简介：PandelisKarayorgisisaBostonbasedjazz/improvisedmusicpianist,composerandeducator. InthelasttwentyyearsmostlyledorcolednumerousgroupsinperformancesatfestivalsandclubsinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesandCanada.RecordingsappearonlabelssuchasHatArt,HatOLOGY,CleanFeed,NotTwo,LeoRecords,Nuscope,Boxholder,Okkadisk,Cadence,Accurate,LeoLab,AylerandmorerecentlyonDriffRecords,anewartistrunlabelcofoundedbyPandelisKarayorgisandJorritDijkstra. Someofthemostextensiverecording/performingcollaborationshavebeenwithNateMcBride,CurtNewton,KenVandermark,MatManeri,GuillermoGregorio,JorritDijkstra,LutherGray,JefCharland,RandyPetersonandDaveRempis. PandelisKarayorgisperformedandrecordedwithJoeManeri,HanBennink,MaryOliver,JebBishop,SteveSwell,FrankRosaly,KeefeJackson,TonyMalaby,MichaelFormanek,ForbesGraham,MattLangley,JeffGalindo,JohnLockwoodandEricRosenthal.AlsoperformedwithJoshAbrams,ChadTaylor,JasonAdasciewicz,JacobWilliam,LaurenceCook,EricHofbauer,JeffParker,TimDaisy,JasonStein,MikeReed,JoshBerman,CharlesWaters,JamesFalzone,NoriTanaka,DanielLevinandCharlieKohlase. NotableprojectsincludeThePandelisKarayorgisQuintet,TheWhammies,ThePandelisKarayorgisTrio(whosefirsttrioCD"HeartAndSack"wasfeaturedonNationalPublicRadio'sprogramFreshAir),themi3,ConstructionParty,andSystemof5. BorninAthens,Greecein1962,movedtoBostonin1985.Priortothat,studiedpianoandperformedinvariousjazzgroupsinAthenswhilepursuingadegreeinEconomics.EarnedBMandMMdegreesinmusicfromBoston'sNewEnglandConservatorywhilestudyingwithPaulBley,JimmyGiuffre,GeorgeRussell,DaveHollandandJoeManeri(composition).StudiedandperformedextensivelyTheloniousMonk’sandLennieTristano’smusicandin1991compiledacollectionofallofMonk'scompositions. Asecondquintetalbum,Afterimage,featuringalloriginalcompositionsandarrangements,wasreleasedlastsummerfromDriffRecordsalongwiththethirdCDbyTheWhammies,agroupdedicatedtothemusicofSteveLacyfeaturingHanBennink,JorritDijkstra,JebBishop,JasonRoebkeandMaryOliver.