In 2017 he completed his postgraduate studies at the same university. of the clarinet. He has collaborated with many artists, theatrical productions and dance productions as a clarinetist, pianist and composer. His aesthetic and artistic influences are related at the same time to his roots from Asia Minor and Thrace, as well as to his musical origins and studies in classical music but also in jazz, minimal and electronic music.

Τhe experimentation and coexistence of many different sounds, the integration of extra-musical elements, the birth of new paths in music creation are the basis for the musical idiom of his music. After his first solo presentation entitled “Local Soundscapes” in the context of the Chania festival “Open Sails” in November 2021 he continues to build his personal musical position as “Christos Kalkanis Solo”. A hybrid musical setup that combines both acoustic and electronic instruments and external music elements. The main goal is to experiment and research new ways of expression and creation in today’s era with a fresh and modern mood and aesthetics.

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Their aim is to express themselves to fully through music and art. Creativity and collective expression is a vehicle to a better understanding of life itself and music is a universal language that it must be accessible to everyone. The first presentation of their music took place in Athens (February 2017). Kolida Babo was chosen to participate at the 18nth Biennale of young Artists – Europe and Medditeranean in the field of music, where was the opening act at the Biennale in Tirana, Albania.

They released their first LP with MIC Records (London). They have also released a single with Jazzman Records jazz45 series ”Spirits of Mauronoros”. They have performed and recorded for Greek National Radio and presented their LP in Athens, Thessaloniki and Madrid , performing in Museo Reina Sofia.
In November of 2018 they composed the original score of ”Gospel of Michiel” documentary, presented in 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Their music is broadcasted via many Radio shows and received many positive reviews from “The Wire”, “The Guardian”, “thevinylfactory.com“. They also performed in Reworks festival, Cosmopolis festival (GR), and in Vinterjazz festival (Copenhagen, Denmark). They currently prepare their second LP release, while participating in Thessaloniki documentary film festival.

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NAKED has started in 2007. Collaborating for over a decade, they have released four albums and ready to release the fifth one in summer, performed around the world from Chile to Korea and at festivals like Colours of Ostrava, EXIT, Read See Jazz Festival, ACC festival, to name a few. 

A gypsy violin, saxophone and clarinet converse with the melody accompanied by a tight, upbeat bass and drum section. Together they generate a sense of updated- global-urbanism and accurate synergy by diversity, a natural crossover of swing, funk, trippy psychedelic dub, classical music with flashes of the Mediterranean and African, Eastern European traditions as well as bebop, odd-rhythm and free-jazz. 

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