Syros Jazz Festival 2026

• Sakis Papadimitriou - Georgia Sylleou

Sakis Papadimitriou, a major figure in improvised music in Greece, opens the festivalΆs concert programme with the project "Open Routes", joined by Georgia Sylaiou on vocals and vocal improvisations.

Sakis Papadimitriou: piano, compositions
Georgia Sylleou: vocals, texts

• Marios Charalampous Quintet

Cypriot saxophonist Marios Charalampous and his quintet present a series of original compositions that combine melodic expression and rhythmic freedom with improvisation and continuous interaction among the band members.

Marios Charalampous: saxophone
Ermis Michael: guitar
Andreas Panteli: piano
Greg Makamian: bass
Omiros Miltiadous: drums

• Sakis Tsinoukas Quintet

The Sakis Tsinoukas Quintet, a dynamic jazz group that blends tradition with contemporary influences, creates an innovative and deeply expressive sound.

Sakis Tsinoukas: guitar/compositions
Υiannis Papanastasiou: saxophone
Dimitris Papadopoulos: trumpet
Lambros Papanikolaou: double bass
Εκtor Remsak: drums

• Harris Lambrakis Quartet

The Harris Lambrakis Quartet combines contemporary jazz with Mediterranean influences, creating a distinctive, atmospheric sound where melody, rhythm, and free expression coexist in harmony.

Harris Lambrakis: ney
Dimitris Theocharis: piano
Dimitris Tsekouras: double bass
Nikos Sidirokastritis: drums

• Barakos Orchestra

The 12-piece orchestra was formed in 2024 on the initiative of Nikos Sidirokastritis, in tribute to Giorgos Barakos, an important figure not only in jazz but in music in Greece more broadly. Its members include some of the finest improvisers on the Greek jazz scene, while the orchestraΆs sound engineer, Giorgos Karyotis, is considered its thirteenth member.

Harris Lambrakis: ney
Leonidas Sarantopoulos: flute, tenor saxophone
Υiannis Papanastasiou: alto saxophone
Gilad Atzmon: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Niki Kokkoli: alto saxophone
Υiannis Kassetas: baritone saxophone
Jacques Marugg: vibraphone
Kostas Υaxoglou: piano
Vyronas Dolas: guitar
Chrysostomos Boukalis: double bass
Nikos Sidirokastritis: drums
Simos Riniotis: drums