Andy Panayi

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Andy Panayi (born January 18, 1964 in London ) is a British jazz musician ( tenor and alto saxophone , flute , composition ).

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Panayi comes from a family of Greek Cypriot origin (his father was a professional bouzouki player ). He started on the flute and then played the baritone saxophone in dance bands before switching to the alto and tenor saxophone. He has performed in many local bands, including as a flautist with the London School's Symphony Orchestra. He studied at Trinity College of Music and played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra , with which he also toured. He first worked as a theater musician and with the Blow Monkeys . In the 1990s he was part of the Alec Dankworth quartet and the Dankworth Generation Band ; For a time he was also a member of the Itchy Fingers saxophone quartet . From the middle of the decade he led his own band, but also performed with Tommy Smith and Stan Tracey . He then led a quartet with Mark Nightingale , but has also worked with Matt Wales, Damon Brown, Humphrey Lyttelton , SeptPiece and the BBC Radio Big Band . He has also performed with Abdullah Ibrahim , Freddie Hubbard , Louis Bellson , Ed Thigpen , Phil Woods , Roy Hargrove , Ronnie Scott , Billy Cobham and John Mayer . At the Scarborough International Jazz Festival in 2009 he performed a larger own composition for big band and soloists.

Panayi recorded 72 jazz recordings between 1985 and 2015. As a studio musician , he has also worked for Marlene VerPlanck , Suzi Quatro , Shirley Bassey , Paul McCartney , Elvis Costello , Amy Winehouse and Helen Shapiro . He has achieved top positions at the British Jazz Awards several times .

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography
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SURNAME Panayi, Andy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician (tenor and alto saxophone, flute, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH London