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Originally
from Chicago, George Cotsirilos has been a member of the
San Francisco Bay Area jazz community for many years and
has performed with a wide variety of artists, from San
Francisco jazz fixtures like Eddie Marshall, Mel Martin,
Pharaoh Sanders and Mark Levine to internationally recognized
blues singer Etta James, Bill Evans bassist Chuck Israels,
and the jazz/soul vocal group, The Whispers. In addition
to working as an accompanist, he was co-leader of the
San Francisco Nighthawks which included drummer Eddie
Marshall, Bobby McFerrin pianist Paul Nagel, and former
Cal Tjader bassist Robb Fisher. The group recorded for
Monarch Records and performed at various venues, including
the Monterey Jazz Festival. His recent, well-received
solo CD, "Silenciosa," released on OA2/Origin
Records, is a compilation of jazz tunes performed on solo
classical guitar. Cotsirilos graduated from the University
of California at Berkeley, studied jazz with respected
educator, Warren Nunes and studied classical guitar privately
through the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. |
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George
Cotsirilos Trio
On the Rebop
OA2Records |
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