Jazz Chronicles: Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet

Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet comes back to the SNFCC to celebrate the Cultural Center's 5-year anniversary.

The jazz quartet of Sokratis Sinopoulos is marked by its idiosyncratic sound combining the primal twang of the lyra with the piano trio, incorporating influences from the Greek and neighboring musical traditions, as well as from Byzantine and classical music, enriched with a variety of improvisations inspired from both the world of jazz and that of contemporary music.

The quartet started out in 2011, at first working on covers of music standards from the Greek regional traditions to later focus its work on the original compositions of Sokratis Sinopoulos. This material was released in 2015, produced by Manfred Eicher of ECM Records, under the title "Eight Winds" (ECM 2407), to high international acclaim. Then came the quartet's second album, titled "Metamodal" (ECM 2631), which was released in March 2019.

At their SNFCC concert, Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet will be performing pieces from both these albums, as well as new compositions that will be heard for the very first time, in that special manner with which these four musicians, improvising and constantly interacting on stage, manage to make each and every one of their concerts a unique experience.

Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet::

Sokratis Sinopoulos - lyra
Yann Keerim - piano
Dimitris Tsekouras - bass
Dimitris Emanouil - drums

Guest: Andreas Polyzogopoulos - trumpet

Tuesday 22/02 | 21:00
LIGHTHOUSE

Advance Ticket Sales Points:
· online on Ticket Services website
· by phone: 210 7234567 (Ticket Services)

Ticket Prices:
General entrance € 10, reduced € 5

Concession tickets of 5€ are available to students, people aged 65+, children and young people aged up to 18 years old, the unemployed, companions of Persons with Disabilities, multi-child families and residents of the Municipality of Kallithea.

On the day of the event, concession ticket holders will be asked to show their ID, as well as supporting documentation (student card, unemployment card, family status certificate for multi-child parents, utility bill for residents of Kallithea)

Free tickets are available to Persons with Disabilities, by contacting the call center at 210 7234567 and by showing their ID and certification of disability on the day of the event.

Online tickets pre-sales (Members)
Online tickets pre-sales (Public)

Pre-sale for Members starts on Wednesday 09/02 at 12.00
Pre-sale for the public starts on Thursday 10/02 at 12.00

Important information:

• Doors open at 20.00
• We suggest that you be at the location no later than 30' minutes before the commencement of the event.
• Entrance will be possible up to 10 minutes before the event's commencement.
• Pre-sale is required. No order of priority will be available on-site.
• All SNFCC areas are accessible to people with disabilities.
• For more information or clarifications, please contact the SNFCC switchboard on 216 8091000.

According to the latest measures to protect public health from the risk of spreading COVID-19, a valid vaccination certificate or a valid disease certificate, is required for the public to enter the event venue, as the venue operates as a pure venue. The above applies to adults. Μinors from 4 to 17 years old may, alternatively, submit a statement of negative self test (24 hours), a certificate of PCR (72 hours) or rapid (48 hours) diagnostic test, in accordance with the recent government measures.

A parallel identity check will be carried out on the persons who show the required certificates, as provided by law.

Participants must wear a mask and keep their distance both during attendance and during events and in accordance with the instructions of NPHO.

Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.

This event comes under a grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Alongside the majority of its events, which are free thanks to a series of SNF grants, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center also organizes a number of events with affordable tickets, thus enriching its income sources and securing its long-term financial integrity.