Saxophone

After the financial blues of the COVID-19 pandemic, the French saxophone maker favored by American jazz greats celebrates its 100th birthday looking to expand further in Asia and the United States.

Selmer experienced two difficult years after the pandemic began in 2020, the company's executive chairman Thierry Oriez tells AFP.

Charlie Parker, the American musician and composer who revolutionized the jazz scene in the 1940s with his style and saxophone playing, will be celebrated on Friday, January 10 at the B&E Goulandris Foundation in downtown Athens.

Swing is on the program at the capital's Half Note Jazz Club through January 3 (closed on Monday), with the Arlettes paying homage to the genre's greats in the 1930s and 40s. The trio consists of mezzo-sopranos Paulina Plucinski and Stefanie Bruckner, and soprano Madeleine Haipt, accompanied by saxophones, piano, bass and drums. Tickets cost 20, 25 and 30 euros and doors open at 10.30 p.m.

A true rock star of the saxophone, Parol Stelar returns to Gazarte's Roof Stage for a single live show on Wednesday, June 28. Aged 31, Max the Sax has managed to become one of the biggest names of electro jazz thanks to his distinctive and dynamic sound. Admission costs 6 euros and the concert begins at 10 p.m.

Gazarte, 32-34 Voutadon, Gazi,
tel 210.346.0347, gazarte.gr