MINAS VAKALOUDIS

Bass player Minas Vakaloudis grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, along with another gifted musician you might be familiar with: Nikos Tsop. To this day, the two friends are playing together in bands. Of course, one of them is the formation around Mr. Tsop himself. In this International formation, they explore the boundaries of blues alongside the Uruguayan guitarist Pablo Minoli and the Aruban drummer Daniel Camacho. In doing so, they like to cross over to funk. Actually, the gigs of this four-piece have become more and more eclectic, bass-heavy, and most of all, funky as hell. And even though the guitar still rightfully steals the show, Vakaloudis manages to put his mark on the sound more than ever, with his thumping, danceable and groovy bass lines on the one. The likeable, though stoic bassist always looks laidback, but his influence and skills are clear as day. If you didn’t know that you can dance your butt of to the blues, than you clearly haven’t seen Nikos and Minas before. Your next chance to see them live is on Friday, January 18th!