Stefanos Kozanis · Στέφανος Κοζάνης

Saturday September 28th, 2024. A cosy musical evening took place at "Jazzét Café - Music Hall", the beautiful venue hosted Asterismyth's live presentation in a special event. The band members K. Konstantinou, D. Maragaritis, S. Kozanis, K. Patsiotis and N. Sidirokastritis, performed twelve new musical compositions inspired by the Star Constellations and Greek Mythical Figures. Orion, Gemini, Leo, Perseus, Hercules, were among them. New live concerts will be announced soon.

story published on Sept. 30, 2024

Dear Friends, Thanks to your overwhelming love and support, we are thrilled to announce that the campaign for our album, “Asterismyth”, has reached its funding goal! Your generosity has made it possible for us to produce CDs, sheet music, and other exclusive items that will help bring our music to life and share it with the world. We are incredibly grateful and will be thanking each of you personally.

As a first step, we’ll reach out during the digital release of the album in about a month, ensuring you receive your digital copy as promised. By mid-November, we expect to have the CDs and other materials ready, and we will contact you again with details about their distribution. We’re also excited to invite you to our upcoming concert, where we’ll be performing music from the album for the first time! Join us on Saturday, September 28th, at Jazzét Hall for this special event (details linked at the end). More announcements regarding the official album launch event will be shared later this Fall. Thank you once again for believing in our music and being a part of this journey!

Warm regards, ASTERISMYTH

story published on Sept. 23, 2024

Asterismyth, music about the constellations and mythical figures – just one month before the release of the album, the first live presentation of the project for the season 2024-25 will take place at “Jazzét Music Hall”, Saturday, September 28th, at 21:30. Asterismyth is a musical project, a suite consisting of 12 original pieces, with elements from jazz, classical and Greek traditional music. It is inspired by Constellations (Asterisms, in Greek) and mythical figures which they represent. Music by Stefanos Kozanis. Among the twelve compositions, three are songs with lyrics by Katerina Konstantinou and οne by Dimitris Margaritis. The band: Katerina Konstantinou · vocals, Dimitris Margaritis · violin, Stefanos Kozanis · piano, Kostas Patsiotis · double bass, Nikos Sidirokastritis · drums. More info: jazzeventslive.gr

story published on Sept. 23, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our support campaign on Kickstarter to fund the release of our upcoming album, "Asterismyth - Music about the Constellations and Mythical Figures." This is an exciting opportunity for you to pre-purchase the album and be among the first to experience our latest work.

Through the campaign, you can secure a CD copy at the regular price of €10, or opt for the digital album at an exclusive campaign price of just €1. This special offer is available only while the campaign is live. Every contribution, no matter the amount, brings us closer to our goal, and we sincerely thank you in advance for your generosity.

The campaign will run until Friday, September 20th. It’s important to note that we must reach our full funding goal for the campaign to be successful; only then will we receive the necessary funds to produce the CDs and cover essential costs, such as graphic design and other expenses.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to having you among the first to hold our CDs in your hands and hope to see you at our upcoming concerts!

Warm regards,
Stefanos Kozanis

story published on Aug. 19, 2024

On July 8 and 9, 2024, the recording of the album "Asterismyth" took place at Artracks Studio. The sessions featured Nikos Sidirokastritis on drums, Kostas Patsiotis on double bass, Stefanos Kozanis on piano, Dimitris Margaritis on violin and Katerina Konstantinou on vocals. The recording was expertly engineered by Giorgos Priniotakis. Stefanos Kozanis composed the music, while Dimitris Margaritis and Katerina Konstantinou penned the poems and lyrics. Preparations for the album's release in the fall of 2024 are already underway. Stay tuned for further announcements, including details on upcoming concerts and presentations!

story published on July 10, 2024

Here are some highlights from our recent Asterismyth's live concert on May 31st, 2024. A cosy musical evening took place at "Zp87", the beautiful venue hosted Asterismyth's live presentation in a special event. The band members K. Konstantinou, D. Maragaritis, S. Kozanis, K. Patsiotis and N. Sidirokastritis, performed twelve new musical compositions inspired by the Star Constellations and Greek Mythical Figures. Orion, Gemini, Leo, Perseus, Hercules, were among them. This was our final show of the winter 2023-24 season. We're excited to hit the studio this summer to record our new album. Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming gigs for the 2024-25 season!

