Apostolis Anthimos (born 25 September 1954 in

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) is a Polish

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and

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. His parents are Greeks. He is a member of the

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band

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, and has had a long individual career both as band leader and as sideman. He worked with

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Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (; 11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Muniak, pianist ...

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, Vangelis Katsoulis, and also a number of bands, including

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and

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. He has participated in the recording of over fifty albums, including three solo albums of his own: Days We Can't Forget (1994, backed by

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), Theatro (1999) and Back to the North (2006, backed by Wertico and Marcin Pospieszalski). His recent solo projects include: * Apostolis Anthimos Trio (with Krzysztof Dziedzic on

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and Robert Szewczuga on

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) * Apostolis Anthimos Quartet (with

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Tomasz Szukalski Tomasz Szukalski (25 December 1947 in Warsaw, Polish People's Republic, registered by Soviet authorities 8 January 1948 – 2 August 2012 in Piaseczno, Poland) was a Polish jazz saxophonist, composer and improviser. Szukalski worked with Tomasz S ...

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and Krzysztof Dziedzic on drums)

External links

Apostolis Anthimos' official web pageApostolis' page on MySpace.Com
* 1954 births Living people Polish drummers Male drummers Polish jazz guitarists People from Siemianowice Śląskie Polish people of Greek descent Polish male jazz musicians Polish male guitarists {{Jazz-guitarist-stub