Yiorgos Fakanas

1981 - 1984: Becomes a member of Eurojazz (Jazz band of European Union) touring around Europe .
1984 - 1988: He forms the group Ι SKR Α . The band toured Greece and Europe . He releases his debut albums 'A New Day' and 'Parastasis', and records on numerous albums as a sideman.
1988: Releases the album 'Horizon' (compositions for Big Band) with Greek and international guests.
1988 - 2000: He is performing with his group around Greece .
1992: His new album 'Amorosa' was released, with compositions for a sextet and symphonic orchestra.
1993: He performs his works 'Topazi' and 'Dizzy - Miles' at the Megaron (Athens Concert Hall), written for string and jazz orchestra, led by A. Mpaltas.
1995: Releases the album 'Stand - Art' with Jazz standards.

1996: Composes the music for the performance 'Fantasy & Fouga - Dimitris Mitropoulos'. He orchestrates and participates in the work of P. Koukos, premiered at Megaron with Maria Farantouri as a singer.
1997: Composes the works 'Echoes' and 'Eastern of New Land' under the request of Stavros Xarhakos, the artistic director of KOEM orchestra. He founds the Art School of Music Y. Fakanas where he is a teacher, while he is the Artistic Director of the Cotemporary Department of the School and of the Music Hall 'Athina'. Since 1984 he has been teaching electric bass and contemporary theory in several conservatories, while simultaneously he has been writing a series of books about the electric bass and contemporary theory.
1998: With his group premiers his new works titled 'Maestro' and 'Amorosa' at the Megaron. He is giving a concert performing his works at the Odeon of Herod Atticus, leading the Big Band of ERT (Greek Radio Television).
2000: Premiers his works 'Echoes' and 'Eastern of New Land' at the Pallas Hall ( Athens ), leading the KOEM orchestra .
2003: He is performing with Mike Stern at the music hall 'Athina'. Starts the recording of his new work 'Cantabile' with the participation of Mike Stern.
2004: His work 'Echoes' (LM034-2) was released by LIBRA MUSIC, with many significant participations like Wallace Roney (trumpet), Christos Rafalides (vibraphone), David Lynch (sax), Haig Yazdjian (oud), Nikos Kapilidis (drums) and many others.