8 November 2020, 17h00 (EEST)
"The Anti-'Greece 2021' Project" @ "Beton7 Art Radio"
The 5 Nov. 2020 urgent general lockdown announcement due to COVID-19 by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis forces Anamateur to urgently knock down the whole mainstream (and the pseudoalternative) narrative of Greece as a sovereign country. Anamateur's Sunday the 8th November tribute to one of his big musical heroes, Thomas Fats Waller, is postponed and replaced by the avant-première of his 5th (and more radical -- so far) musical, "The Anti-Greece 2021 Project". While the project counts with the participation of dearest accomplices Aggeliki Panagiotopoulou (voc), Georgios Kostopoulos (cb) and Sera Bellos (dr), we will have the chance to assist to a unique Anamateur solo performance.
Address: Beton7 Art Radio
After the "Jazzet" and "Booze" avant-première and première respectively back in 2019-2020 season, a new performance is finally envisaged for Anamateur's 4th jazz play — this time an internet radio one hosted by "Beton7 Art Radio". Anamateur's accomplices will be once more Monique Kabasele (voc), Priamos Morakis (g), Dimitris Moudopoulos (tp), Periklis Trivolis (cb) and Vassilis Panagiotopoulos (dr). Yiotis Paraskevaidis and Christos Brito will undertake the sound engineering. Acknowledgements: Lucas Dimitrellos, Beton7 Art Radio, Panos Tsigkos.
Address: Beton7 Art Radio
21 February 2020, 21h30
Anamateur & the Pros' tribute to Fats Waller @ "Chez Michel"
Anamateur, together with his beloved accomplices Priamos Morakis and Periklis Trivolis, continues presenting his tribute to one of his most beloved musical heroes, Thomas "Fats" Waller, the legendary jazz entertainer, this time at "Chez Michel". The repertoire will not include songs that Fats made famous through his inimitable performance (either as a befooling crooner or as a stride piano innovator and virtuoso). It will focus on the songs for which he wrote the music (Andy Razaf often writing the lyrics) and which do not include only the widely known "Ain't misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", but many other unexplored treasures, with an often sarcastic view on social issues ("The spider and the fly", "Black and Blue"). This is a gig which is not only suitable for the fans of Waller and of the '30s swing, but also for the fans of Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins, these pioneers of modern jazz who never hid their admiration for Fats.
Address: 15 Herodotou str., 10674, Athens; tel: (+30) 215 5510090. Free entrance.
It's time for Anamateur's 4th jazz play to have its première! The sequel of "TO PIRULITA WITH LOVE", is presented... where else? In "Booze Cooperativa"! The formation of the band includes an all-star team of faithful Anamateur accomplices: Monique Kabasele (voc), Priamos Morakis (g), Dimitris Moudopoulos (tp), Periklis Trivolis (cb), Vassilis Panagiotopoulos (dr). The poster is done by João Pombeiro, the same brilliant Portuguese artist who did the "Pirulita" one. This is NOT to be missed!
Address: Address: 57 Kolokotroni str., 10560. Entrance: 8 euros.
Radio producer Depy Vrettou invites Anamateur and interviews him about the forthcoming release of the audio album of "To Pirulita with love" and the première of its sequel, "Dedicated to Joanna A.P.", in "Booze" the day after. Tracks of the album will be heard, along with Anamateur's bizarre stories concerning the making of the two jazz plays... Stay tuned!
Address: https://webradio.ert.gr/proto/
10 January 2020, 20h00
Anamateur @ "Beton7ArtRadio" show "Happens"
Radio producer Lucas Dimitrellos, one of the true connoisceurs of jazz in Greece and an old acquaintance of Anamateur, invites him to his radio show "Happens". We suppose that the matters of discussion will include Anamateur's forthcoming première of "Dedicated to Joanna A.P." in "Booze Cooperativa", as well as the other musical plays he's preparing right now. The presence of a piano in the studio will surely help the purposes of the discussion!
Address: Beton7 Art Radio