Jazz at The Olive Grove

A jazz performance at an idyllic summer venue is coming to the island at the end of June. The Pharos Arts Foundation presents another unique jazz concert on June 30 at its venue in Delikipos featuring the impressive Anke Helfrich Trio and the famous saxophonist Tony Lakatos.

“Anke Helfrich belongs to the exclusive elite of European pianists who have been able to contribute a new kind of energy and spirit to jazz music,” organisers say. “She is an incredible pianist, known for captivating her audiences, and she has been described as ‘one of Europe’s best female jazz pianists’.”

Winner of the European Jazz Competition in 1996 and of an Echo Jazz Award in 2016, Helfrich has appeared in such prestigious venues as Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, Berlin’s Philharmonie, Dortmund’s Konzerthaus, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and Stockholm’s Concert Hall, and in the most notable jazz festivals around the world.

Her dynamic Trio, comprising also Dietmar Fuhr (double-bass) and Jens Düppe (drums) joining forces with acclaimed saxophonist Tony Lakatos is set to ignite The Olive Grove stage with their sparkling, ever-evolving, and masterfully sophisticated music.

Jazz in the Grove

Anke Helfrich Trio featuring saxophonist Tony Lakatos. June 30. The Olive Grove, Delikipos. 8.30pm. €20-25. www.pharosartsfoundation.org. Tel: 22-663871