Yiorgos Fakanas

Bio: ? 1981 ? 1984: Becomes a member of Eurojazz (Jazz band of European Union),represanting Greece, touring around Europe. ? 1984 ? 1988: He forms the group ISKRA. The band toured Greece and Europe. He releases his debut albums ?A New Day' and ?Parastasis', and records on numerous albums as a session musician. ? 1988: He releases the album ?Horizon' (compositions for Big Band) with Greek and international guests. ? 1988 ? 1990: He is performing with his group around Greece. ? 1992: Releases the album ?Amorosa', with compositions for a sextet and symphonic orchestra.

? 1981 ? 1984: Becomes a member of Eurojazz (Jazz band of European Union),represanting Greece, touring around Europe.
? 1984 ? 1988: He forms the group ISKRA. The band toured Greece and Europe. He releases his debut albums ?A New Day' and ?Parastasis', and records on numerous albums as a session musician.
? 1988: He releases the album ?Horizon' (compositions for Big Band) with Greek and international guests.
? 1988 ? 1990: He is performing with his group around Greece.
? 1992: Releases the album ?Amorosa', with compositions for a sextet and symphonic orchestra.
? 1993: Performs his works ?Topazi' and ?Dizzy ? Miles' at the Megaron (Athens Concert Hall), written for string and jazz orchestra, conducted by A. Baltas.
? 1995: Releases the album ?Stand ? Art' with Jazz standards.
? 1996: Composes the music for the performance ?Fantasy & Fouga ? Dimitris Mitropoulos'. He orchestrates and participates in the work of P. Koukos, premiered at the Athens Concert Hall, with Maria Farantouri as a singer.
? 1997: Composes the works ?Echoes' and ?Eastern of New Land' at the request of Stavros Xarhakos, the artistic director of KOEM orchestra (State Orchestra of Greek Music). He founds the "Art Music School - Y. Fakanas" where he teaches, and is the Artistic Director of the Cotemporary Department of the School and of the Music Hall ?Athina-live'. Since 1984 he has been teaching electric bass and contemporary theory in several conservatories, while simultaneously he has been writing a series of books about the electric bass and contemporary theory.
? 1998: With ?Y. Fakanas group' premiers his new works titled ?Maestro' and ?Amorosa' at the Athens Concert Hall. He performs his work at the Odeon of Herod Atticus, leading the Big Band of ERT (Greek Radio Television).
? 2000: Premiers his works ?Echoes' and ?Eastern of New Land' at the Pallas Hall (Athens), conducting the State Orchestra of Greek Music.
? 2003: He is performing with Mike Stern at the music hall ?Athina live'. He starts recording his new album ?Cantabile' with the participation of Mike Stern.
? 2004: He releases his album "ECHOES" ( with the participation of Wallace Roney) with compositions that derive from tradition and evolve into today's sound.
? He released his new CD, called DOMINO, with DAVE WECKL (drums), MIKE STERN (guitar), BRET GARSED (guitar), CHRISTOS RAFALIDES (vibes) and YIORGOS FAKANAS (bass).