I play the soprano saxophone on the track Nikoniko by Helge Lien Trio. 

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Rehearsal, 25.01.15 at Button factor

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This is Mo Sheerin on guitar and myself on alto saxophone. 

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Yanni H alto sax - The Girl From Ipanema

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Yanni H. was born in Greece and started playing the soprano saxophone back in the late 70's. His early musical inspiration and influences came from progressive jazz/rock groups such as King Crimson, Soft Machine, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, to soon be drawn by the magic of the music of John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Steve Lacy, Sun Ra Arkestra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Keith Jarrett's Quartets and the European  improvisational scene such as the Globe Unity Orchestra, Evan Parker, Peter Kowald, Gunter Sommer, etc... 
But he was also was drawn by the electronic/ambient/minimal music of Steve Reich,  Burial, Loscil, Brian Eno, Harold Budd & Tim Hacker. 
Although he had some formal music education (especially on the flute) , his most important education came from being a frequent member of the jazz club of George Barakos, the first jazz club in Athens back in the 70's...listening to records daily, playing with musicians and also having the chance and privilege to see live some of his greatest influences; The Sun Ra Arkestra, Globe Unit Orchestra, Evan Parker, Han Bennink, Peter Brotzman, Keith Jarrett, Oregon, Sam Rivers trio, Anthony Braxton and the incredible trio with Wadada Leo Smith, Peter Kowald & Gunter "baby" Sommer.
In the 80's while still living in Greece he performed mainly in a duo setting with the great drummer & percussionist Nikos Touliatos playing improvisational music in every imaginable venue & setting. From schools, art galleries, pubs, festivals, radio programs to the Opera house of Brussels. Yanni also played with some of the greatest jazz musicians from Greece. Guitarist Andreas Georgiou, the great late bassist George Filippidis, guitarist Dimitris Zafirelis, pianist Yannis Bach Spyropoulos, bassist Vassilis Ntalas, the incredible Ross Daly on traditional instruments, etc...But also with dancers, actors, sculpturists, etc...While living abroad he performed regularly solo saxophone in Denmark and also with a variety of groups in Ireland.                  
His biggest inspiration on the Soprano saxophone is the great late Steve Lacy.

Yanni H

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