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“A formidable player and composer.”
JazzTimes

“Petros Klampanis is a musician who has always spoken from the heart.”
DownBeat Magazine

"I admit that I am always impressed when I hear a musician like Klampanis give us the gift of his creativity performed on such a timeless vessel."
Bass Musician Magazine

Declared a “bass ace” by Bass Player Magazine, acclaimed bassist, composer and producer Petros Klampanis grew up in Greece, surrounded by the confluence of Mediterranean and Balkan folk music.

 

Now living between New York and Athens, Greece, he is curious in his approach, always seeking unique ways to integrate elements from multiple genres, ranging from classical music to pop. His varied musical life journey marries aggressive melodicism, beautiful intonation, and uniquely personal sound on all the projects he leads or produces.

Klampanis has collaborated with world-acclaimed artists such as Greg Osby, Jacques Morelenbaum, Oded Tzur, Arooj Aftab, Anoushka Shankar, Shai Maestro, Marcus Gilmore, Gilad Hekselman, Jonathan Blake, Jean-Michel Pilc, Snarky Puppy, Kinan Azmeh, Dimitra Galani and Maria Farantouri, among many others. His extensive list of performance credits includes Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, The Kennedy Center, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA NYC), Barbican (London), Roskilde (Denmark), NOSPR (Poland), Glastonbury (UK), Rock in Rio (Lisbon), JazzAhead (Bremen), Jazzkaar (Tallinn), Athens Jazz Festival, XJazz Festival (Berlin), as well as Megaron Mousikis Athinon, Megaron Mousikis Thessalonikis, Onassis Foundation (NYC) and the Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (Athens).

Petros Klampanis is a musician who has always spoken from the heart.
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New Album: TORA COLLECTIVE

KLAMPANIS LOOKS TO PAST AND FUTURE AS HE AND HIS GROUP OF EXCEPTIONAL MUSICIANS TRANSFORM 
TRADITIONAL GREEK MUSIC WITH TORA COLLECTIVE.

Unique instrumentation bridges Greek folkloric and modern jazz worlds, with Klampanis (bass, artistic direction), Areti Ketime (vocals), Thomas Konstantinou (oud, laouto), Giorgos Kotsinis (clarinet), Kristjan Randalu (piano), Ziv Ravitz (drums, electronics, coproduction) & more.

Released by enja/Yellowbird.

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ÉNTEKA 

Enteka" (Ti Thela Kai S'Agapousa) is a popular folk song from Northern Greece and is linked to the celebration of Apókreo - the equivalent of Carnaval in Greece. 

XEHORÍSMATA

"Xehorísmata" is a folk song from Epirus, which is about immigration and longing.

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Contact

Management/Bookings:

Boulev'art

Germany: Listen Loud

Spain/Turkey: Selin Celik Productions

Greece: Menta Art Events

Publishing:

Universal Music Group

Petros proudly endorses Pirastro strings.

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