Sound of Color #1 featuring GRIX
This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the monthly audiovisual performances “Sound Of Color”, curated by Jannis Anastasakis and Natalia Manta at KET: 10 years that resemble a journey through the history of improvisational and experimental music, from free, Scandinavian or New York jazz music and free improvisation to ambient and psychedelic music, from contemporary mixes between electronic and traditional sound to entire in situ installations where space itself becomes a musical instrument. These 10 years have left an indelible mark on the space and programming of KET, which has not ceased since 2014 to open itself to musical experimentation, improvisational encounters and the live interaction between image and sound. Considering the unknown continents yet to be discovered, 10 years is ultimately a short time.
10 years of “Sound Of Color” at KET and the journey continues.
In the first “Sound of Color” of the year, Jannis Anastasakis (guitar, analog-synths, live-electronics) and Natalia Manta (digital & analog-visuals) collaborate with the GRIX trio consisting of Floros Floridis (clarinet), Antonis Anisegos (piano) and Giorgos Dimitriadis (drums).
The GRIX trio was formed in Berlin by three musicians from Thessaloniki. It blends melodies, noise and rhythms in a contemporary way, with free improvisations and electronics. It proposes an open approach to the melody, timbres and rhythms of Greek music, based on the experiences of its three members in the field of improvisational jazz.
Jannis Anastasakis is characterized by his special approach to the guitar, as a generator of original and atmospheric sounds, as well as by his in-depth involvement with effects and live-sampling technique (he is also the designer and manufacturer of JAM pedals). He has collaborated with great artists such as Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Gilad Atzmon, Thodoris Rellos, Savina Giannatou, Floros Floridis, Michalis Siganidis, Lena Platonos, Haris Lambrakis, Haig Yazdjian, etc.
Natalia Manta is a visual artist. She lives and works in Athens. She studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2011-2017), where she also completed her MA in Fine Arts. Memory, time and myth are the concepts at the heart of her visual creation. She uses different materials (metal, clay, photosensitive chemicals and video projections). She collaborates with visual artists, musicians, theatre or performance artists. Her work has been exhibited internationally in various solo and group exhibitions. During 2017- 2020, she taught sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts in Athens. Her works are in private collections. She has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artists’ Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2022).