Mihalis Kalkanis

The roots of his music can be found in moments of everyday life, which, after a certain process, become artistic masterpieces that follow their own path. Field recordings combined with electronic sounds, traditional pieces that are modified through improvisation, notes and sounds of the world transformed through an original jazz filter and many more that have been reflected to his recordings so far (Scarborough Tales in 2010, A Parking Lot Performance in 2012, World Echoes in Athens in 2015). Mihalis Kalkanis comes from a musical family whose roots spread from northern Greece to Asia Minor. As influenced by his origins as he may be, his own sound has a clear urban context, a combination that makes him one of the most aspiring and creative musicians of the new generation. He was selected as “2018 Upcoming Artist” in the Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, and this June he performed at the Summer Nostos Festival in a special performance with video art and narration, and the Siberian multi-instrumentalist and composer Nadishana, as a special guest. On the 3rd of July he also performed at Aglan Jazz Festival of Cyprus and in the October his band is going to perform at Fira B! Festival of Spain.