Sung Mellow is a jazz trio focusing on the jazz ballad, as well as blues & folk, basing their performance on simplicity and mellowness. Join them for one performance at Technopolis 20 in Paphos, on Sunday, 20th of May 2018, at 8:30pm and enjoy a live set that will include classic jazz vocal numbers as well as re-workings of folk and blues songs, done their own unique way. They often incorporate improvisation in order to give new forms to the songs on the spot. The band consists of Lefteris Moumtzis (vocals), Ermis Michail (guitar) and Andreas Panteli (piano).
Venue:
Technopolis 20 Cultural Centre
18 Nikolaou Nikolaidi Avenue
Pafos 8010, Cyprus
Phone: 7000 2420
Website: www.technopolis20.com
Entrance: 10 Euro
Reservations are necessary at 7000 2420 (calls only).
A few words about the musicians
Lefteris Moumtzis is a musician and songwriter. With a career spanning nearly twenty years, Lefteris has produced acclaimed solo and band recordings. His albums with Trio Tekke represent milestones of contemporary Greek rembetiko music, while his records as J.Kriste, Master of Disguise our a perfect blend of 70's folk and 'Reflections' era Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis. His composing offerings can also be found on records from bands like the rock trio The Low Spark and the Greek prog-folk group Sotires in which he is a steady member as well. He has also composed music for several theatrical performances, and he is the organiser and artistic director of the Fengaros Festival, Fengaros Music Village and Lefkosia Loop Festival.
www.moumtzis.com
Ermis Michail was born at 1988 in Limassol, Cyprus and is one of the most active musicians of the island. In 2008 he was accepted at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Jazz Department). He performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2010 as a member of the Rotterdam Big Band. In 2011 he finished his Bachelor degree in Music (Jazz Guitar) with honors. In 2012 Ermis Michail won the 1st prize at âThe Nicolas Economou Foundation (NEF) Scholarship Competitionâ. In 2014 he finished his Masterâs degree in Jazz Guitar at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts). Since then he has collaborated with many established musicians such as Gilad Atzmon, Tony Lakatos, Alexia Vasiliou, Ed Verhoeff and Damian Erksin. During that time he has played in the recording of Cahit Kutrafaliâs album âAs it isâ(2016) & âTranitionsâ(2018), and has arranged and performed the music of the Vasilikis Anastasiouâs âAmalgamation Projectâ EP album (2014) as well as the new album in 2017 where they performed it at Munich «Zyprischer Fruhlin 2017». In 2016 he released his debut album with his original compositions "Minor Change». He has composed music for the «13th Summer Dance Festival - Skytali». In 2017 he took part with his quintet at the «My Unique Jazz Festival» in Berlin. In association with âLouvana Recordsâ he created the âModern Guitarâ workshop at the âFengaros Music Villageâ 2016-2017. He has also given a jazz workshop at the Yakın DoÄu Ăniversitesi in collaboration with Cahit Kutrafali. At 2015 he took part with the âErmis Michail Quintetâ at the âKypria Festival 2015â and the following year performed his and Tony Lakatosâs original music at the âKypria Festival 2016â with the âInvitation Projectâ. He has been the jazz guitar professor at the University of Nicosia since 2013, and has created the âNext Stepâ project in association with the University's Music Department, which is a series of seminars/webinars, concerts, and recordings with local and foreign artists. Ermis is currently performing with the music groups: âFree Over Fourâ, âFuzz Busâ, âSung Mellowâ, âAmalgamation Projectâ, âAlkis Agathokleou 5tetâ ,âCahit Kutrafali Groupâ and âErmis Michail Quintetâ as guitarist and composer and at selected venues and festivals all over Cyprus and abroad.
For more info www.ermismichail.com
Andreas Panteli (1983), Lecturer at the University of Nicosia, is one of the active musicians in the Cypriot jazz scene. As a pianist his focus is on improvisation, and his sound shaped by his influences of classical and jazz music. He studied Jazz Piano Performance at the Rotterdam Conservatory (B.A) and at the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag (M.A). In the last few years he has been performing and presenting his work in festivals and jazz venues around the island and abroad. He writes music for his personal projects, as well as for theatre and dance plays. (Thoc: âWords and Musicâ, Thoc: âAn enemy of the Peopleâ, 13th Summer Dance Festival: âSkytaliâ). At present he is involved with the music groups: âFour on the Floorâ, âFuzz Busâ, âSung Mellowâ, âCahit Kutrafali Groupâ and with the âÎrmis Michail Quintetâ, with which he recorded for the personal albums of guitarist Ermis Michailâs âMinor Changeâ, and bassist Cahit Kutrafali âTransitionsâ and âAs it isâ, so far presented in Cyprus and Germany.
Sunday, May 20, 2018, 20:30