Dimitri Vassilakis an internationally acclaimed Greek saxophonist/vocalist/composer/educator with 4 award-winning albums for historic jazz label Candid Records.
Appeared at Dizzy’ s Club/Jazz at The Lincoln Center, Birdland, Yale, DC Smithsonian Institute, Jazz Showcase, Onassis Cultural Center, Ronnie Scott’s and major festivals.
Taught at Yale, Queens, Columbia, Georgia Tech, Singularity, since 2017 adjunct faculty at the Athens University.
Played/recorded with jazz greats: David Liebman, Jeff «Tain» Watts, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ralph Peterson, Marc Johnson, Essiet Essiet, Dave Kikoski, Adam Nussbaum, Benito Gonzalez, Jamie Cullum.
Presented “Jazz Democracy” at the United Nations New York for International Jazz Day 2018.
“Infinite grace poetry and passion”
“Greek saxophone prodigy is revered as the Hellenic god of post-modern expression. A rhapsodic stylist of immense power and authority” BBC Music Magazine
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