JAZZ
Brendan Davis Chick Corea
Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald
Keith Jarett
Manhattan Transfer
Moe Kaufman Pat Metheny
Oscar Peterson Rita Di Ghent
Sarah Vaughan Spyro Gyra
HOW IT ALL BEGAN:
Jeannie Niokos, (a.k.a. Ev) is a Toronto-based band with a Big Fat International appeal. They were founded in 1999 by Niokos to record and release the debut instrumental CD Evolution where two songs were licensed and performed live in the mega hit film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding by bouzouki virtuoso Nick Kutsukos.
THE MUSIC:
Evolution is an award winning body of work based on traditional Greek folk rhythms with classical, jazz and urban influences. Described at times as a musical marriage between the piano and the bouzouki, the added flute, soprano saxophone, bass, percussion and drums, transports it into a style and sound Niokos enjoys calling Contemporary Greek.
THE PRESS:
"It's a touch of old Greece for the new millennium" Alex Reynolds CH Entertainment News.
LEARN MORE (bio, photo's etc.) at:
http://www.jeannieniokos.com.
In the meantime, some hightlights below:
AWARDS:
Best Music in Dance Theatre Competition, (Crete, Greece)
Best Instrumental Album - 2003 Greek Canadian Music Awards Music (Toronto, Canada)
Best Instrumental Album (nomination)- 2002 Canadian Independent Music Awards Indies. (Toronto, Canada)
FUNDRAISING EVENTS:
"See You In Athens Fund" For Canadian Athletes
"Closer to the Heart" - Music Education
"Catherine Collective" - Humanitarian efforts for building a Woman and Children's Clinic, Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
SELECT PERFORMANCE VENIEWS:
Concert: Moni Lasariston - Thessaloniki, Greece
Concert: Athitos Halkidiki - Thessaloniki, Greece
Festival: The Krinos Foods, Taste of the Danforth
Festival: It's Your Festival, Canada Day Celebrations.
Concert: East Minster United Church
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
Writing Dear Bill Opa in A minor for former U.S. president Bill Clinton
Music licensing to Playtone productions for MY BIG FAT GREEK WEEDING
EMI Music Canada for the CD release The Best Greek Album.....Ever
Co-writing 'Stars of Sparta' with EMI recording artist Maria Antonakos. Touring Canada's West coast with Yiannis (John) Katevas.
Sharing the spotlight with Julia Roberts in Greece's national newspaper ETHNOS.
NOW WHAT:
Niokos is currently researching her upcoming recording.
Hi Jeannie Thanks for your comment ! It's a great plesure to receive this kind of compliments from people I love and especially from you. Best regards to Nick John
Dooooooood... so glad you are here! Great stuff. Sea Breeze was always my personal fave of MY performance... whateva!!! So glad you got to see Jen. I will drop a line next time I'm in T.