story published on June 4, 2024

Asterismyth, music about the constellations and mythical figures – Live presentation of the project will take place at “Zp87” space, Friday, May 31st, at 21:00. Asterismyth is a musical project, a suite consisting of 12 original pieces, with elements from jazz, classical and Greek traditional music. It is inspired by Constellations (Asterisms, in Greek) and mythical figures which they represent. Music by Stefanos Kozanis. Among the twelve compositions, three are songs with lyrics by Katerina Konstantinou and οne by Dimitris Margaritis. The band: Katerina Konstantinou · vocals, Dimitris Margaritis · violin, Stefanos Kozanis · piano, Kostas Patsiotis · double bass, Nikos Sidirokastritis · drums. More info: jazzeventslive.gr

story published on May 8, 2024

Musaic duo (Nektarios Stamateolos, ney & Yiannis Efstathopoulos, percussion) meet jazz pianist Stefanos Kozanis at SPITI Art Bar, on Sunday April 28th, at 21:30. A creative partnership between the improvisational traditions of contemporary and traditional musicians of the world using the instrumental compositions of Musaic Duo's album “Synanthropisis”. More info: jazzeventslive.gr

story published on April 18, 2024

Two hymns for Easter, "Zoe en Tafo/Life in the Tomb" and "Axion esti/Worthy is," in a free piano rendition. The recording took place on April 2nd, 2023, at Alogokrito pub. Arrangement and performance by Stefanos Kozanis.

story published on April 15, 2024

Sunday April 7th, 2024. A cosy musical evening took place at "SPITI Art Bar", the beautiful venue hosted Asterismyth's live presentation in a special event. The band members K. Konstantinou, D. Maragaritis, S. Kozanis, K. Patsiotis and N. Sidirokastritis, performed twelve new musical compositions inspired by the Star Constellations and Greek Mythical Figures. Orion, Gemini, Leo, Perseus, Hercules, were among them. New live concerts will be announced soon.

story published on April 9, 2024

Asterismyth, music about the constellations and mythical figures – Live presentation of the project will take place at “SPITI Art Bar” space, Sunday, April 7th, at 21:30. Asterismyth is a musical project, a suite consisting of 12 original pieces, with elements from jazz, classical and Greek traditional music. It is inspired by Constellations (Asterisms, in Greek) and mythical figures which they represent. Music by Stefanos Kozanis. Among the twelve compositions, three are songs with lyrics by Katerina Konstantinou and οne by Dimitris Margaritis. The band: Katerina Konstantinou · vocals, Dimitris Margaritis · violin, Stefanos Kozanis · piano, Kostas Patsiotis · double bass, Nikos Sidirokastritis · drums. More info: jazzeventslive.gr

story published on March 13, 2024

A cosy musical evening took place at "Alogokrito", the beautiful venue hosted Asterismyth's first live presentation in a sold-out event. The band members K. Konstantinou, D. Maragaritis, S. Kozanis, K. Patsiotis and N. Sidirokastritis, performed twelve new musical compositions inspired by the Star Constellations and Greek Mythical Figures. Orion, Gemini, Leo, Perseus, Hercules, were among them. New live concerts will be announced soon.

story published on March 13, 2024

Jykä Ahola (trumet, Finland) and Stefanos Kozanis (piano, Greece) met in Athens, Greece in November 2023 and decided to record a few of Stefanos's original compositions. This new album contains some of Stefanos’s dedications to his friends. All of the tracks are trumpet and piano duet, except for “A Piece for Dreamers" and "A Summer to Forget" which are solo piano.

story published on March 13, 2024

This is the musical soundtrack for the "Musicoma” comic book by Olympia (Mondaki) Dakogianni: A love story that was born in a metaphysical context, to grow between the jazz improvisations of the New York scene of the 50’s. Musicoma (comic) features original music tracks, created exclusively for the comic book! Among the eight original songs of the album, six were composed by Stefanos Kozanis. Released June 13, 2021. More information on facebook page.

story published on March 2, 2024

Apollon Theatre at Hermoupolis, Syros – Friday September 15th, 2023, live performance of the music recorded and released in the album: "Herkyna - Nassia Gofa & The Jazz Tales". Nassia Gofa: vocals, Stefanos Kozanis: piano, Thomas Mitrousis: guitar, Kostas Patsiotis: bass, Anastasis Gouliaris: drums, Video by Vagelis Jannis

story published on March 1, 2024