Giorgos Antoniou
Giorgos Antoniou (* 1970 in Athens ) is a Greek jazz musician ( double bass ).
Career
Antoniou has lived in Switzerland since 1994 and is a graduate of the Swiss Jazz School . He was one of the bands of Joe Haider , Sandy Patton , the Jérôme de Carli Trio and the Steamboat Rats . He also toured with Johnny Griffin , Clark Terry , Bobby Shew , Bob Mintzer and John Lewis . As a member of the Swiss Jazz School Big Band , he played at the jazz festivals in Montreux and Bern . He was also a member of the 676 Tango Quintet led by Daniel Zisman (with whom he performed at the Thun Castle Concerts in 2001 and 2002 at the Bern studio concerts in the Bern radio studio ).
He also accompanied Cedar Walton , Benny Golson , Alvin Queen , Billy Hart , Bobby Durham , Dado Moroni , Roy Hargrove , Terell Stafford , Scott Hamilton , Benny Green , Kirk Lightsey , Brad Leali and Roberta Gambarini . He can also be heard on records by Joe Haider, Claus Raible , Martin Dahanukar, Nick Perrin, Daniel Blanc, the Steamboat Rats and the Sinatra Tribute Band with Max Neissendorfer .
Discographic notes
- Horn Knox The Song Is You (JoeHaiderMusic 2001, with Klaus Widmer, Michael Beck, Daniel Aebi )
- Cinq featuring Claus Reichstaller , Tony Lakatos , Joe Haider, Giorgos Antoniou, Keith Copeland ( TCB Records 2009)
- Gábor Bolla , Giorgos Antoniou, Bernd Reiter Remembering New York ( Mons Records 2010)
- BB and JM Trio First Call (All Jazz 2013, with Beat Baumli and Jürg Morgenthaler )
- Anna Lauvergnac Coming Back Home ( Alessa Records , 2014; with Claus Raible, Steve Brown ; Prize of the German Record Critics / Best List 2014)
- Herwig Gradischnig / Steve Fishwick / Claus Raible / Giorgos Antoniou / Matt Home : Mo Is On: The Music of Elmo Hope Vol 2 (Trio Records, 2019)
Web links
- Short biography
- Brief portrait
- Giorgos Antoniou at Discogs (English)
- Giorgos Antoniou at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Antoniou, Giorgos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek jazz musician (double bass) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |