First Technopolis 20 Jazz Festival to take place in Paphos on October 2 and 3

Paphos, Cyprus. The first Technopolis 20 Jazz Festival will take place at Ibrahim’s Khan on October 2 and 3, opening the city’s October cultural programme. Organised by Technopolis 20 in collaboration with the Petridio Foundation and the Municipality of Paphos, it will feature three performances each evening.

October 2 programme

Elly Loves Jazz will perform songs from the jazz tradition. The ensemble comprises Elly Paspala, David Lynch, Takis Farazis, Petros Varthakouris, Alexandros-Drakos Ktistakis and Tommy Lynch.

Cypriot band Fuzz Bus — Lefteris Moumtzis, Ermis Michail, Andreas Panteli and Omiros Miltiadous — will perform its debut album, Love Revolution, in full. Recorded live in the studio, the album contains five songs and one instrumental track.

The Yerolatsitis / Toumazou / Kutrafali / Tsangaris Quartet will close the first evening with a one-off performance of original compositions drawn from the musicians’ individual work, rather than a fixed band repertoire.

October 3 programme

The Ioanna Troullidou Quartet, featuring Ioanna Troullidou, Marios Toumbas, Eirineos Koulouras and Ioannis Vafeas, will perform original compositions with music and lyrics by Troullidou, alongside selections from the jazz standards repertoire.

Reprise Quartet — Marios Takoushis, Thomas Lumley, Cahit Kutrafali and Stelios Xydias — will present contemporary jazz shaped by modern harmonies and improvisation. The group’s latest album is Cycles.

The festival will close with Nefeli Fasouli, Christos Yerolatsitis, Kyriakos Kestas and Nikolas Tsangaris performing contemporary jazz, including original compositions from Fasouli’s album Phases. The festival programme spans standards, original works and improvisation.