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Kostas Arsenis

Double Bass

Born and raised in Larissa, Greece, he began his musical studies with electric bass, classical guitar, and music theory. He continued his studies in classical guitar and advanced music theory at the University of Music in Bucharest, where he also received his first lessons in double bass and jazz. He subsequently studied at the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), from which he graduated. He further pursued classical double bass studies at the Athens Conservatoire and the Panarmonio Conservatory under Anastasios Kazaglis, and electric bass at the Modern and Jazz Department of the Filippos Nakas Conservatory under Yiotis Kiourtsoglou. He holds a Diploma in Double Bass with distinction and a postgraduate degree from NKUA, focusing on machine learning and jazz improvisation on the double bass. 

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He works as a music teacher and instructor in double bass and electric bass in both the public and private sectors. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous Greek composers, performers, and singers, while participating in a wide range of musical ensembles and bands, including the Athens Tango Ensemble, Athens Theater Orchestra, Frog String Trio, Trikala Municipal Orchestra (D.E.K.A.), Vasilis Tsitsanis Orchestra, ALKMAN, Diminuita Swing Trio, Slipin’ Band, Taboo Trio, Brasilentina, Swinging Cats, Havana Tango Trio, Ektos Eaftou, and Swinging Tyranhas. His collaborations with prominent Greek artists include Orfeas Peridis, Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Alkistis Protopsalti, Kostas Hatzis, Lizeta Kalimeri, Mimis Plessas, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Mary Linda, Janet Kapuya, Efstathia, Sofia Papazoglou, Nena Venetsanou, Zoi Papadopoulou, Roula Manisanou and Giorgos Theofanous, as well as productions by the Kalamata Municipal Regional Theatre (DI.PE.THE. Kalamatas). In recent years, he has also participated in theatrical productions and musical theatre performances, performing with the orchestras of acclaimed musicals such as Phantom Of The Opera, The Sound of Music, Annie, The Addams Family, Mamma Mia!, Matilda, and Hairspray.

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His musical career has taken him to concert halls, theatres, jazz clubs, music venues, and festivals in Greece and abroad. His performances include appearances at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis Athinon), the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, as well as international venues such as Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam (2010), Cairo Opera House and Alexandria Opera House in Egypt (2008), Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Sweden (2024), and the Łódź Philharmonic in Poland (2026). Other notable appearances include Music Village in Brussels, Hot Club de Ghent, and Art Base in Brussels, as well as numerous Greek festivals and venues, including the Pinios Festival, Tsitsanis Festival, B-Fest, Djangofest – Athens Gypsy Jazz Festival, Syros Jazz Festival, Sabajana Jazz Festival in Chania, and the Rematia Festival in Chalandri. He has also performed at established jazz venues such as Half Note Jazz Club and Duende Jazz Bar. His distinctions include First Prize at the Young Artists Competition in Trikala in 2003 and Second Prize at the Filippos Nakas Music Contest in 2004, which also earned him a one-year scholarship.

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