1992-1995: he lives in London and he performs
with Chris Dagley, Steve Turner, Orefo Oregano, Mark Ong
in venues and festivals such as Jazz Cafe, Orange Club,
606 Club, Blue Note, Swan Fulham, Camden Town Open
Festival etc. His career has been published in the
International Who's Who in Music and his music has been
identified as "... a new sound beyond the age of jazz
and fusion ... transfers you to the imaginative world of
cosmic jazz".
1996: he returns to Athens, releases his
personal album "MYTHOPLASIA" with Thomas Muller, Yiorgos
Fakanas and Nickos Kapilidis and presents his music in
jazz festivals and concerts. He teaches at the
Philippos Nakas Music School
and forms the Fusion Ensembles.
1997-2006 : he teaches guitar and the Jazz
Fusion Ensembles at the Art Music School.
2000: he forms the "Lefteris Christofis Trio"
with Nikos Touliatos on drums and Vangelis Kontopoulos
on double bass.
2001- : he proposes and organises the
educational programme of the Athens Music Hall Centre of
Ensembles & Improvisation in the Municipality of
Chaidariou, in Athens. As artistic director gets
sponsorship from European Community to record and
release an album with his students' ensembles.
2002: he performs with "the seven time Grammy
Award winner" drummer Paul Wertico at the Petras
International Festival.
2003: Paul Wertico co-produces and records in
Lefteris' third personal album NOUS ICONS.
2005: "NOUS ICONS" is released by Blue Note
Records-EMI.
2005: he gives concerts with the "Lefteris
Christofis Group" featuring Jeff Berlin on bass, Barbara
Unger ..boards and Paul Wertico on drums.
2006: he collaborates with the saxophonist
Chico Freeman as orchestrator and participates as
guitarist in the project "One Olympics" of the Magnetic
Poets which is presenting in the Winter Olympics Games
in Torino.
Lefteris, Barbara, Jeff and Paul continue
their collaboration with the formation of their new
group OTHER PHRASES.
2007: he gives clinics on his personal
project "From Improvisation to Composition" and he's
touring in Greece with Nikos Touliatos on drums and
Nikos Mastrokostopoulos on bass. ..
2007: He tours with his Lefteris Christofis
Trio in festivals and concert halls in Greece. and he
presents the new project "Music and Dance – Universal
Community".
2008-09: He starts recording his fourth
personal album with the participation of the musicians
Chico Freeman, Paul Wertico and others. He participates
in summer festivals.
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