Demetris Moraitis
Jazz Guitarist
Demetris Moraitis is a Greek/Cypriot guitarist currently studying jazz guitar at the Ionian University in Greece.
Born and raised in a musicians’ family Moraitis started having guitar lessons at an early age with some of Cyprus’ most respected musicians like Ioannis Savvides, Ioannis Vafeas, Marios Toumbas, Michael Messios and Iacovos Parpas.
He also participated at many prestigious festivals as a member of the Vafeas quartet and gained the audience’s enthusiasm for his fearless improvisations and creative and melodical playing.
Moraitis is currently leading hiw own quartet and is a member of many groups in Cyprus and Greece.
The Moraitis Trio was formed in 2025 in Corfu, Greece.
The three musicians are currently studying Music at the Jazz Department of the Ionian University. The trio also features the bassist Gregory Hughes and the drummer Henry-Chuckuma Onuchuks. The trio is distinguished for its mature playing, their fearless improvisation and their musical approach to jazz , promising a compelling and high energetic live experience to their audiences.
The D.Moraitis trio represents a fresh voice in music quickly establishing themselves as one of the most promising new jazz trios to emerge from Greece.
STEFANOS ANDREADIS
Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Educator at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
In his musical journey so far, Stefanos Andreadis has carved out his distinct musical identity and his own space in the Greek jazz scene through his distinctive compositions and his tenacity and devotion to his aesthetic choices. Since 2010, Andreadis musical vehicle, the Flying Jazz Trio, consists of himself on guitar and compositions, his permanent collaborator, the Promethean Hammond Organ virtuoso George Kontrafouris and the unboundedly new star creative drummer Nick Thessalonikefs. Their fifth album, ‘Confessions’, released in June 2025 by PKMusic, follows in a long tradition of organ trios featuring the electric guitar. Andreadis leads the trio with a clear, melodic voice on the guitar, combining thoughtful writing with deep groove and fluid interplay.
Alongside Greek jazz icon George Kontrafouris on Hammond organ and Nick Thessalonikefs on drums, the trio delivers a modern take on the organ trio sound—refined, soulful, and full of character. A refined trio that bridges tradition and personal expression with ease. The group appeared in dozens of International jazz festival in Greece as well as in Ukraine (Odessa international Jazz festival 2016), in Cyprus (Limassol-International jazz festival 2018), Lefkosia-Axiothea, International Jazz festival 2022, Albania (Tirana-Balkan JazzShowcase Festival 2018). Stefanos and George hold an academic position at the Ionian University, Music Department, Jazz Studies (Associate professors).
https://flyingjazz.bandcamp.com/
MARKOS VAFEAS
(Phd Electroacoustic Music, (University of Mancherster)
Electric Guitarist/Composer/arranger
