Sokratis Votskos music

Σωκράτης Βότσκος 
Ο Σωκράτης Βότσκος είναι πολυ-οργανίστας, συνθέτης, παιδαγωγός και bandleader της τζαζ. Έχει συνεργαστεί με ευρωπαίους τζαζίστες στο ραδιόφωνο, τον κινηματογράφο και την τηλεόραση. Μέλος του ντούο Kolida Babo, η μουσική του οποίου χαρακτηρίστηκε ως sui generis από την Guardian. Ηγείται του Sokratis Votskos Quartet. Το ντεμπούτο τους ήταν το single Almopian Etude/Sevenates (Jazzman, 2019) και ακολούθησε το LP Sketching the Unknown. Ηχογράφησε για την Walt Disney Records μουσική της ταινίας The Last Warrior (2017), ενώ ηχογράφησε ένα άλμπουμ με τον θρύλο της τζαζ Milcho Leviev. Έχει ερμηνεύσει μουσική του σε διεθνή φεστιβάλ: Vinterjazz 2022 (Κοπεγχάγη, Δανία), Φεστιβάλ Τζαζ της Οδησσού 2018, Archipielago (Μουσείο Βασίλισσας Σοφίας, Μαδρίτη), Φεστιβάλ Τζαζ στην Τεχνόπολη – Αθήνα, Aglanjazz festival, Rialto World Music Festival κ.ά. Το 2021 συμμετείχε σε πάνελ του Athens Music Week. Έχει διδάξει σε διεθνή μουσικά σεμινάρια και έχει ολοκληρώσει Msc στην αρχαιοακουστική (έρευνα των σπηλαίων του Πάνα ανά την Ελλάδα). 


Sokratis Votskos
 Sokratis Votskos is a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, educator, and bandleader from Greece who is deeply invested in unearthing the folk sounds and heritage music of Greece and Eastern Europe and weaving them into modern jazz composition and improvisation though the use of melodies, polyrhythms, and his reedy, timeless tone. A highly regarded sideman and ensemble player, he has worked extensively with other European jazz musicians on radio, in cinema, and on television. In addition to his standard soprano and baritone saxophones, Votskos also plays the contrabass, clarinets, duduk, bagpipe (gaita), and piano. Along with Harris P., he makes up one of half of the duo Kolida Babo, named for the festival of folk rituals, music, and dance in northern Greece. Their music explores the ancient music of Armenia and the folk traditions of northern Greece’s Epirus and Thrace regions alongside abstract electronics and free jazz, releasing their LP with MIC Records and later a single with Jazzman Records named “Spirits of Mauronoros”. He also leads the Sokratis Votskos Quartet, whose membership includes storied Greek drummer Kostas Anastasiadis, double bassist Evangelos Vrachnos, and pianist Leandros Pasias. Their debut single "Almopian Etude"/"Sevenates," was issued by Jazzman in 2019, followed by their debut album Sketching the Unknown. With Reggetiko Project they performed and recorded an album with jazz legend Bulgarian Milcho Leviev. He has also recorded for Walt Disney Records for the music of “The Last Warrior’’ (2017). He has performed his music in numerous venues and festivals worldwide such as: Vinterjazz festival 2022 (Copenhagen, Denmark) alongside acts of Fatoumata Diawara, Sons of Kemet et.al., in London Jazz festival and the legendary Ronnie Scott’s jazz bar with Greg Foat et al.. He recorder a live album with Greg Foat, Kokoroko’s frummer Ayu Salawu and Warren Hampshire. He has also performed in Odessa jazz fest 2018 (Ukraine), Archipielago festival (Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid), Athens Technopolis jazz festival, Aglanjazz festival, Rialto world music festival and many more. In 2021 he was part of Athens music week appearing in a panel regarding jazz music in Europe alongside Shabaka Hutchins and Tamar Osborn. His music is featured among the 20 best entries for Animegaron, film music festival initiative by Athens Mega-tron hall. He took part in International jazz platform 2022 in Poland. He has also taught in WIM international music seminars in northern Spain alongside legendary Oghene Kologbo (Fela Kuti band) with whom he recorded. He is also an arxhaeoacoustics researcher and enthusiast, having completed his Master studies on the field of ancient ritualistic caves of Greece research.