Alekos Vretos Quintet

Dimitris Sevdalis (piano), Eleni Vassileiadou (canon), Kostas Patsiotis (bass), Dimitris Klonis (drums), Alekos Vretos (oud).

Greek oudist, pianist and composer Alekos Vretos has been merging jazz, Arabic, Greek and Latin music in a masterful blend of sounds from traditional instruments, such as the oud or the canon, aside from modern ones. As a bandleader, Vretos has developed a unique atmosphere for his music: keeping traditional sound in the front line; he expands it through jazz improvisation and exploding rhythmic development.