Talk:Petros Klampanis

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Proposed updates: discography, awards, Greek name

Hello everyone,

I’m **Petros Klampanis (Greek: Πέτρος Κλαμπάνης)**. This is my first time reaching out on Wikipedia, and I hope I’m doing this correctly. I respect the editors’ work and aim to provide accurate, sourced information for your review.

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Add Greek name to the opening: “Petros Klampanis (Greek: Πέτρος Κλαμπάνης; born July 15, 1981) is a Greek jazz double bassist, composer, and producer.”

Career

He leads a trio featuring Kristjan Randalu (piano) and Ziv Ravitz (drums), presenting the *Latent Info* repertoire internationally. ^[1]^[2]^[3]
He is the musical director and co-arranger for Grammy-winning vocalist Arooj Aftab on her 2024 release *Night Reign*.^[4]
He performs as the bassist in Oded Tzur’s quartet, appearing on several albums, including three ECM releases: Here Be Dragons (2020), Isabela (2022), and My Prophet (2024).^[5]^[6]
He co‑composed and performed **“Cavafy Ghost”** with vocalist Helga Davis as part of “Waiting for the Barbarians,” a project produced by the Onassis Foundation, based on C. P. Cavafy’s poetry. The world premiere occurred at St. Thomas Church in New York in May 2023 and was covered by *The New York Times*.^[7]^[8]
He teaches as a guest lecturer and workshop leader at institutions including **Oberlin Conservatory**, the **Ionian University (Corfu)**, the **Conservatorium van Amsterdam**, and the **Royal Conservatory of The Hague**.^[9]^[10]
He performs internationally at major jazz festivals and venues across the Americas, Europe, and Asia—with his own ensembles and with Grammy-winning vocalist Arooj Aftab.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Discography (as leader)

Year	Title	Label	Notes
2011	Contextual	Inner Circle Music	Debut; praised by Bass Musician Magazine^[14]
2015	Minor Dispute	Inner Circle Music	Included in NPR’s Best Jazz of 2015^[15]
2017	Chroma	Motéma	IMA Best Live Album (2018); praised by DownBeat^[16]^[17]^[18]
2019	Irrationalities	Enja / Yellowbird	Trio w/ Randalu & Janke; 3 IMA awards (2020)^[19]
2023	Tora Collective	Enja / PKmusik	Winner PdSK Traditional/Ethnic (Q2 2023); 4‑star DownBeat review^[20]^[21]^[22]
2025	Latent Info	Enja / PKmusik	PdSK Nominee World Music (Q2 2025)^[23]

Awards

**Independent Music Awards** – *Chroma* (Best Live Album, 2018); *Irrationalities* (Producer & Instrumental Track “Easy Come Easy Go,” Vox Pop, 2020)^[24]
**Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik** – Winner (*Tora Collective*, Q2 2023); Nominee (*Latent Info*, Q2 2025)^[25]^[26]

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I’ve aimed to keep this neutral and factual, adding verified details like my trio, work with Arooj Aftab, ECM albums with Oded Tzur, the Onassis Foundation project with Helga Davis, and teaching roles. Feedback from editors is appreciated. --193.213.202.122 (talk) 09:49, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ Latent Info – Bandcamp
^ BIMHUIS – Nov 21, 2025
^ HA Concerts – Ghent Nov 28, 2025
^ UMPG
^ ECM – My Prophet
^ DownBeat – Isabela review
^ Onassis Foundation – “Waiting for the Barbarians”
^ NYT – Tsioulcas
^ Oberlin Conservatory
^ Discover Double Bass – faculty profile
^ Bandsintown: “Latent Info” LIVE at IMF Dobrsska Brana, Czechia – Aug 16 2025
^ Instagram snippet: Arooj Aftab | Toronto, Ottawa tour
^ Lycabettus Sunset Live – Athens, May 12 2025
^ Bass Musician Magazine, “Contextual by Petros Klampanis,” June 8 2011
^ NPR – Best Jazz 2015
^ IMA Awards
^ All About Jazz review
^ DownBeat review mentions earlier acclaim
^ IMA 2020 winners
^ Bandcamp
^ Facebook – DownBeat review
^ All About Jazz review
^ Instagram nomination
^ IMA
^ Bandcamp
^ Instagram nomination

193.213.202.122 (talk) 09:49, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Latent Info – Bandcamp

[2] BIMHUIS – Nov 21, 2025

[3] HA Concerts – Ghent Nov 28, 2025

[4] UMPG

[5] ECM – My Prophet

[6] DownBeat – Isabela review

[7] Onassis Foundation – “Waiting for the Barbarians”

[8] NYT – Tsioulcas

[9] Oberlin Conservatory

[10] Discover Double Bass – faculty profile

[11] Bandsintown: “Latent Info” LIVE at IMF Dobrsska Brana, Czechia – Aug 16 2025

[12] Instagram snippet: Arooj Aftab | Toronto, Ottawa tour

[13] Lycabettus Sunset Live – Athens, May 12 2025

[bassmag-14] Bass Musician Magazine, “Contextual by Petros Klampanis,” June 8 2011

[15] NPR – Best Jazz 2015

[16] IMA Awards

[17] All About Jazz review

[18] DownBeat review mentions earlier acclaim

[19] IMA 2020 winners

[20] Bandcamp

[21] Facebook – DownBeat review

[22] All About Jazz review

[23] Instagram nomination

[24] IMA

[25] Bandcamp

[26] Instagram nomination

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