Vassilis Papadopoulos was born in central Greece. His interest in music started relatively early on in life. By the age of 10 he was playing the trumpet and then at 19 years of age he went on win a scholarship to study in England. Later on he pursued his studies in Germany, taking up percussion, music theory and piano as well.

He worked as a full-time percussionist at opera houses (Lübeck, Kassel and Mannheim) and leading symphony orchestras such as the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg (solo percussionist). During this time he travelled extensively in Europe, Japan, USA, South America and China.

As a long-standing Lecturer at the "Musikhochschule" (Academy of Music) in Heidelberg/Mannheim he formed a music group with his percussion students. The group played many well received concerts including at venues such as the "Alte Oper" in Frankfurt. From an early age he was always intensively involved in Jazz.

After a long and successful career in classical music he returned his full attention to his first love... Jazz.

His debut album “Amaryllis”, recorded in New York, was released in 2011. It was succeeded by “Salty Water” (2015) also recorded in New York.