Quartet
The George Cotsirilos Quartet released its latest CD, Refuge, in May of 2022 on OA2/Origin Arts Records to wide critical acclaim, including being named a Downbeat Editors’ Pick (see reviews page), and it climbed into the top 30 on the JazzWeek national radio charts. The quartet’s previous CD, Mostly In Blue, also received excellent notices and was named by Downbeat as one of the best recordings of 2018. The current quartet features pianist, Keith Saunders, as well as long time trio associates, bassist Fisher and drummer Ron Marabuto. Keith, Robb and Ron have worked with a wide variety of jazz luminaries, including Chet Baker, Hank Crawford, Richie Cole, Art Pepper, Carmen McCrae, Tommy Flanagan, and Pepper Adams, among many others. The latest CD, whose title track is accessible here, features original compositions. An earlier iteration of the quartet, including drumming great Eddie Marshall, pianist Paul Nagel and bassist Robb Fisher can be heard on the CD Seems To Be, released on Jazz School Records in 2011.
Trio
Exploring the difficult and rewarding jazz guitar trio format, the George Cotsirilos Trio has released three critically well-received CD’s on OA2/Origin Arts Records ("This is about as tight a jazz trio as you'll ever be lucky enough to hear”-- David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle). The trio’s last two CD’s, Variations and Past Present, featuring bassist Robb Fisher and drummer Rob Marabuto, made it to the higher echelons of the jazz radio charts and into the top 40. All three trio recordings feature a mixture of original compositions and selections from the jazz canon, as do trio performances. The trio continues to appear at a variety of venues, many of which can be found listed here.
Solo
George Cotsirilos’s well received CD on OA2/Origin Arts Records, Silenciosa (“A superb solo guitar recital”- C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz), is a compilation of solo jazz guitar pieces performed on classical guitar. The Trio CD’s, Past Present and Variations also each include a solo piece performed on classical guitar. Solo guitar remains an ongoing, challenging, and fruitful focus and there is more to come in this area, including solo engagements. Look for them here.