Georges Arvanitas
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| Georges Arvanitas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1931 Marseille, France |
| Died | September 25, 2005 (aged 74) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Pianist, organist |
| Instruments | Piano, organ |
Georges Arvanitas (born in Marseille on June 13, 1931; died September 25, 2005) was a jazz pianist and organist.
Life and career
He began life as a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz some time in his teens.[1] His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late '50s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin.[2] He also worked with Yusef Lateef.[3]
Discography
- « Georges Arvanitas trio in concert » - Futura Ger 11 (1969)
- « Space ballad » (1970)
- « Les classiques du jazz » (1970)
- « Ambiance Musique Luis Conti » (1971)
- « Brigitte Fontaine » (1972)
- « Douce ambiance » (1972)
- « Porgy and Bess » (1973)
- « Live again » - Futura Ger 38-39 (1973)
- « Anniversary » (1976)
- « I like it cool » (1976)
- « Feeling jazzy » (1977)
- « Swing again » (1978)
- « The hound of music" (1978)
- « Round about midnight » (1985)
- « Qu'est-ce qu'on joue ? » (1986)
- « Quartet » (1987)
- « Orgue Hammond » (1988)
- « Bird of paradise » (1988)
- « One night for 3 pianos » (1989)
- A alors (1990)
- Georges Arvanitas plays George Gershwin (1993)
- Georges Arvanitas plays… Duke Ellington (1993)
- Live (1993)
- Rencontre (1997) - with Ira Coleman and Joe Chambers
- My favorite piano songs (1997)
- Little Florence (2000)
References
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