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Michalis Katachanas - The Visitor (Official Music Video)
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Michalis Katachanas - Third Duty (Official Music Video)
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MICHALIS KATACHANAS QUINTET Live @ THE ZOO ATHENS
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Michalis Katachanas Visitor fest cut
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Michalis Katachanas Quintet Teaser
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Michalis Katachanas Quartet Live at Syros Jazz Festival (full concert)
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Michalis Katachanas Quartet- Karsilamas
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An improvisational quintet mostly performs original compositions and others of the wider jazz repertoire. Its main inspiration is the sound of modern European jazz combined with music from the Mediterranean and the Balkans.

Its first record is The Murderess and the second one is The 3d Duty (released on 01.12.18 and recorded during quintet's live performance). 

 

Michalis Katachanas • viola | Ntinos Manos • bass | Vassilis Podaras • drums | Thodoris Kotsifas • guitar | James Wylie • alto sax

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Order the ​CD online: www.michaliskatachanas.com/music

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SAMEBITO

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An improvisational quartet of people which draws its inspiration from fanciful events and situations like the story "Samebito" of Lefkadios Hern (Estia Publications)

 

Kostis Christodoulou • piano 

Michalis Katachanas • viola 

Dimitris Klonis • drums

Alexandros Dandoulakis • guitar 

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MICHALIS KATACHANAS & VASSILIS TZAVARAS DUET

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Michalis Katachanas and Vassilis Tzavaras improvise and present their own compositions based on the "Guerre des Paysages" performance which was successfully launched in 2017 in Athens and subsequently presented in Reims and Paris.
A collective version (book + CD) was released in May 2019, including excerpts of the play's texts along with the original music of the aforementioned musicians.

Michalis Katachanas • viola | Vassilis Tzavaras • guitars, loops

Order the ​CD online: www.michaliskatachanas.com/music

DERVISIS - Frog String Trio
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Nihavend Syrto - Frog String Trio
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KARSILAMAS - Frog String Trio
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My Favorite Things - Frog String Quartet & Irini Triantafyllidi
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Frog String Quartet feat. Dimitris Mikelis - Α Year After(Dimitris Mikelis) Ep #5
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Frog String Trio was born in Athens by an intimate group of musicians and combines the musical tradition of Jazz and the Balkans with the classical flavour of a modern string quartet.

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Giannis Zarias • violin | Michalis Katachanas • viola | Kostas Arsenis • upright bass

More info: Frog String Trio fb page https://www.facebook.com/frogstringtrio/

Email. frogstringquartet@gmail.com

There Will Never Be Another You - Michalis Katachanas & Dimitri Mikelis JAZZ DUET
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Detour Ahead-Michalis Katachanas & Dimitri Mikelis Duet
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Time Remembered - Dimitri Mikelis & Michalis Katachanas Piano & Viola Duet
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Michalis Katachanas & Dimitris Mikelis Duet interprets compositions of Bill Evans, Herb Ellis, Cole Porter and others, as well as original ones. Through the interaction and the role changing compose a special music room full of surprising features.

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Michalis Katachanas • viola | Dimitris Mikelis • piano

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