Party: Nana Simopoulos World Jazz Group “Skins” /Greece/NY Worldmusic,

Party: Nana Simopoulos World Jazz Group “Skins” /Greece/NY Worldmusic,

Nana Simopoulos World Jazz Group “Skins” /Greece/NY
Worldmusic, Jazz
Nana Simopoulos sitar guitar vocals
Mary Ann Mc Sweeney double bass
George Dimitriadis Drums
Solis Barki percussion
Sam Marlieri sax
www.nana.net
Nana Simopoulos, the internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and educator, is presenting her album Skins, her seventh recording
Skins features eight Simopoulos originals, brilliantly performed by a band of world-class jazz musicians and first-class world musicians, including saxophonist Dave Liebman and sarangi maestro Ustad Sultan Khan. The beautifully recorded album draws from sources and influences spanning centuries and the globe, with the composer referencing various cultures and her own past.
Simopoulos has played with jazz legends including Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins; world music icon Nana Vasconcelos; and appeared with the New York City Opera and RAI Symphony Orchestra. She’s performed in venues from the intimate Café Sabarsky to the imposing Cathedral of Saint John the Divine to the open-air Montreux Jazz Festival.