Konstantinos was born in 1996 in Athens.
His involvement with music began at the age of 12.
He was admitted in 2019 to the Kunstuniversität Graz, Jazz Department, in Austria.
He has attended several workshops of renowned musicians such as Immanuel Wilkins, Lage Lund, Robin Eubanks, Joe Fiedler, Charles Altura, Lionel Loueke, Jim Mcneely, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Danilo Perez, Alex Sipiagin, Jason Lindner, Jorge Rossy and has taken private lessons from important musicians such as Dick Oatts, Nir Felder, Phil Robson, Lage Lund, Lionel Loueke, Jason Lindner, Luis Bonilla, etc.
He has been a member of Luis Bonilla’s International Jazz Quartet since 2021 and has worked closely with him ever since (Luis Bonilla is a 3-times Grammy winner artist, played for 20 years with Village Vanguard Orchestra, and toured the world with Phil Collins Band).
He has been a member for three consecutive years (2021,2022,2023) of JMI World Jazz Orchestra as the main guitarist, a big band that gathers talents from all over the globe and tours Europe in summer, based in Brussels.
He is currently leading his own quartet that plays his compositions and is about to record his first Album, playing as a sideman in numerous artistic projects and working at the same time as a guitar tutor.
His most notable performances are with the world-famous, 3 times Grammy winner trombone artist Luis Bonilla, renowned organ player and pianist Renato Chicco, and trumpet standout Stjepko Gut, as well as touring with JMI World Jazz Orchestra.
He has performed in several music venues in Europe (Greece, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, etc) and he is involved in numerous music projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, and Austria, where he currently lives.
As a guitar tutor, he has 8 years of experience teaching privately in Athens (Greece), as well as in Graz (Austria), and internationally by online teaching students from countries such as Luxembourg, Italy, USA, UK, France, Spain etc.
-Graduated from Private Conservatory in Athens (2 years study - Pre Bachelor)
-Bachelor Jazz Guitar Performance in Kunstuniversität Graz (AT): 2019-2023
-(Ongoing) Masters in Jazz Guitar Performance in Kunstuniversität Graz (AT): 2023 -
Experience / Qualifications:
- 8 years of private teaching in Athens and Graz
- Attended a special pedagogy program at EKPA University of Athens (Greece) about music teaching methods in 2018.
- Working musician leading bands and hired for studio albums, concerts, tours, etc.
- Attended masterclasses with artists such as Peter Bernstein, Immanuel Wilkins, Charles Altura, Romain Pilon, Robin Eubanks, Joe Fiedler, Danilo Perez, Jim Mcneely, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Alex Sipiagin, Famadou Don Moye, and many more.