 "Le pianist formation classique grec Vassilis Tsabropoulos a su intégrer à son style les influences des hymnes byzantins autant que des improvisations jazz. Il livre une musique sensible et singulière, au carrefour des genres et des frontière, digne d' un grand interprète - compositeur, chronique"
Nadia Aci, Mondomix
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 "[...] The results bridging classical and Eastern sources, are not only exquisite but also multilayered; pieces such as Song of Prosperity I and II, Gift of Dreams, In Memory, Promenade, Song of Gratitude and Reflections and Shadows permit an interpretive range much wider than their deceptive simplicity would suggest"
Ray Comiskey, Irish Times  "Even if his country were teeming with notable jazz musicians, Greek pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos would be a standout. His 2004 disc The Triangle (with bassist Arild Andersen and drummer John Marshall) is not only an excellent example of the durability of the Bill Evans trio sound, but also one of the best ECM releases of recent vintage. Melos, his latest for the label, suggests that The Triangle is an inadequate representation of his versatility"
Brent Burton, Jazztimes  "The music itself becomes almost secondary to a shared intimacy captured so beautifully as to make each successive listen a new and more rewarding experience"
John Kelman, All About Jazz  "Tsabropoulos ist ein Grenzganger. Er pendelt zwischen improvisierter Musick und klassischem Konzertrepertoire, zwischen der religiösen Musik seiner Heimat und dem Dialog mit Musikern aus aller Welt... Er entreißt die fast vergessene Klangwelt der griechisch orghodoxen Kirche der Vergessenheit, rückt sie ohne Substanzverlust in ein breiteres Sichtfeld, und gibt den alten Melodien damit neues Leben... Seine Anschlagskultur ist phänomenal, seine dynamischen Nuancierungen zeugen von tiefer innere Ruhe."
Thorsen Meyer, Jazzpodium  "Often overlooked in the West, the musical legacy of Byzantium lives on in Greece and the Near East. The first of two fascinating discs from ECM, inhabiting a world halfway between classical and world music, features Vassilis Tsabropoulos a jazz-inspired Greek pianist who improvises on themes from five Byzantine hymns. The effect is hypnotic and mysterious shimmering like ancient mosaics"
Andrew Clarke, The Independent |
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