Friday, June 21, 2024

IRENAEOS KOULOURAS TRIO - Technopolis 20 Garden - 30 July


 IRENAEOS KOULOURAS TRIO celebrating 10 years of Technopolis 20

Technopolis 20 Garden

30 July - 8pm

Entrance: €15
Reservations are necessary at 70002420.

Enjoy Irenaeos Koulouras Trio in Technopolis 20 garden, on Tuesday 30th of July, at 8pm. The Cyprus-based group consists of Irenaeos Koulouras on double bass, Christos Yerolatsitis on piano, and Stelios Xydias on drums.

The group's main influences include jazz masters such as Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, and Tommy Flanagan. With swing at the center of their music, the trio remains open to changing dynamics and intensity.
Technopolis 20 celebrates 10 years of creativity, a decade of events, and a vibrant presence in the artistic scene of Paphos and beyond!
With the arrival of summer, our concerts will come alive in the enchanting setting of our garden. As part of our 10-year celebration, we've curated a diverse programme that showcases talented musicians across various genres, instruments, and styles. Enjoy jazz, ethnic or fusion music, a rock band, or a traditional ensemble under the starry sky until October.
This year marks a decade of our deep love and passion for the arts and culture, and we're thrilled to invite you to celebrate with us!
A few words about the musicians
Ireneos Koulouras was born in Limassol in 1965. Ιn 1994-2000, he moved to USA to enrol at the Berkley College of Music where he obtained a BA in Professional Music. He, concurrently, studied with Ron Carter, Charlie Banacos. In 2005-2009, he obtained a Diploma in Bass Performance from the Athens Conservatory (class of Tasos Kazaklis)
Christos Yerolatsitis is a Cypriot pianist, keyboardist and composer. With an interest in various music genres, Christos’s music is diverse and flexible to go in different directions. Christos moved to The Netherlands in 2009 where he studied Jazz piano performance at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague (BA 2009-2013) and Conservatorium van Amsterdam (MA 2013-2015). In 2016 he appeared in the biggest theatres of the country with the “Eef van Breen Group” in cooperation with the successful theatre production “Borgen”. In 2017 he moved to Mumbai where he got employed as the head of the Piano Department of the True School of Music, one of India’s biggest music schools. Christos is currently based in Cyprus working with various international bands as a leader and a sideman.
Stelios Xydias had his B.A. in music/jazz drums at the Codarts University of the arts in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Hehas collaborated with all the big names in Cyprus as well with some international artists like Guthrie Govan, Gilad Atzmon, Damien Erskine. He has appeared in international Festivals as he has performed in Germany, Poland, Greece. You can hear him in his latest studio collaboration with Mighty Sugarcane on “atomic”