ANAPOLONTAS is an album of modern Jazz duets, featuring pianist Aris Papadopoulos and double bassist Grigoris Theodoridis.

ANAPOLONTAS, which in Greek means reminiscing, is a modular project comprised of four musical ideas. Unnecessary Thoughts, composed by G. Theodoridis and Children’s Story, Stargate and Synapseis, composed by. A. Papadopoulos. Between them, interludes #1, #2 and #3, together with the introduction and the epilogue, create a background of nostalgic recollection of the past (Innocence and Chaos) and an anxious contemplation of the present (Simplicity and Desire) and the future (Tomorrows). The music unfolds trough free interactive improvisation which transcends the forms of the compositions. The introduction, interludes and the epilogue also constitute parts of an autonomous composition which repeats a sense of reminiscing at the end of the project. ANAPOLONTAS is the duet’s debut album.

Aris Papadopoulos was born in the city of Athens. He studied piano and harmony at the National Conservatory of Athens and jazz piano at Philppos Nakas Conservatory. He is active as jazz pianist since 2002, sharing the regional scene with many Greek and European artists. In 2014 he created his personal quartet with which he presented the album ENDEAVORS in 2017. The album included nine of his original compositions. In parallel, he is Professor of Structural Mechanics at the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.
Grigoris Theodoridis was born and raised in the city of Agrinio. At the age of 17 he moved to Athens and studied Jazz and classical double bass. In 2011 he moved to the Netherlands to study jazz performance at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and received his diploma with honors in 2016. Since 2017 he has traveled and played music at festivals in Europe and jazz venues in New York,  Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Copenhagen, etc. He has collaborated with many recognized Jazz musicians in Europe such as Juraj Stanik, Eric Ineke, Rik Mol, Attila Gyarfas, Thomas Maasz, the latter being also members of his personal trio.