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Petros Klampanis
Declared a “bass ace” by Bass Player Magazine, bassist, composer and producer Petros Klampanis grew up in Greece, surrounded by the confluence of Mediterranean and Balkan folk music. Now living between New York and Athens, Greece, he is curious in his approach, always seeking unique ways to integrate elements from multiple genres, ranging from classical music to pop. His varied musical life journey marries aggressive melodicism, beautiful intonation, and uniquely personal sound on all the projectshe leads or produces. Klampanis has collaborated with world-acclaimed artists such as Greg Osby, Jacques Morelenbaum, Oded Tzur, Arooj Aftab, Anoushka Shankar, Shai Maestro, Gilad Hekselman, Jean-Michel Pilc, Snarky Puppy, Kinan Azmeh, Dimitra Galani and Maria Farantouri, among many others. His extensive list of performance credits includes Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, The Kennedy Center, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA NYC), Barbican (London), Roskilde (Denmark), NOSPR (Poland), Glastonbury (UK), Rock in Rio (Lisbon), JazzAhead (Bremen), Jazzkaar (Tallinn), Athens Jazz Festival, XJazz Festival (Berlin), as well as Megaron Mousikis Athinon, Megaron Mousikis Thessalonikis, Onassis Foundation (NYC) and the Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (Athens).

Songs

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The Lion Turtle
Oded Tzur
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Renata
Oded Tzur, Nitai Hershkovits, Petros Klampanis, and Cyrano Almeida
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Xehorismata (feat. Giorgos Kotsinis, Thomas Konstantinou, Kristjan Randalu & Ziv Ravitz)
Petros Klampanis
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Child You
Oded Tzur, Nitai Hershkovits, Petros Klampanis, and Cyrano Almeida
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My Prophet
Oded Tzur, Nitai Hershkovits, Petros Klampanis, and Cyrano Almeida

Videos

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Stenahoria (sea sessions) (feat. Kristjan Randalu & Ziv Ravitz)

Petros Klampanis • 5K views
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Coração Vagabundo (feat. Jaques Morelenbaum, Miranda Verouli, Yotam Silberstein & Paula Morelenbaum)

Petros Klampanis • 7.4K views
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Xehorismata (feat. Thomas Konstantinou, Kristjan Randalu, Ziv Ravitz & Giorgos Kotsinis)

Petros Klampanis • 35K views
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Sibethera (feat. Areti Ketime, Thomas Konstantinou, Kristjan Randalu & Ziv Ravitz)

Petros Klampanis • 13K views

Live performances

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Xehorismata (feat. Thomas Konstantinou, Kristjan Randalu, Ziv Ravitz & Giorgos Kotsinis)

Petros Klampanis • 14K views

Playlists by Petros Klampanis

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MINOR DISPUTE (2015) // by Petros Klampanis

Playlist • Petros Klampanis • 1.7K views
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Cornelia Street Cafe NYC, Live 2011

Playlist • Petros Klampanis • 499 views
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Latent Info by Petros Klampanis feat. Kristjan Randalu & Ziv Ravitz

Playlist • Petros Klampanis • 256 views