Likoudis George

Likoudis George

trumpet

Likoudis George was born and raised in Pireaus. He has obtained a degree in classical trumpet. His interest in music began from the age of 8 years old with lessons of classical guitar and his participation in the children choir of D. Typaldos. A few years later he entered the Music high School of Ilio and at the same time he started studying at the Polfoniki Music School electric guitar and harmony. Later he completed his studies in engineering in the Shippping Academy of Aspropyrgos and he currently he serves as a non-commissioned officer in the Greek Air Force. During his studies he kept on collaborating with various groups as a guitarist. 
In 2012 he began studying trumpet with Stelios Chatzikaleas at the Coservatory of Y. Fakanas and the following years he studied next to Manos Theodosakis and Dimitris Papadopoulos, whereas at the same time he attended jazz improvisation lessons with Thodoris Kotsifas, Yiannis Papadopoulos and Dimitris Tsakas.
The recent years he gives personal trumpet lessons. He has participated in various groups of the Athens' scene, philarmonic orchestras, recordings, album productions and music festivals such as ErtOpen, MadAwards and others.
In October 2014 along with Panos Kartimpelis he created the Spiti Art Bar that hosts many music groups of jazz and flamenco, with artists from Greece and abroad as well as events relevant to literature and fine arts.