Lazarus Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Here a topic for listing guitar players of Greek descent, whether in Greece or around the world. We mentioned Johnny A. in another topic. Today I accidentally stumbled across another guy from Pittsburgh, PA. His name is Aris Paul. He's a video: The band's website is here: https://www.arispaulband.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Speaking of guitarists of Greek descent, one of my favorites is Apostolis Anthimos. I have first heard of him back in 1970's when I lived in Czechoslovakia. He was one of the founding members of the Polish jazz-rock band S.B.B. You can read more about him here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolis_Anthimos Here he is in action in 2006: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Here's a Canadian born guitarist called Pavlo (full name: Pavlo Simtikidis. Big hit with Canadians. His website is here: https://www.pavlo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Another Greek born, Greek-Canadian jazz guitarist is Strat Andriotis. From his bio page: "After listening to bands like Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience Strat fell in love with the guitar. " Just came across him in Jazziz magazine. More on the free style/improve, but worth a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 I'm adding a Greek-Cypriot to this list of guitar players. His name is Alexis Kasinos and he's a young jazz player. More info at his website here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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