AglanJazz 2015

The AglanJazz 2015 festival will take place at the old square of the Aglantzia municipality on the 13th and 14th of July.

Programme

Monday 13.7

→ 21:00
Germany, Austria, Burkina Faso
Sigi Finkel & Mamadou Diabate: African Vibes
Afro-Jazz Fusion

Sigi Finkel and Mamadou Diabaté are amongst the most prominent musicians of the Austrian jazz-world music scene. For the past ten years, the duo has performed all around the world.
The unusual instrumentation of saxophones-flutes and balafon (wooden xylophone)-ngoni (traditional lute) is the appeal of Sigi and Mamadou duo whο present their own compositions.
On this occasion the duo is joined by percussionist Zakaria Kone (Burkina Faso) and on bass.
African Vibes is a thrilling virtuoso live-performance… at its best.

Sigi Finkel - saxophone, flute
Mamadou Diabate - balafon
Stefan Padinger - bass
Zacharia Kone - african percussion

→ 22:15
Greece
Human Touch

Human Touch is a well-known innovative instrumental trio based in Athens, Greece. Their sound carries the nuances of their Greek, Irish, American and Cypriot backrounds and is a personal hybrid of universal soul. Between them they have performed with Arturo Sandoval, Trilok Gurtu, Billy Cobham, Arild Andersen, Milcho Leviev, Davy Spillane, Peter Erskine, Lars Danielsson, the Temptations, Barry White, the Camerata String Orchestra and others.
They have participated in several international jazz and ethnic festivals in Europe, Turkey and the Balkans and have influenced generations of instrumentalists in Greece. Their unique multi-instrumental approach not only makes a visual impression but projects Human Touch’s limitless palette of rhythm, colour and emotional depth.

David Lynch - saxophones, flutes, whistles, voice, percussion, spontaneous combustion
Yiotis Kiourtsoglou - electric bass (fretless & fretted), cajon, facial effects
Stavros Lantsias - piano-keyboards, drums, classical guitar, melodica, curve balls

Tuesday 14.7

→ 21:00
Cyprus
Andreas Rodosthenous Ethnic Jazz Ensemble

Andreas Rodosthenous Ethnic Jazz Ensemble was formed during the recording of Andreas’ first personal works titled Simplicity.
The musicians’ contribution is the principal feature and the most important influence in this project, since each one of them is free to incorporate his own authentic ideas in the music. Essentially that is where the beauty of interactive music and improvisation lies.
The compositions carry sounds that constantly convey memories, tunes and melodies from the East-West, both harmonically and rhythmically.

Andreas Rodosthenous-fretless electric bass
Giorgos Morfitis - piano
Alkis Agathokleous ney
Stelios Xydias - drums

→ 22:15
Greece
Takis Barberis Group
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, World

Takis Barberis is one of Greece’s finest jazz gutarists. He combines a number of diverse elements from jazz, funk, rock, Indian, Balkan and Greek music (tradition and innovation, acoustic and electronic sounds) in his work. A member of Iskra during the eighties, with a number of recordings to his credit, Takis Barberis has left his mark on Greek jazz.

Takis Barberis - guitar
Manos Saridakis - keys
Christos Kechris - bass
Michalis Kapilidis - drums