Tora Collective

Personel

Areti Ketime – voice Thomas Konstantinou – oud, lauto, voice Giorgos Kotsinis – clarinet Kristjan Randalu – piano Ziv Ravitz – drums & electronics Petros Klampanis – bass, vocals, production Special Guests: Laura Robles – percussion Sebastian Studnitzky – trumpet Andreas Polyzogopoulos – trumpet Alexandros Arkadopoulos – clarinet Produced by Ziv Ravitz & Petros Klampanis Recorded by George Kariotis at Sierra Recording Studios, Athens Mastered by Christoph Stickel

Artist Biography

BASSIST/COMPOSER PETROS KLAMPANIS LOOKS TO PAST AND FUTURE AS HE TRANSFORMS TRADITIONAL GREEK MUSIC WITH TORA COLLECTIVE

Unique instrumentation bridges Greek folkloric and modern jazz worlds, with Klampanis (bass, artistic direction), Areti Ketime (vocals), Thomas Konstantinou (oud, laouto), Giorgos Kotsinis (clarinet), Kristjan Randalu (piano), Ziv Ravitz (drums, electronics, co-production) and more Following up his acclaimed recent outings Rooftop Stories and Irrationalities, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis creates one of his most inventive musical settings to date with Tora Collective, his sixth album as a leader.