Stelios Chatzikaleas

Born (1985) and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. Has graduated from the Pedagogic department for Primary School Education of the Humanities School at the University of Thessaly in Volos (2007), the Jazz Trumpet Department of Utrecht’s Conservatorium, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. He also takes lessons from Kenny Wheeler, Gerard Presencer, Richie Beirach, Hein van de Geyn, Jim Rotondi a.o. Has participated in projects from mainstream and contemporary Jazz music to classical and pop performing in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, Hungary, Denmark, Poland, Cyprus and North Macedonia. Has appeared in almost 20 studio recordings for major and independent labels, collaborating on live performances with almost all the Greek jazz musicians s well as pop major artists. With his own quartet has released two albums, "Urban Stories" / AnkhJazz 0917-2 (2014) and "The Froth on the Daydream" / AnkhJazz 0931-2 (2017) receiving stellar critics by Greek and Belgian press and performs in prestigious jazz clubs and festivals in Greece (Half-Note Jazz Club, Onassis Cultural Centre, Greek Jazz Panorama New Generation 2014& 2016, 53rd Dimitria Festival 2018 a.o.). Has represented Greece at the Euroradio Jazz Orchestra 2014, ran by EBU. Since September 2016 is a trumpet teacher at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, Birzeit University, in Palestine. His third album "Dignity" is going to be released in 2020.