Description: Yako Trio is a jazz band formed in 2016 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
band (10028) jazz (9614) piano (5557) greece (2821) drums (1966) double bass (221) thessaloniki (141) leandros pasias (1) vangelis vrachnos (1) giorgos klountzos-chrysidis (1)
Yako Trio 's recent album " OdesSea " is honored by AllAboutJazz on the list of the " Best Jazz Albums of 2022 " and by Athinorama on the list of the " Best Greek Albums of 2022 ".
Thessaloniki is the birthplace of many great Greek jazz musicians and bands, including one of the new voices of its jazz scene: Yako Trio (Leandros Pasias - piano, Vangelis Vrachnos - doublebass, Giorgos Klountzos Chrysidis - drums) Formed in 2016, Yako Trio already counts two albums in its name, Ode to Yannis (2018) and OdesSea (2022) with the second one having recieved great reviews such as the following: "OdesSea needs to be shared with as many serious jazz ears as possible. The compositions range from m
Since their beginning they have performed at major festivals and venues such as Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival (Festival's Pick), Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Jazz in Progress Heraklion, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Dimitria Festival, Music Showcase Greece, Institut francais de Thessalonique, Moni Lazariston Festival Thessaloniki, Kyustendil Summer Cultural Holidays (Bulgaria), Radio Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Sumadijski Blues & Jazz Festival (Serbia).