asta ta mallakia sou, a Greek song written by Mihalis Sogioul and lyrics by Alekos Sakellarios & Christos Giannakopoulos. Αn...
