Jazzy Ballads, Swing and Blues

Technopolis welcomes the new year with the sensational jazz vocalist Charlotte Storer with her trio featuring Demetris Miaris (piano) and Costas Challoumas (Double Bass) for a night of spellbinding music. Join them for an intimate concert in the jazz tradition of classic ballads, earthy swing and mellow blues, on Wednesday, 10th of January at 8pm.

Entrance: 15 euro

Reservations are necessary at 70002420

A few words about the musicians

Charlotte Storer is a rising British-Cypriot Jazz vocalist who is "on her way to building an international reputation..making friends and fans with her rich tone, bold phrasing and rhythmic creativity."- Cyprus News Report. She has led tours in; Greece, Germany, Israel and The Netherlands with her established contemporaries as well as performing at leading UK venues such Ronnie Scott's and Oliver's Jazz Bar. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and in 2023 released her debut album 'Meandering' on NYC record label Gut String Records.

Dimitris Miaris was born in Nicosia in 1991. He started playing classical piano from 6 years old. At the age of 16 Dimitris had his first connection with Jazz through the “Jazz Futures” workshops that took place in Nicosia with great musicians such as Sacha Perry, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Ari Roland and Chris Byars. Since then he took part in almost all the “Jazz Futures” workshops and had various live performances in Cyprus and Greece. He also attended the monthly Bicommunal Workshops with Charis Ioannou. The last two years he participated in Dr. Barry Harris’ workshops in Rome. He is also a member of ‘Neorebetes’, a Greek traditional band, where he plays the accordion. The band has performed in Cyprus, Greece, Kazan (Russian), Sydney and Melbourne (Australia). He received his Bachelor Degree for Jazz Piano at the Ionian University's Jazz Department in 2009 under the instruction of George Kontrafouris.

Costas Challoumas was born and raised in Larnaca. He studied pedagogy at the University of Cyprus, where he graduated in 1999. He studied double bass and music theory with Nikos Ioannou and continued his studies at ‘The Collective School of Music’ in New York with Sean Conly and Joe Fitzjerald. For twenty years he is a member of various musical ensembles (traditional, jazz, latin etc) and also of music and theatre performance groups. Amongst others, he was a member of the musical ensemble of ancient instruments “Terandros”, the original Cuban band “Havana Noche” and “Turnaround Jazz Quartet”, while the last years he is the artistic director of “Makam Ensemble”.