Georges Arvanitas


Georges Arvanitas was a French jazz pianist and organist.

Life and career

He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz during his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef.

Discography

3 am Cocktail for Three Soul Jazz Pianos Puzzle In Concert Les Classiques Du Jazz Orgue Hammond Douce Ambiance Live Again Porgy and Bess Anniversary I Like It Cool The Hound of Music Qu'est-Ce Qu'on Joue? with Claude Guilhot Round About Midnight Georges Arvanitas Quartet One Night for Three Pianos Tea for Two with David Murray Recontre
  • ''Little Florence''

As sideman

With Cat AndersonPlays at 4 a.m. Old Folks The Ellingtonian
With Ted CursonThe New Thing & the Blue Thing Pop Wine Cattin' Curson
With Manu DibangoDangwa & Oboso O Boso The Original Soul Makossa Weya & Moni
With Maxime Le ForestierMon Frere Maxime Le Forestier Enregistrement Public
With others