“Dark Mesmerizing Intensity...get to know this amazing band.”

- Lucid Culture

“Probably the best Greek ensemble around.”

- Olivier Conan, co-owner of Barbès

“These aren’t musty re-creations…the arrangements are lively, the performances are vigorous, and Kontanis’s singing glows with soulfulness and sorrow.”

- Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader

“What the Silk Road Ensemble was to the early zeros, Kontanis is to the later part of this decade, a master of many styles but most of all his own, for that reason one of the most exciting new artists to come around in the last several years.”

- Lucid Culture

“Thanks again for a wonderful performance. Hope you and the ensemble have much success and luck for the future!”

- Christina Andriotis, Yale University Hellenic Studies Program

“…A wonderful collection of music by a young and talented lead musician who's lucky to have found a set of superb collaborators who share and intuitively understand his passion and direction, and have the technical capacities to translate that musically.  Highly recommended listening.”

- Tony Badran, Zaman al Wasl

“I wanted to make sure that I let you and the band know how much we enjoyed and appreciated your performance at our Art After Hours Event…our attendees certainly enjoyed it.”

 - John Pepper, Adult Outreach Coordinator, Allentown Art Museum