Vasilis Xenopoulos/Paul Edis Quartet - a Place Called Home

Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis began playing together 20 years ago, when they had both relocated to West London to study. Originally from Greece, Vasilis had just finished studying at Berklee College in the US, whilst Paul had moved South from the Northeast of England.In the intervening years they've played numerous gigs together, releasing first a duo album entitled A Narrow Escape (2016) followed by a quartet album entitled Feels Like Home (2024). Both albums received critical acclaim and radio play in the UK, Europe, and US.In 2026 the Vasilis and Paul joined forces with the outstanding Danish rhythm section of Torben Bjornskov (double bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums) to record their latest album 'A Place Called Home' for the AMM Records, due for release this year. This show will feature music from the new album."World-class" Los Angeles Jazz Scene (USA)
"grounded in the jazz tradition... inspired playing" All About Jazz (US)
"the quartet's compatibly and their ease in performance is a delight" Jazzwise (UK) - review and Editor's Choice
"an album to which you quickly become addicted" Action Jazz
"an attractive and lively album" La Habitacion del Jazz
"Xenopoulos blows with a rich tone and Paul Edis shows himself to be a restrained, yet swinging pianist." Jazz Flits
"the versatile pianist Paul Edis matches [Vasilis] in both virtuosity and creativity." Jazz'n'More magazine
"faithfully evokes the famous era of jazz" Jazzma