Spiros Exaras

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[1]Spiros Exaras is a Greek guitarist, composer, producer and arranger.[2][3]

Career[]

He has performed and recorded with Mariah Carey[4] Shirley Bassey[5] Mark Murphy[6] Gerardo Velez, Philip Hamilton, Charles Blenzig, Mike Pope, Andy Middleton, Randy Brecker, Joel Rosenblatt, Jon Benitez, Tessa Souter, Dave Valentin, Arturo O'Farrill , Mario Frangoulis, Kostas Hatzis, , Alkistis Protopsalti, Yannis Markopoulos, and , among others. [1]

Albums[7][]

  • Spiros Exaras plays Kostas Hatzis - MBI Records 1992
  • Everything For A Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Polyglottal Music 2000[8][9]
  • Niko's Restaurant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Polyglottal Music 2001
  • Gallathea (Original Theatre Soundtrack) - Polyglottal Music 2002
  • Phrygianics[10] --- Spiros Exaras World Jazz Ensemble - Blue Note Records 2003
  • Old Waters New River — Spiros Exaras/Ellio Villafranca - Harbinger Records 2014
  • Just Cause (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Polyglottal Music 2014
  • Mark Murphy feat Spiros Exaras : Live in Athens, Greece - Harbinger Records  2016
  • Stis Paralies Tou Feggariou --- Spiros Exaras/Iakovos Kambanellis/Lina Orfanou- MLK 2016

EP's[]

  • Unbounded Blue (feat Randy Brecker, Mark Egan, Tom Schuman, Joel Rosenblatt, Don Harris, Tom "Bones" Malone, Alex Blake, Bill Harris, Gerardo Velez) - Polyglottal Music 1994
  • The Dwarf Planets with Achilles Liarmakopoulos on trombone - Spiros Exaras Music 2020[11]
  • The Magic of Christmas, feat. Eugene Ruffolo and Amanda Homi (Polyglottal Music 2021) [12]

Singles[]

  • I Will Never Forget - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Spiros Exaras - AL Music, Polyglottal Music 2019
  • La Ruta (featuring Nancy Ticotin) - Polyglottal Music 2020
  • Yanni mou to Mandili sou/Take 5 - Loukia Valasi/Spiros Exaras  (Apollon Productions/Polyglottal Music, 2021) [13]
  • Christmas Fantasy - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Spiros Exaras  (AL Music 2021) [14]

Other Discography [15][16][]

  • George Mouzakis-Lakis Lazopoulos : Eho Apopse Rendez-Vous (Sony Greece- 1992) - (guitarist)
  • John Modinos : Our Roots (Alfa Mi - 1993) - (guitarist)
  • Thomas Bakalakos : Ap'Tin Ellada Ya Hara (Alpha Mi Records, 1993) - (guitarist) [17]
  • Mariah Carey : My All & Breakdown (Sony Music - 1998) - (guitarist)
  • Man-Yee Lam : Awakened to a Dream (Starlight Music - 2000) - (guitarist)
  • Aris Tomas : Wild World (Wizard Records, 2003) - (guitarist, producer) [18]
  • Christie : Who Needs Love (Christie Productions - 2005) - (guitarist)
  • Richard Khuzami : Fused (Dahdoo Records - 2006) - (guitarist)
  • Lina Orfanos : Enchanted Night (Romanos Productions - 2007) - (guitarist, producer, arranger)
  • Mitch Zorba : Zorba (Young Pals Music - 2009) - (guitarist, co-writer, co-producer)
  • Emre Yilmaz : Kaderin Yerine (Yasar Kekeva Plakcılık - 2011) - (guitarist, arranger producer)
  • Argyro Kaparou : Xeirolaves (R-Time - 2012) - (guitarist)
  • Angeliki : Middle Earth Sea (Angel Bee Productions - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
  • Dimitris Maramis-Lina Orfanos : Ay Amor (Romanos Productions - 2013) - (guitarist)
  • Amanda Homi : Till I Reach Bombay (Drumgirl - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger)
  • Tasso Zapanti : Reflections Upon (Zapanti Music - 2014) - (guitarist)
  • Lina Orfanos : Mathausen/Desserters (Babinis Productions - 2015) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
  • Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Trombone Atrevido (ODEG - 2015), (guitarist, arranger, composer, producer)
  • Νικοs Platyrachos/George Dalaras : Ta Astega (Feelgood Records - 2015) - (guitar)[19]
  • Lina Orfanos : Essentially Ella (Babinis Productions - 2016) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
  • Doros Dimosthenous : Compere (Purple Lily Records, 2016) - (guitarist) [20]
  • Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Ethereal - (AL 2017) - (guitarist, composer, arranger, producer) [21]
  • Nikos Platyrachos/Dimitris Lentzos : Mavri Mpogia sto Marmaro  (MLK, 2018) - (guitarist) [22]
  • Korina Legaki, George Andreou, Nikos Xydakis : Neos Kosmos (Mikri Arktos, 2019) - (guitarist) [23]
  • Lina Orfanos : Dream (Bambinis Productions, 2019) - (composer, guitarist, arranger, producer)[24] [25]
  • Lina Orfanos - Love Matters (Bambinis/Romanos Productions, 2021) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) [26]
  • Aggeliki: Samba Griega (Rtime, Polyglottal Music 2021)-(arranger, producer, guitarist) [27]

