Artists

Stephanos Chytiris

drums

Stephanos Chytiris is a drummer and improviser from Athens. He has worked on a wide range of projects from avant-garde jazz to contemporary classical music.

He has studied sound art, at Dartigton college of arts (England) and trained in Long Island University (New York) under the tutelage of Sam Newsome and the renowned master drummer Michael Carvin.

Since then he has collaborated and developed projects such as Flux Project with Bram De Looze and Luca Rosenfeld, with “Pyrin” (2014) being the first album of the trio produced by Michael Carvin, featuring Daniel Carter, Todd Neufeld and the Greek actress Calliroee Myriagou.

“Egata” is his large ensemble unit with Ingrid Laubrock, Todd Neufeld, Pascal Niggenkemper, Lester St. Louis and Joe Moffett. He has performed with Tony Malaby for several concerts in Greece and many more artists and musicians from Athens creative scene.

Discography

As a leader
Egata I-XII

Self-released

2017

PYRIN

Mimosa's Dream Records

2014

As a co-leader
Spiritual Forces

Self released

2025

Live At Beton7

Self-released

2021

Tragelaphus

self-published

2020

Invisible War

Slam productions

2020

17 Takes

Self-released

2019

Groups
Flux Project, Egata