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Christos Rafalides Trio at Blue Note New York

Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on November 23, 2016

Where

Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592

When

Sun, January 22, 2017
1:30 pm

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Musicians

About

CHRISTOS RAFALIDES TRIO

Born in Kozani, Greece, Christos Rafalides can't remember a time when he wasn't surrounded by music. The influence of his older brother led him to the piano at the age of seven. He began his studies in classical percussion at the age of fourteen, and by the time he was twenty he was working with some of the best known orchestras in Greece. Christos believed he would continue his career as a classical percussionist, until one evening when he heard pianist George Cables with the group of Billy Cobham, "here was this guy, playing with his shoes off, conveying so much feeling through his instrument... I knew I wanted to be able to express myself like that." From that moment forward, Christos knew he would be a jazz musician....

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