HOT ORGANIC TRIO (H.O.T) Band Athens GREECE
YIANNIS MONOS : Hammond B3 organ,Vocals & bluesharp
APOSTOLOS LEVENTOPOULOS : Guitar
VASSILIS POUSAIOS : Drums
The HOT ORGANIC TRIO was founded in 2004 by Hammond B3 organist vocalist & harp player YIANNIS MONOS as an effort to present for the first time in Greece, the Hammond organ trio Soul-Jazz sound, something that was helped by the comeback of the mighty, legentary Hammond
B3 organ during the 2000's.The up to 2014 lineup included co-founding members guitarist Makis Ablianitis and drummer Zafiris Tsinalis.
Their repertoir includes Jazz, Soul, Funk & Blues standards and themes from the huge tank of the 50's , 60's and 70's era, combined with their own compositions.
YIANNIS MONOS born in Athens Greece and studied at the National Music Conservatory and the Contemporary Music School.He started as a Hammond organist vocalist and harp player as early as 1985, founding or co-founding several Blues-Soul bands such as JUGBAND BLUES, LOT, SAX-S, BLUES FAMILY, He appeared in concerts next to : MICK TAYLOR (ex Rolling Stones, John Mayall Bluesbrakers), GUITAR SHORTY( Brother in law of Jimmy Hendrix), SIDNEY (Guitar Crusher) SELBY, LOUISIANNA RED, MALIK YAKUB (Mack Spears) and he opened for JOHN
HAMMOND JUNIOR, EDDY.C.CAMPBELL, LUTHER ALLISON and other.
APOSTOLOS LEVENTOPOULOS is a distiguised Greek guitarist.He graduaded in 2001(Bachelor in Jazz Performance-Dean's List).He attended many seminars given by players like Peter Bernstein,Pat Metheny,Hiram Bullock,Pat Martino,John Scofield,Mack Turner and others.He has
played with Sean Corby,Alex Foster,Marek Patrman,Logan Richardson,Rex Richardson,Peter Slavov, and others and performed in festivals invarious countries.
VASSILIS POUSAIOS born and raised in Athens Greece.In 1989 was accepted at Berklee College of Music. During his stay there except from attending the full time programm in major of
jazz performance he also studied with internationally acclaimed teachers Gary Chafee and John Ramsey.He has appeared with the Greek modern music symphony orchestra at numerous tv and radio broadcast.Vassilios has performed and recorded in Europe and USA with many Jazz and world music artists
The trio has played almost every club in Greece and in festivals too, with lot of success.
Horns Aditional line-up : YIANNIS ECONOMEDES: trumpet / flugehorn KOSTIS VAZOURAS : alto /baritone sax,flute
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