Lefteris Christofis

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"NOUS ICONS"
Produced by Lefteris Christofis & Paul Wertico

The guitarist Lefteris Christofis born on October 5, 1964 in Athens and by the age of six started playing the guitar. Since he was fourteen years old, he formed several rock groups as band leader. He completed his studies in music at the Music Department of the Anglia Polytechnic/University in Cambridge, he collaborated with top rate British musicians giving concerts and he released his first personal album "KALESMA – Lefteris Christofis with British Friends" in 1996.

His career has been published in the International Who’s Who in Music and his music has been identified as "... a new sound beyond the age of jazz and fusion ... transfers you to the imaginative world of ‘cosmic’ jazz".

Since 1996 he lives in Athens, releases his second personal album MYTHOPLASIA and he presents his music in jazz festivals and concerts. He also teaches music at the Art Music School and as artistic director he has formed and organised the educational programme of the Athens Music Hall “Centre of Ensembles & Improvisation” in the Municipality of Chaidariou, in Athens.

In his latest project he has collaborated with "the seven time Grammy Award winner" American drummer Paul Wertico (www.paulwertico.com) and they have recorded and produced together his third personal album “NOUS ICONS“ which is released by Blue Note - EMI in March 2005.