Teddy Pantelas Trio

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Friday, Dec 30, 2022  8 - 11 p.m.

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Catch the return of jazz guitarist, Teddy Pantelas, accompanied by his trio at Blu Jazz!

Teddy Pantelas a native of Youngstown, is an outstanding contemporary jazz guitarist and composer who has made a major contribution to the art of jazz by his dedication to this music and the importance of passing it on.

A self taught guitarist who has been playing since the age of 6, Teddy has been on the faculty of the Allegheny Music Festival and Montessori School System. For 5 years he was Musician in Residence at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio and Northside Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, bringing the healing art of music to patients and their families. Pantelas is an accomplished composer, and his original music sets him apart from any other contemporary jazz guitarist. 

Teddy has performed with  such great artists as Jack McDuff, Snooky Young, Vanessa Rubin, Jeri Brown, Steve Wilson, Jim Walker, Jimmy Ponder, Greg Bandy, Eddie Baccus, Peter Bernstein, Sean Jones, Jamey Haddad, John Fedshock, Bob Fraser, Phil Keaggy, Chris Hemingway, and Kenny Blake. 

He has recorded CDs with many artists including the albums: Glass Harp: "Strings Attached;” Damian Knapp: "Will You Cry When I Die;" and Jim Jeffrey:"So Cold.” He has also recorded on albums with drummer Darrell Alexander and vocalist Siri Pursey. Teddy was featured artist on the CD "Absent Dreamers" by Youngstown Jazz  Collective,  one of the ensembles of Youngstown State University.