Manolis Koutsounanos
Composer and Drummer from Greece
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He was born in Kozani in 1959. He is active in the jazz scene having collaborated with renowned musicians Danny Hayes, Milcho Leviev, Wayne Brasel Kyriako Sfetsa e.t.c.

After seeking his music identity he moves for a while to New York and attends lessons from drummers, Marvin Bugalu Smith, Emanuel Harrold, Ludwig Afonso, Obed Kalvaire, Mark Guliana, Donald Edwards

Coming back to Greece he comes back to his roots and he is drawn to greek traditional music and composes two personal  albums mixing jazz and tradition. “Taxidi from tradition to jazz” & “Thimises”. He has performed at The Jazz festival of Thessaloniki, Mexico Euro Jazz San Luis Potosi, Sani Festival, Servia XXIII International Nisville jazz festival and JFK 1st Zappeio concert hall, Athens /Thessaloniki  concert hall, Keep on jazz & Beyond festival, Heraclion Jazz Festival, e.t.c.

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Thimises
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Taxidi - From Tradition to Jazz
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