New Release
Music Soup organ trio new album UPBEAT MOOD, released by Summit/Chicken Coup Records.
“If you listen to portions of Grant’s album alongside UPBEAT MOOD, the new album by Music Soup (the band co-lead by Dimopoulos) the similarities become clear. It is not the case of one album copying repertoire or the instrumentation of the other; instead, it is the spirit of the
music that is shared between albums recorded nearly 60 years apart. Each album features incisive swing played by a group of like-minded musicians who certify their progressive ideas through their utter conviction. The playlist of each album covers a multitude of sub-genres within the umbrella of post-bop, but in both cases, the artists find creative ways to move beyond their influences to present music that is uniquely their own.” Mouthpiece Music.
“Dimopoulos, Karlafti and Kotzabasis have worked as a trio since 2014. The partnership of Karlafti and Dimopoulos goes back to 1998 when the two first worked together on a gig. Both of them had strong backgrounds in classical music—Karlafti in voice and piano, and Dimopoulos on classical guitar—but as each became more fascinated with the freedom of jazz, they adapted both their styles and their instruments, with Karlafti now an accomplished organist and Dimopoulos an impressive electric guitarist. The band name Music Soup actually covers a number of groups ranging from a piano/guitar duet to a full rhythm section.” Press release, Mouthpiece Music