- country:Greece
- region:Athens
- style(s):Classical, Greek
- label:not signed
- type:Solo
- instrumentation:instrumental, string, guitar
- artist contact:CReNe - Music from Greece
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- Giorgos Tabakis (Ancient Greek Lyre | Guitar)
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Giorgos is an an Athens (Greece) based guitarist, ancient greek lyre player and composer, holding a degree in "The ancient Greek lyre in education" (2024) from Democritus University of Thrace.
His 8th cd 'hEre nOw theN' for solo 8 string guitar (2021 Ekfrassis Productions) had an impact on global music media with more than 40 international enthusiastic reviews, features, and interviews by major music magazines/journalists (Europe, US, UK, Japan, Australia, Russia), and it was presented by music podcasts as a unique guitar outcome. 'Dual Nature' cd (2020) - duo the multi-awarded German clarinetist Rebecca Trescher - won the Global Music Awards silver medal, it was on the "best jazz on Bandcamp" and had great reviews internationally.
He has performed in various countries and festivals (Italy, Spain, Greece, Netherlands, Germany), presenting his solo and duo project. He is also composing music for jazz groups, contemporary dance, videos, theatrical performances, action painting etc, participating in several artistic projects. His interest in the breadth of artistic expression led him to study & experiment with instruments such as the Indian sitar & sarod, the aboriginal didgeridoo, the ancient greek lyra among others.
His work and study on the 8-string guitar created a deeply personal way of guitar thinking which named "more than a guitar" concept.
He came into contact with music at the age of 10, when he met the guitarist-composer Kostas Eliades with whom he started and completed his studies in classical guitar.
With years of apprenticeship by the internationally acclaimed composer / guitarist / improviser Andreas Georgiou, he was taught jazz guitar, jazz harmony, advanced music theory, improvisation, analysis of musical forms and structures, composition approaches etc. During his apprenticeship, he received a wide range of knowledge, stimulation and guidance as to the aesthetics and philosophy of music.
While studying the guitar, he also experimented on string and wind instruments from various countries, such as sitar, sarod, didgeridoo, Tibetan horn etc. During the same period he studied classical piano with the pianist and soprano Konstantina Mantziari.
Through the special instrument GT 8 string MOOV guitar – made by George Behlivanoglou – reveals an artistic world rich in guitar ideas and techniques that offer comfort and space to the music and soundscapes that are created.
The aesthetic direction of his compositions is placed in the wider fields of contemporary European jazz.
He collaborates with musicians from the wider field of jazz and creative music, participating in various projects, concerts and recordings. He has also composed music for video art, artistic photography documentary, theatre and contemporary dance performances.