Ilios Steryannis is a respected jazz drummer and composer based in Toronto.
He will be performing at Silence Sounds in Guelph on July 7.
His debut album Bethany Project was released in early 2018 and has received widespread critical acclaim and airplay worldwide.
It has charted on the Roots Music Report’s international jazz chart, peaking at number 8. It hit number 1 on Detroit-Windsor radio station CJAM 99.1 FM.
The music, which Steryannishas composed for this show, will cover a wide variety of styles, moods and textures, ranging from Coltrane-esque post-bop to charging West African grooves, with some Mediterranean and Afro-Cuban flavours mixed in.
Two time JUNO nominee Sundar Viswanathan will be playing alto and soprano saxophones, Scott Neary, who has just returned from a tour of Turkey with Minor Empire, is on guitar and, JUNO-winner Henry Heillig will be on electric and upright bass.
The band has delivered a string of shows so far this year, including performances in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
Ilios Steryannis Jazz Quartet will be performing July 7 at 8pm at Silence in Guelph.
Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-ilios-steryannis-bethany-project-tickets-43935598558.
For more information and tour dates, visit http://www.iliosjazz.ca or www.iliosjazz.com.
