The Rosewood Brothers were formed in Athens in 2009 and their music is based on traditional American blues sound with references to soul, funk and rock elements.
They began their performances in May 2010 at the 10th European Jazz Festival.
In April 2011 they released their first mini - CD titled “Homemade Music”, which was distributed in 1000 free copies, as a gesture to everyone who supported the band in the beginning. It got very good reviews and was hosted as disc of the month in music magazines such as Metal Hammer, Wild Thing, Rockway. In September 2012 they released a 2-track album with the songs “I Got Mine Woman” and “Pray For A Better Day”.
The Rosewood Brothers are: Joseph Kiritsis vocals, guitars, lapsteel, George Katsanos guitars, harmonica, Nick Korpas keyboards, guitar, John Katsanos bass, Nick Konstans guitar, Konstantine Zervas drums, percussion
Participants: John Kassetas : saxophone, Renato Kushi : trombone, Sotiris Pepelas : trumpet, Jenny Kapadai : vocals
The Swing Shoes were formed in 2006 by Adonis Wilielmos and George Koutras, who started playing in the streets a mixture of swing, gypsy jazz, bossa nova, rock, gospel and traditional pieces .
The band took its current form with the addition of bassist Panos Tomaras in 2007 and Vangelis Kasvikis on drums in 2013.
In the spring of 2010 they released their first album titled “Ladies and Gents ... Here's The Swing Shoes”. The next two years they continued live performances, either alone or with Sugahspank!, playing in Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall and at festivals in Munich and Cyprus, where they got excellent reviews.
On Friday, January 10, 2014 The Rosewood Brothers will appear along with Swing Shoes and Sugahspank!
Date
10 January 2014Starting time
22:00Ticket Prices
- Admission: 10
Location
KooKoo live music bar