Spiros Exaras

Spiros Exaras is a Greek guitarist, composer, producer and arranger.^[1][2]

Career

He has performed and recorded with Mariah Carey^[3] Shirley Bassey^[4] Mark Murphy^[5] Gerardo Velez, Philip Hamilton, Charles Blenzig, Mike Pope, Andy Middleton, Randy Brecker, Joel Rosenblatt, Jon Benitez, Tessa Souter, Dave Valentin, Arturo O'Farrill Evanthia Reboutsika, Mario Frangoulis, Kostas Hatzis, Elias Andriopoulos, Alkistis Protopsalti, Yannis Markopoulos, Kostas Karalis and Antonis Kaloyannis, among others.

Solo Discography

• Spiros Exaras plays Kostas Hatzis - (MBI Records 1992) ^[6]
• Phrygianics — Spiros Exaras World Jazz Ensemble -^[7] (Blue Note Records 2003)
• Old Waters New River — Spiros Exaras/Ellio Villafranca -(Harbinger 2014)^[8][9]

Other Discography ^[10][11]

• George Mouzakis-Lakis Lazopoulos : Eho Apopse Rendez-Vous (Sony Greece- 1992) - (guitarist)
• John Modinos : Our Roots (Alfa Mi - 1993) - (guitarist)
• Mariah Carey : My All & Breakdown (Sony Music - 1998) - (guitarist)
• Man-Yee Lam : Awakened to a Dream (Starlight Music - 2000) - (guitarist)
• Christie : Who Needs Love (Christie Productions - 2005) - (guitarist)
• Richard Khuzami : Fused (Dahdoo Records - 2006) - (guitarist)
• Lina Orfanos : Enchanted Night (Romanos Productions - 2007) - (guitarist, producer, arranger)
• Mitch Zorba : Zorba (Young Pals Music - 2009) - (guitarist, co-writer, co-producer)
• Emre Yilmaz : Kaderin Yerine (Yasar Kekeva Plakcılık - 2011) - (guitarist, arranger producer)
• Argyro Kaparou : Xeirolaves (R-Time - 2012) - (guitarist)
• Angeliki : Middle Earth Sea (Angel Bee Productions - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
• Dimitris Maramis-Lina Orfanos : Ay Amor (Romanos Productions - 2013) - (guitarist)
• Amanda Homi : Till I Reach Bombay (Drumgirl - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger)
• Tasso Zapanti : Reflections Upon (Zapanti Music - 2014) - (guitarist)
• Lina Orfanos - Mathausen/Desserters (Babinis Productions - 2015) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
• Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Trombone Atrevido (ODEG - 2015), (guitarist, arranger, composer, producer)
• Νικοs Platyrachos - George Dalaras, Ta Astega (Feelgood Records - 2015) - (guitar)^[12]
• Lina Orfanos : Essentially Ella (Babinis Productions - 2016) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
• Mark Murphy feat Spiros Exaras : Live in Athens, Greece (Harbinger Records - 2016) (featured guitarist)^[13]

Featured in Compilations

• ROW : Rivers of the World (ROW - 2001) - (guitarist)
• KOSMOS 93.6 : Ethnic Collection (Universal Music/MINOS 2005) -(composer, arranger, guitarist, producer) ^[14]
• Various Artists (Lyra- 2008) - (guitarist, arranger)

Music for Film and Theater

• Everything for a reason- 2000 - directed by Vlas Parlapanides, written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides, executive producer Larry Meistrich ^[15]
• Niko's restaurant - 2001(short) -written by Evan Camfield and Efterpi Charalambidis, directed by efterpi Charalambidis^[16]
• Just Cause - 2014(short) -written and directed by Paul Krisikos^[17]
• Gallathea (play) (2002)

References

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2. "Spiros Exaras". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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5. "Legendary Mark Murphy and Spiros Exaras Jazz It Up in newly minted CD – NEO Magazine". www.neomagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
6. "Spiros Exaras | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
7. "Phrygianics by * Spiros Exaras World-Jazz Ensemble on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
8. "Old Waters New River". harbingerrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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11. "Spiros Exaras | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
12. DalarasWebTeam. "Παρουσίαση Δίσκου "Τα άστεγα" - Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras". Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-04-18.
13. Rodgers; Mark Murphy; George Georgiadis (2016-03-25), Mark Murphy Live in Athens Greece, Harbinger Records, retrieved 2016-03-29
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15. Parlapanides, Vlas (2000-10-23), Everything for a Reason, retrieved 2016-03-25
16. Charalambidis, Efterpi (2000-01-01), Niko's Restaurant, retrieved 2016-03-25
17. Krisikos, Paul (2000-01-01), Just Cause, retrieved 2016-03-25