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George Polyhronakos was born in Melbourne (October 1964) and started playing drums when he was eighteen. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne), completing his course (Jazz Department) with high distinction in 1988. During the same year, he was honored with the Gwen Nisbet Award for Outstanding Musical Talent. While living in Australia he played and recorded with many prominent Australian musicians such as: Graeme Lyall, Tony Gould, Lisa Young, Ben Robertson, Linda Cable, Christine Sullivan, John Sangster, Joe Chindamo, Doug de Vries, Keith Hounslow and others, as well as visiting artists : John Hoffman (USA), Peter Leitch (Canada) and Rudolf Josel (Austria). He also became known as a drummer/composer while working in Melbourne with his own quartet under the title "Stringtalk" which performed mostly his original material.
He lived and played in Austria and Holland for six months (1992) before settling in Athens where he has been living ever since. Dimitrios Vassilakis , Takis Barberis , George Kontrafouris , Dimtris Tsakas , Antonis Ladopoulos , Takis Paterelis , Dimos Dimitriadis , Dimitris Kalatzis , Sami Amiris , Vasilis Rakopoulos , Lucia Palaiologou , Vicky Almazidu , Evi Siamanta , Sofia Noiti , Andonis Anisegos , Yiotis Kiourtzoglou , Andonis Andreou , Yiotis Samaras , Giorgos Georgiadis , Stratos Vougas , Tania Tsanaklidou & the great Greek composer MIMIS PLESSAS are only a few of the well known Greek musicians he has worked with. He has also performed with international visiting Artists such as :Jari Perkiomaki (Finland), Andy Sheppard , Juliet Kelly (U.K.) and Essiet Okon Essiet (U.S.A.) in Athens.
In his first personal CD under the title "BLINK", he presents 11 of his original compositions/arrangements along with 11 great Greek improvisers combined in various settings and playing styles.
Other than performing mostly with Jazz oriented combos around town, he teaches drums in a number of Music Schools as well as privately while being a member of the L.C.M. Exams (London College of Music) network in Greece.
DISCOGRAPHY
BLINK - (G.Polyhronakos) - Legend 2000
NAIVA - (Takis Barberis) - Lyra 1998
TRANSFORMATION - (Lisa Young Quartet) - New Market 1991
THE TONY GOULD Quartet Live in concert - Move Records 1998
LITTLE FLOWERS - (Antonis Ladopoulos)- www.muse.gr - 2007
MAGDA GIANNIKOU / PAS DE PROBLEME -
VAFIADIS - KONTRAFOURIS - VOUGAS - POLYHRONAKOS-
Legend 2000
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