Petros Klampanis

Petros Klampanis
Petros Klampanis
Born	July 15, 1981; Zakynthos, Greece
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Double bass
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Enja/Yellowbird, Agate/Inpartmaint, Motéma, Inner Circle, Cristal, Minor, EMI/Universal
Associated acts	Contextual, Chroma, Minor Dispute Greg Osby, Jean-Michel Pilc
Website	petrosklampanis.com

Petros Klampanis (born July 15, 1981), is an awarded bassist, composer, arranger, producer and educator.

Named a “Bass Ace” by Bass Player Magazine, awarded composer and bassist Petros Klampanis grew up in Greece, surrounded by the confluence of Mediterranean and Balkan folk music. Klampanis has collaborated with world acclaimed artists such as Snarky Puppy, Greg Osby, Jaques Morelenbaum, Shai Maestro, Gilad Hekselman, Ari Hoenig, Jean-Michel Pilc and more. In addition to his extensive list of appearances in the US, including the storied venues of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Blue Note Jazz Club in New York and Kennedy Center in Washington DC, he has performed at the internationally acclaimed JazzAhead Festival in Bremen, XJazz Festival in Berlin, as well as Athens Concert Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Onassis Foundation Performing Centre of NYC and Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre.

His 3rd album, Chroma, released by Motema records, was awarded as the best Live album of 2017, by the Independent Music Awards and was featured in major international radio and press outlets including WBGO, FIP (French Public Radio), TSF (acclaimed radio station in France), ‘Jazz’ magazine, DownBeat and JazzTimes. Since 2011, he has recorded 4 albums as a leader, receiving praise for his playing and composing. His debut album “Contextual” was released by Inner Circle Music a prestigious NYC based label, while his second album “Minor Dispute”, was selected as one of the best jazz records in 2015 by NPR (National Public Radio USA). Back in his country, Greece, Klampanis’ work is highly acclaimed. His music have been performed by Greek Public Symphonic Orchestra and by MOYSA the Symphonic Youth Orchestra of Thessaloniki. He is collaborating as producer and performer with major greek artists such as Dimitra Galani, Maria Farantouri and Marios Frangoulis. Recently his passion for new media, social media and visual arts, led to his latest independent YouTube music video project “Rooftop Stories”, a combination of solo bass and electronic music elements, covering his favourite songs from jazz standards to indie to greek folk music. This evolved into a new experimental live act, that has been presented in NY (Rockwood MusicHall), exclusive house concerts and in the US and Greece.

His 4th album 'Irrationalities' was released in October 2019 by Enja/Yellowbird. It a trio album, featuring long time collaborators Kristjan Randalu and Bodek Janke. JazzTimes praise it as 'a dazzling, multifaceted thing of Beauty'. 'Irrationalities' received 3 awards at the 2020 Independent Music Awards: 'Jazz Instrumental' & 'Vox Pop' for the track 'Easy Come Easy Go' and 'Jazz Producer' for Petros Klampanis.

Collaborations

Klampanis has worked with: Athens State Orchestra, Snarky Puppy, Banda Magda, Liepaja Symphonic Orchestra, Noordpoole Orchestra, Greg Osby, Marc Copland, Jacques Morelenbaum, Mark Turner, Ari Hoenig, Sheila Jordan, Dimitra Galani, Gretchen Parlato, Jamey Haddad, Sara Serpa, Jean-Michel Pilc, Gilad Hekselman, Antonio Hart, Mario Frangoulis, George Perris, Michael Mossman, Didier Lockwood, Max Pollack, Obed Calvaire, Stavros Lantsias.

Discography

As leader

Contextual (Inner Circle, 2011)
Minor Dispute (Inner Circle, 2015)
Chroma (Motéma, 2017)
Irrationalities (Enja/Yellowbird, 2019)

As sideman

Oded Tzur/Here Be Dragons 2020 (ECM)
Carolina Calvache/Vida Profunda 2020 (Sunnyside Records)
Eric Binder/Hard Bop 2020 (Ropeadope)
Tomoaki Baba/Storyteller 2020 (Inpartmaint)
Miguel Hiroshi/Oniriko Orinoko 2019
Sofia Ribeiro/Lunga 2019
Andreas Arnold/Odisea 2019
Lluis Capdevila/Cinematic Radio 2019
City Animals, Yuhan Su 5tet 2018 (Sunnyside)
Translator's Note, Oded Tzur 2017 (Enja)
Near 'n' Dear, Christos Rafalides 2017
Mediterrana, Lefteris Kordis 2016
Chronos Project, Dimitra Galani 2016
Unravel, Defne Sahin 2016
A Room of One's Own, Yuhan Su 2015
Like a Great River, Oded Tzur 2015 (Enja)
Mar Sonoro, Sofia Ribeiro 2015
Collage/Cesar Latorre trio 2015
Lisan Al Tarab, Tarek Yamani trio 2014
Yerakina, Banda Magda 2014
Amour t’es la?, Banda Magda 2013
Tableaux, Jacob Teichroew 5tet, 2013 (Fresh Sound)
Ar, Sofia Ribeiro 2012
Aussi Pour Les Petits, Sylvie Bourban 2012
Ivanov, Ryan Rumery 2012
When Skies Are Grey, Manami Morita 2012
Euphony, Nikos Tatasopoulos, 2011
La Vie En Rose/EP, Luisa Sobral 2010
Fast Forward of a Day, CLTrio 2009
Walking Around, Christine Corvisier 5tet, 2008
Horndaagen, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 2008
Lost Property, Fundbureau, 2008
Inner Game, Julia Oschewsky, 2008
Melting Pot, Christine Corvisier 5tet, 2007

As producer or co-producer

Petros Klampanis/Irrationalities (Enja/Yellowbird/2019)
Marios Frangoulis & Lina Nikolakopoulou/Galazia Limni (Universal Music/2019)
Lluis Capdevila/Cinematic Radio (2019)
Yuhan Su/City Animals (SunnySide/2018)
Petros Klampanis/Chroma (Motema Music/2017)
Marios Frangoulis & George Perris/Kivotos(Universal Music/2016)
Maria Manousaki/Sole Voyage (2016)
Lluis Capdevila/Diaspora (2016)
Sofia Ribeiro/Mar Sonoro (2016)
Chronos Project (featuring Dimitra Galani)/Heaven Art/2015)
Petros Klampanis/Minor Dispute (Inner Circle Music, Minos EMI/Universal, Cristal Records/2015)
Point 2 (EmArEl Music / 2014)
Petros Klampanis/Contextual (Inner Circle Music/2011)

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