Chris Bleth oboe, english horn, clarinet, flute & alto flute 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Dimitris Houndis soprano saxophone 8, 13
Renato Ripo solo cello 1, 6, 8
Sergiu Nastasa solo violin 1, 7
Yiorgos Kaloudis cretan lyra 7
Tracklist:
01. An Other Life (Dedicated To Ennio Morricone)(8:25)
02. Midnight Walk (5:48)
03. Restless (3:55)
04. Alone (5:12)
05. Intro To The River Of Time (0:49)
06. The River Of Time (4:11)
07. Unknown Land (3:37)
08. Dance With The Wind (4:41)
09. In This Boat (3:24)
10. Topkapi (4:03)
11. Growing Apart (5:04)
12. Intro To Beyond By Peter Erskine (1:24)
13. Beyond (7:28)
14. Walking (Dedicated To Peter Erskine)(4:27)
Label: Argomusic, 2011
Stavros Lantsias was born in Nicosia-Cyprus in 1966. He studied classical piano and music theory continuing his studies at Berklee College Of Music where he graduated in 1990. He there received the “Count Basie Jazz Masters Award for pianists 1989” and the “Quincy Jones Jazz Masters Award for arrangers 1990”. After Berklee, he continued his jazz piano studies with jazz “guru” Charlie Banacos.
Stavros Lantsias is in high demand as a pianist and arranger, always active performing with some of Greece’s most respected and acclaimed artists.
One of his most important projects is “Human Touch”, a group he has formed with long time collaborators David Lynch and Yiotis Kiourtsoglou. In their two studio recordings,“Human Touch”(LYRA 1998) and «Movin’» (LIBRA 2004), apart from composing and playing the piano Stavros expanded his playing with Drums, Percussion, and Acoustic Guitar. Together they have played in several international jazz and ethnic festivals in Europe, Turkey, and the Balkans.
Throughout the years Stavros has developed a unique multi-instrumental approach playing piano and drums simultaneously!
In 1999 Stavros Lantsias signed a recording contract with Warner Music Greece and since has released two personal albums “Return”(WEA 1999) and “The Journey of a Note”(WEA 2002). In these albums, he demonstrates his composition and orchestration skills performing with both jazz and classical ensembles.
His latest recording release “Diary Of Dreams”(ARGOMUSIC 2011) features the Athens Kamerata String Orchestra and world-renowned musicians Peter Erskine on drums and Lars Danielsson on Bass. This compositional work was originally a commission by “Patra Cultural Capital of Europe 2006”
