Terry Vakirtzoglou

About Terry Vakirtzoglou

Terry Vakirtzoglou was born in (expired link) started taking music lessons at the age of 12, but her first experiences in local choirs began even earlier, when she was a child. In 2004 she was accepted at the Music Department of the Ionian University in Corfu. As a student at Ionian University, she decided to become an improvisational musician and to emphasize on jazz studies. After being accepted at the Jazz Performance Direction, she had the opportunity to take lessons with great Greek jazz musicians, such as George Kontrafouris, Dimos Dimitriadis, Dimitris Kalatzis, Alexander Drakos Ktistakis, Vassilis Rakopoulos , but also to continue her studies with classical singing with Rosa Poulimenou. She participated in many different academic concerts as a member of the Ionian Jazz Ensemble, Free Improvisation Ensemble and Classical Singing Class. At the same time, she was also a member and a bandleader in professional bands of different music styles. For 5 years in a row (2006-2010), she was awarded scholarships for the Ionian Summer Jazz Academy of the Department of Music, where she worked with some of the most renowned jazz artists in the world, including Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Katc