Waves
Street Of Stars, 2023
9/10
The Athens, Greece native and current NYC artist George Nazos brings his guitar playing and composing skils to these 8 jazz fusion tracks that welcome Trifon Dimitrov, Joe Abba and Tamuz Nissim.
The stylish atmosphere of “City Blues” opens the listen with Abba’s frisky drums complementing the soft guitar lines that create a distinct dreaminess, and “Welcome Home” follows with Dimitrov’s well timed bass plucking that suits Nazos’ meticulous finger acrobatics.
“Jaffa” and “Summer Dreams” land in the middle, where the former carries a mesmerizing demeanor of beauty and grace, while the latter welcomes Nissim’s stunning voice to the cautious and crisp album highlight.
Close to the end, “At Liam’s” comes with a cinematic quality that benefits from the playful guitar, restrained drums and skilled bass, and the title track exits with Nazos’ fascinating guitar playing front and center.
This is Nazos’ 3rd album, and it continues his profound attention to detail and superb nylon string guitar prowess that we could never tire of.
Travels well with: Tamuz Nissim- While Birds Fly; George Nazos- Σymposium for Peace