Athina Kontou's project Mother tells her story as a musician born to greek parents in Frankfurt, Germany, and how both countries are considered her home. With this ensemble she arranges pieces from the greek music culture - traditional and contemporary, songs and dances - and  builds a link between her identity as a jazz musician and her greek roots. The traditional songs are enriched with contemporary soundscapes and the music that emerges speaks intuitively to the audience from a very personal point of view. The core of her work is the search for the connecting elements of different cultures, as she herself is a border crosser between the different musical cultures.
With her three fellow musicians Luise Volkmann, Dominik Mahnig and Lucas Leidinger she forms a colourful and lively sound body. Their debut „Tzivaeri“ was released in August 2022 on nWog-Records and was nominated for the german Critics Award (Preis der deutschen Schalplattenkritik) and the German Jazz Award (Deutscher Jazzpreis).

You can order the album here!

Mother live:

2023

05.09.  Chur Postremise (CH)

29.09.  Darmstadt Centralstation

08.10.  Essen, Peng Festival

10.11.  Bergisch Gladbach, Villa Zanders

18.11.  Neuburg an der Donau, Birdland

28.11.  Köln, Arttheater

07.12.  Singen Jazzclub

2024

03.02. Nürnberg

14./15.3. Hamburg NDR

20.04. Heppenheim, Kulturforum

18.05 .Villingen Jazzclub

23.05. Frankfurt ONO2