Tania Giannouli accompanied by Andreas Polyzogopoulos (trumpet) and Kyriakos Tapakis (oud) forms a unique trio, performing exciting original compositions of an idiosyncratic blend of music, blurring the boundaries between East and West, contemporary, world and jazz. The Tania Giannouli Trio first performed together at the legendary Jazzfest Berlin in 2018. The Downbeat review described their music as “compelling melodies with rolling momentum…like Manfred Eicher’s dream of a Mediterranean holiday”. German magazine JAZZTHETIK cited the concert among the best of 2018, while All About Jazz placed the trio’s concerts among the highlights of 2019.
Spanning a remarkable range of styles, Tania Giannouli’s music is inspired by many different traditions: Cinematic, contemporary chamber, fully improvised, jazz and ethnic, all blended in an exciting way. Their debut album has already been widely acclaimed internationally. "Tania Giannouli makes jazz of the kind where improvisation is just the starting point and somewhere out there -- or something deep inside -- is the aim" (Graham Reid, Elsewhere, NZ).
Andreas Polyzogopoulos is one of the best young trumpeters on the Greek jazz scene. An extremely mature composer and a formidable improviser despite his tender years, he already has a number of high-level collaborations in Greek jazz projects to his credit.
Kyriakos Tapakis
He has collaborated with various artists and music groups, and is a member of the traditional orchestra Estoudiantina Neas Ionias. At the Pallini Music High School he was taught to play the oud, the tambouras, the tzouras, the bouzouki, Folk and Byzantine music, and Arabic maqam.He has also participated in numerous recording sessions as well as in musical events, festivals, and concerts, in Greece and abroad.