Beautiful Jazz tones by Thomas Nakas @to_mi_nor and Igor Iofe @igor-iofe-1

Days that gone never come back again. The name is of this project is representative of the process that music goes from Athens to Amsterdam and came back as feedback.

From Athens To Amsterdam And Back III

From The Athens To Amsterdam And Back III [Trumpet: Igor Iofe | Piano: Thomas Nakas]

Field Of Ecstasy

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Friday

Blade In A Basket

Vanishing into the dark,
I was close to be lost.
Framed in time, fear behind my back,
I tried to find something soft.

Drinking too much, lacking lucidity,
I tried to reach at you.
This fantasy was quite funny,
But it wasn’t meant to be.

I lost my way, for many days,
Walking around this creepy shrine.
I mourned and prayed, my beloved gods,
To win this game, against all odds.

From the winter until october,
I had no other way.
It got better in november.
I had to keep this way.

I lost my mind, from time to time,
Back to the sad old days.
Almost serene, rest of the time,
I had no other way.

It is the time to get in line.
Ready to start a brand new life.
These sad old days seem far away,
Like a shadow over my way.

From october until november,
I crawled away against the wave.
This tricky path, not quite funny,
Is certainly the only way.

A new departure (vocals)

Ashes of the Empire / Volume 1 is a cinematic, all-instrumental journey about choosing conscience over obedience.

Whispers in the Archive I

Etudes II

Etude No. 43 in G minor

An exquisitely crafted piece, this track unfolds with a poignant elegance, featuring a beautifully expressive piano melody interwoven with lush, sustained string arrangements. It evokes a deeply introspective and serene atmosphere, perfect for moments of contemplation or as an evocative backdrop for visual media. The rich harmonic tapestry and delicate instrumentation create an expansive yet intimate soundscape, making it a truly immersive listening experience.

Minimalist Neo-Classical #12

Burning Fires

Inspired by a young woman standing up to hypocrisy in a BBC political question time...

Remixed, reworked and extended, Nov 22

TALK TO ME

talk to me, talk to me I’m right here
i used to be distant but now i’m so near
look at me 
i once was blurred now I’m clear

how can you say you don’t know me
don’t you recall what you told me…

i was invisible now I can see
you were untouchable, how did that feel?

talk to me, talk to me, tell me no lies
lay your hand on the table and show me your eyes
the truth is unsettling it blows your disguise 

how can you say you don’t know me
don’t you recall what you told me…

i was invisible now i can see
you were untouchable now you are real
i was invisible now i can breathe
now i can feel
you were untouchable, you were untouchable…

talk to us, talk to us
through grinning teeth
we can see you are smiling
we know what it means
wherever you broadcast
reception is weak

how can you say that you know us
don’t you recall what you sold us

we were invisible now we can see
you were untouchable now you are real
we were invisible now we are free (can feel)
you were untouchable now we are, now we are….

Talk To Me

Dorian Scapes

Igor Iofe is a
composer whose musical
paths lead to diverse stylistic destinations. Currently Igor's focus in music is Armenian traditional duduk repertoire which he performs on trumpet. He brings the beauty and warmth of the duduk into his trumpet playing.

At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam he studied with  Wim Hendrickx,Richard Ayres,  Fabio Nieder,Willem Jeths and Jorrit Tamminga. Igor attended masterclasses with Misato Mochizuki, Dmitry Kourliandski, Tristan Murail andTan Dun. His music was performed at the Composers’ Festival Amsterdam (2012 and 2013), Atlas Academy (2010-12),  Looptail XXX and at such venues as De Link, De Duif, Het Bethaniënklooster, Het Veem, STEIM, Muziekgebouw aan 't Ij and CvA in Amsterdam and other cities of the Netherlands. His piece Y+Ywas performed by the Joint Venture Percussion Duo at several venues in the USA and Europe.

Parallel to his Classical Composition studies Igor studied Composing Music for Film with Jurre Haanstra and graduated as a Master in Composing for FIlm at the CvA. During his studies he wrote music for several movies which were shown at the Beeldbuis Filmfestival, Keep an Eye Film Festival, VERS Awards, Cinekid Filmfestival, M2M Filmfestival and Pleinbioscoop Rotterdam.

Igor is one of the organisers of the Toets des Tijds Concert Series