Vocalist Tamuz Nissim and guitarist George Nazos have been performing and recording together for over a decade. Through their work as part of bigger bands and collaborations on six records they discovered their passion for playing duet as well as quartet.
Their work has received extended reviews from the press and their records have been broadcasted in radio stations around the world while in the States they have entered the JazzWeek, NACC and Roots Music Report radio charts.
Their project is so much more than the usual jazz guitarist accompanying a singer. It is a heartfelt conversation between two virtuosos soloists, sharing their fascinating life story in songs. A full range concert that celebrates life and love and ignites the imagination of anyone who hears it.
Tamuz Nissim, born in Tel Aviv Israel started her musical journey playing classical piano and Israeli music and got seriously into singing and playing jazz in high school.
George Nazos from Athens Greece, started guitar in his teen years. His journey started in Rock music and developed from fusion towards jazz and contemporary classical guitar works.
The two have met as students in Rotterdam Netherlands and later lived together in Greece and The United States. They travelled with their music around Europe and Latin America. Every place they visited contributed to their musical journey. Whether if it was the traditional songs or rhythms, stories of people they met along the road or the sounds of nature all contributed to their compositions and song arrangements creating their unique personal sound.
They’re repertoire consists of “Originals that are so smart they can bend light” (C. Michael Bailey All About Jazz) ,unique arrangements to well known songs by the Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Abbey Lincoln and to bop Jazz tunes as well as song from the American songbook.
The duo performs internationally in Festivals and clubs like Riga Ritmis Latvia, Zinco Jazz Club Mexico City, Technopolis International Jazz Festival Greece, River Fest Bronx, Woman Fest Israel, Film Isreal Amsterdam, Shablul Jazz Club , Beit Ha Amudim Israel, Limassol Jazz Festival Cyprus and more. In New York and around they performed in The Blue Note, Appel Room Lincoln Center , Mezzrow Jazz Club, Jazz Forum, The Bar 55 and many more.
“Scatting, swinging, singing and working her way into your heart as well as your ears, the vocal/guitar duo at the core of this show knows what are they are doing and where they want to go. A deceptively simple date, the skill and chops that go into making this all work are quite impressive indeed.”
– Chris Spector Midwest record
“These harmonious offerings, among others, serve as explorations of the heart, the spirit, and the soul. They paint a beautifully clear and emotionally deep picture of what Tamuz Nissim and George Nazos are all about.”
– Dan Bilawsky, All about Jazz
“They are both creatively untethered from conventional wisdom and melodic conventions.”
– C.Michael Bailey, All about Jazz.
“Invention and innovation are not the only strong suits of this prodigiously gifted musician. Miss Nissim is a wonderful writer as well and the original compositions are an indication of just how good she is. ..As always George Nazos in also on this date and he plays everywhere with melodicism and with uncommon harmonic ingenuity.”
– Raul DaGama -Jazz DaGama
“A real boundary pusher that scores high marks.”
– Midwest Record
“Guitarist George Nazos brings the guitar to its full potential and glory with his new cd “Symposium For Peace”. As a true pioneer of guitar technique and a pursuer of innovative guitar voicings George gives life to his beautifully written original compositions.” Vocalist Tamuz Nissim joins in on “The Chase” and “Hope”.” The Chase” is a guitar and vocal dance with bursts of magical sounds and color. Tamuz’s voice soars with effortless clarity and precision, taking us away with her graceful tone.”
– Frank Kohl Cadence Magazine
