What keeps his music in the present tense is the dialogic rapport he’s developed with other musicians, especially those active in the Boston area (where he’s lived since leaving Athens, Greece, in 1985) and in Chicago. | ✍️ Bill Meyer
a fantastic trio session released last year by Driff Records, the Boston-based keyboardist explores the overlapping idiosyncrasies of fellow pianists Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope, and Hasaan Ibn Ali. In other settings, he has delved deeply into the music of Misha Mengelberg, Duke Ellington, and Sun Ra. Like those past masters, Karayorgis finds endless inspiration in the tensions he can create by suspending complex harmonies and judiciously situated pauses over hard-swinging rhythms.
. And on Sunday, he’ll appear in two different ensembles: first in a trio with Bishop and revenant vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, then in a quintet with Rempis, alto saxophonist Sarah Clausen, and drummers Tyler Damon and Lily Glick Finnegan.See also Sun 7/2. Karayorgis performs two improvised sets in a quartet with Dave Rempis on saxophones, Jakob Heinemann on bass, and Bill Harris on drums.
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