Featured in Compilations[]

  • ROW : Rivers of the World (ROW - 2001) - (guitarist)
  • KOSMOS 93.6 : Ethnic Collection (Universal Music/MINOS 2005) -(composer, arranger, guitarist, producer) [28]
  • Various Artists (Lyra- 2008) - (guitarist, arranger)

Music for Film and Theater[]

  • Everything for a reason- 2000 - directed by Vlas Parlapanides, written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides, executive producer Larry Meistrich [29]
  • Niko's restaurant - 2001(short) -written by Evan Camfield and Efterpi Charalambidis, directed by efterpi Charalambidis[30]
  • Just Cause - 2014(short) -written and directed by Paul Krisikos[31]
  • Gallathea (play) (2002)

References[]

  1. ^ "KOSMOS 93.6 – Ethnic collection vol2 & vol3". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. ^ "Spiros Exaras' Website Biography". Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. ^ "Spiros Exaras". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Spiros Exaras | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  5. ^ "spiros exaras". www.spirosexaras.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  6. ^ "Legendary Mark Murphy and Spiros Exaras Jazz It Up in newly minted CD – NEO Magazine". www.neomagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  7. ^ "Phrygianics". Walmart.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  8. ^ "Phrygianics - 2003". jazzonline.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  9. ^ "Details Album: "79615"". jazzdaten.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  10. ^ Jazz, All About. "Spiros Exaras-World Jazz Ensemble: Phrygianics album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  11. ^ Spiros Exaras: The Dwarf Planets, retrieved 2020-11-15
  12. ^ The Magic of Christmas - Single by Spiros Exaras, 2021-12-01, retrieved 2021-12-27
  13. ^ Yanni Mou to Mandili Sou / Take 5 (Medley), 2021-03-25, retrieved 2021-10-14
  14. ^ Christmas Fantasy - Single by Achilles Liarmakopoulos & Spiros Exaras, 2021-12-10, retrieved 2021-12-27
  15. ^ "spiros exaras music". www.spirosexaras.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  16. ^ "Spiros Exaras | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  17. ^ "Θωμάς Μπακαλάκος - Απ' Την Ελλάδα Γεια Χαρά". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  18. ^ "Aris Tomas* - Wild World". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  19. ^ DalarasWebTeam. "Παρουσίαση Δίσκου "Τα άστεγα" - Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras". Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  20. ^ "Spiros Exaras Music". spirosexaras.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  21. ^ Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Nostos, retrieved 2017-03-29
  22. ^ Mavri Bogia Sto Marmaro, 2018-12-03, retrieved 2021-10-14
  23. ^ "Γιώργος Ανδρέου - Νίκος Ξυδάκης. Ερμηνεύει η Κορίνα Λεγάκη". Athens Voice (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  24. ^ ♫ Dream Odyssey - Lina Orfanos. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2020-01-02
  25. ^ Love Matters, 2021-04-12, retrieved 2021-10-14
  26. ^ Love Matters, 2021-04-12, retrieved 2021-10-14
  27. ^ Samba Griega, 2021-06-28, retrieved 2021-10-14
  28. ^ "spiros exaras music". www.spirosexaras.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  29. ^ Parlapanides, Vlas (2000-10-23), Everything for a Reason, retrieved 2016-03-25
  30. ^ Charalambidis, Efterpi (2000-01-01), Niko's Restaurant, retrieved 2016-03-25
  31. ^ Krisikos, Paul (2000-01-01), Just Cause, retrieved 2016-03-25
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