George Polyhronakos
George Polyhronakos jazz drummer composer teacher
4
songs
972
plays
blink blink
Composed in Santorini while fooling around with my guitar after a trip to the volcano.
Drummer born in Melbourne, Australia (1964) & studied at The Victorian College of the Arts (Jazz Department). Honored with the Gwen Nisbett award for outstanding musical talent (1988), worked and recorded with important improvisers of the Melbourne scene and visiting artists such as: Tony Gould, Graeme Lyall, Lisa Young, Ben Robertson (Australia), John Hoffman (USA), Peter Leitch (Canada), Rudolf Josel (Austria) and many others.
He has been living in Athens, Greece since 1992 where he continues along the same lines with Greek jazz musicians such as Dimitris Vasilakis, George Kontrafouris, Takis Barberis and many others.
“Blink” is his first personal CD with his own music performed by 11 Greek improvisers in many combinations.Have you performed in front of an audience?Greek jazz clubs, other venues, functions and studio sessions.
Your musical influences
Oh god! So many! Major ones: Miles Davis, J.Coltrane, C.Brown, P.Metheny, P.Erskine, E.Jones, J.De Johnette, K.Jarret, B.Stewart, K.Garett, B.Evans - numerous others.
Athens,
Greece
ID
6262
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