Jazz Music Concert With G. Krasidis and G. Morphitis Comes to Technopolis 20

Long-time friends and collaborators saxophonist George Krasidis and pianist George Morphitis will share the stage in a concert full of soul and passion not to be missed, at Technopolis 20, on Saturday, 16th of March 2019, at 8pm.

Krasidis and Morphitis are among the most potent and influential jazz instrumentalists in the island of Cyprus. Enjoy the creativity of the two jazz masters in an explosive performance, perform works taken from the Standard Jazz repertoire.

Entrance: 10 euro

Reservations necessary at 70002420 (calls only).

Giorgos Krasidis (born April 10, 1970 in Limassol, Cyprus). Saxophonist/clarinettist, composer, conductor and educator. Krasidis studied at Berklee college of Music, (tenor saxophone jazz performance) and at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, (Classical Saxophone Performance) and graduated Summa cum Laude. Krasidis is the founder of Jazzologia Cyprus Big Band and Saxomania Syndicate Saxophone Ensemble. Also he is the Band master of Limassol Municipality Concert Band. He has performed and recorded several albums as a soloist and sideman. Krasidis shared the stage both as a performer and educator with jazz leading figures, including Dr Gene Aitken, Dave Glenn, Damian Erskine, Denny J. Eupraset, J. Kyle Gregory, Alex Sipiagin and many others. As an educator he teaches saxophone and the jazz idiom at the ARTE Music Academy in Nicosia, Cyprus and at the Cyprus Government Music Schools.

Giorgos Morfitis was born 1981 in Limassol Cyprus. At the age of 6 he started his classical piano and theory music training. 2001 he studied jazz music At Nakas music school Athens Greece. 2002 he studied at I.S.A conservatory in Havana Cuba were he focused on classical composition, arranging and Jazz/latin performance. 2004 he studied at Codarts Rotterdam conservatory in The Netherlands were he obtained a B.A and a M.A in Jazz/Latin piano performance. In 2012 he moved to Madrid Spain, where he taught as a music professor at San Gredos College and Katarina Gurska conservatory in the modern music department. Through his carrier Morfitis played in many prestigious festivals and venues all over Europe such as: North Sea jazz festival round town, Eunic Jazz festival Berlin, Technopolis Jazz Festival Athens, Luxemburg Jazz & World showcase, Lantaren venster Showcase Rotterdam, personal concert in Doelen theater Rotterdam, Rialto Jazz & World showcase Limassol, Madrid jazz festival, adrid national TV etc. He is currently residing in Cyprus teaching privately and performing all over the island and abroad with different formats including his own original projects.