MODES & MOODS

"Modes ‘n moods"
Music of Mikis Theodorakis

The project is about a fresh jazz view on Mikis Theodorakis’s work.

Mikis’s early musical  origins, as says himself, are influenced by Byzantine-Church music, a kind of music that in its basics, uses modes and pedals in a devout atmosphere, elements that someone can easily recognize in- what in jazz language-we call as modal. A reference to John Coltrane is clear and emphasized in this project.

The repertoire covers a significant era of Mikis’s compositional career, from early works to  the Nobel- prized poem of Odysseas Elytis “Axion Esti” and the “Z” (movie by Kostas Gavras) soundtrack.

CONTRIBUTORS
Piano, Orchestrations: Dimitris Kalantzis
Trumpet: Andreas Polyzogopoulos
Drums: Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis
Bass: Giorgos Georgiadis