Parnassos Literary Society

Following its warm reception in February, the BlackBox Jazz Festival returns featuring 10 concerts at the Parnassos Literary Society (8 Karitsi Square) from October 18 to November 1. The festival will showcase a diverse array of jazz styles, with a strong emphasis on vocal expression. Tickets start from 15 euros at ticketservices.gr. For more information, visit blackboxshow.gr.

English singer, songwriter and guitarist Jon Gomm, renowned for his intricate slaps, taps and retunings, will perform in Athens this October.

Susan Daboll's solo exhibition at the Parnassos Literary Society (8 Agiou Georgiou Karitsi) in Athens showcases the American artist's deep exploration of the environment and her family history.

Marking the 200th anniversary of the great poet and philhellene Lord Byron's death, the Athenian Historical Dance Group presents a performance set in the 19th century at the Parnassos Literary Society (8 Agiou Georgiou Karitsi). Dancers in period costumes will perform to the music of Lord Byron's contemporaries like Rossini, Paganini and Schubert.

The internationally acclaimed Russian pianist and faculty member at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Natalia Trull, is coming to Athens to perform a piano recital at the Parnassos Literary Society (8 Georgiou Karytsi, lsparnas.gr). The program is dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven, showcasing Trull's virtuosity and mastery of the classical repertoire.

The Athens State Orchestra's successful string quartet takes the stage at the Parnassos Literary Society (lsparnas.gr), with a tribute to the First Viennese School. Among the highlights of the program being presented by Apollon Grammatikopoulos and Panagiotis Tziotis on violin, Angela Giannaki on viola and Isidoros Sideris on cello, is Beethoven's String Quartet No 8.

After two successful shows at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus last summer, award-winning Greek musician Petros Klampanis is bringing his new work to the capital's Parnassos Literary Society (Karytsi Square, tel 210.322.1917).

Cretan music expert Giorgos Xylouris, a master of the lute and accomplished singer, has been collaborating with drummer Jim White, co-founder of Australian rock band Dirty Three, on a project dubbed Xylouris White since 2013.

Brazil-born, Berlin-based pianist, singer and composer Dillon (Dominique Dillon de Byington) is making her Greek debut at the Parnassos Literary Society on Wednesday, October 9.

Argentinean pianist Jose Gallardo and German cellist Benedict Kloeckner will inaugurate the new season at the Parnassos Literary Society with a concert titled "Stay Tuned." The two soloists, who have been gaining widespread critical popularity in recent years, will perform selections of Mendelssohn, Chopin, Shostakovich and Piazzolla. The concert starts at 8.30 p.m.