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Alekos Vretos Project at Rich Mix

Courtesy of Alekos Vretos | Posted on January 20, 2015

Where

Rich Mix
35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road
London
Map
020 7613 7498

When

Fri, February 20, 2015
20:00

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Musicians

About

Greek oudist, pianist and composer Alekos Vretos merges jazz, Arabic, Greek and Latin music in a masterful and uplifting blend of sounds. Berklee-trained and known as ’The Jazz foreman’, “Alekos Vretos is not your average jazz musician, he has taken it personally to propagate world jazz music to everyone.” (Athens Voice)

Joined by London’s Latin jazz piano maestro John Crawford, Teymour Housego on evocative Indian flutes (bansouri), leading acoustic bassist Andrea di Biase and on drums Simon Pearson (The Wedding Present), this new combination is set to result in an exciting and fresh sound with plenty of sparks....

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