Artists

Kostas Konstantinou

bass

Kostas Konstantinou studied acoustic and electric bass witη a scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Returning to Greece he started playing with most of the significant Greek musicians as well as artists from abroad (Lou Donaldson, Peter Berstein, Andy Sheppard, Ralph Peterson, Alfredo Rodriguez, Craig Bailey, Vincent Hector, etc.). He has also performed with numerous groups at many greek and international festivals (in Germany, Romania, China, S. Korea, Taiwan etc.).

He has taken part in many recordings and in 2004 he released the duet album "Concentric Cycles" with pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos, including some of his original compositions. He has also been performing with guiarist Yiotis Samaras as a duo for many years.

Since 1997 he is the director of jazz studies at the Philippos Nakas conservatory.

Discography

With Out to Lunch Trio
As a co-leader
As a sideman
Through the years

Alexakos Records

2025

Context

Published with the support of Jazz Solidarity Network

2021

Year of the thing

Trumpetfish Records

2020

Qualia

Μετρονόμος

2018

Afreekanism

Self-released

2017

The Orchestra

Legend Recordings

2008

The Storyteller

Puzzlemusik

2007

Love Obsession - A Jazz Sensation II

Artway - Technotropon, Πολύτροπον – Polytropon

2007

Anaflexis

Acroasis

2006

Blink

Legend Recordings

2000

A Tribute To Hank Mobley

Legend Recordings

1999

Secret Path

Candid

1998