Spiros Exaras Last updated October 27, 2025 Career He has performed and recorded with Mariah Carey [ 4] Shirley Bassey [ 5] Mark Murphy [ 6] Gerardo Velez , Philip Hamilton, Charles Blenzig , Mike Pope, Andy Middleton , Randy Brecker , Joel Rosenblatt, Jon Benitez , Tessa Souter , Dave Valentin , Arturo O'Farrill Evanthia Reboutsika , Mario Frangoulis , Kostas Hatzis , Elias Andriopoulos , Alkistis Protopsalti , Yannis Markopoulos , Kostas Karalis , Antonis Kaloyannis , Tom Schuman , Mark Egan , Tom 'Bones' Malone , George Dalaras , Manto , Petros Gaitanos , Alexia, Doros Dimosthenous , George Andreou , Elli Paspala , Kamerata Orchestra , Orchestra of Colors , Greek National Radio & Television Orchestra among others.
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Spiros Exaras plays Kostas Hatzis - (MBI Records) 1992 Everything For A Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2000 [ 8] [ 9] Niko's Restaurant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2001 Gallathea (Original Theatre Soundtrack) - )Polyglottal Music) 2002 Phrygianics [ 10] --- Spiros Exaras World Jazz Ensemble - (Blue Note Records ) 2003 Old Waters New River — Spiros Exaras/Ellio Villafranca - (Harbinger Records) 2014 Just Cause (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2014 Mark Murphy feat Spiros Exaras : Live in Athens, Greece - (Harbinger Records) 2016 Stis Paralies Tou Feggariou --- Spiros Exaras/Iakovos Kambanellis/Lina Orfanou- (MLK) 2016 Anatomia Enos Eglimatos - Spiros Exaras/Fondas Ladis - (Metronomos 2023) [ 11] EPs Unbounded Blue (feat Randy Brecker, Mark Egan, Tom Schuman, Joel Rosenblatt, Don Harris, Tom "Bones" Malone, Alex Blake, Bill Harris, Gerardo Velez) - (Polyglottal Music 1994) The Dwarf Planets with Achilles Liarmakopoulos on trombone - (Spiros Exaras Music 2020) [ 12] The Magic of Christmas, feat. Eugene Ruffolo and Amanda Homi (Polyglottal Music 2021) [ 13] Singles I Will Never Forget - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Spiros Exaras - (AL Music, Polyglottal Music 2019) La Ruta (featuring Nancy Ticotin) - (Polyglottal Music 2020) Yanni mou to Mandili sou/Take 5 - Loukia Valasi/Spiros Exaras (Apollon Productions/Polyglottal Music 2021) [ 14] Christmas Fantasy - Achilles Liarmakopoulos , Spiros Exaras (AL Music 2021) [ 15] This is for U (feat. Georgia Lazaridou) - (Polyglottal 2022) [ 16] Take Five (Live) - Spiros Exaras/Costas Baltazanis - (Polyglottal 2022) The Three Secrets of Rain - Spiros Exaras/Achilles Liarmakopoulos / Georgia Lazaridou - (Polyglottal 2023) [ 17] Unbounded Blue - Spiros Exaras World Jazz Ensemble (Polyglottal Music 2024) Dance of the Tears with Achilles Liarmakopoulos on trombone and Theodor Milkov on marimba (Polyglottal Music 2025) Other Discography Sources: [ 18] [ 19]
George Mouzakis, Lakis Lazopoulos : Eho Apopse Rendez-Vous (Sony Greece 1992) - (guitarist) John Modinos : Our Roots (Alfa Mi 1993) - (guitarist) Thomas Bakalakos : Ap'Tin Ellada Ya Hara (Alpha Mi Records 1993) - (guitarist) [ 20] Mariah Carey : My All & Breakdown (Sony Music 1998) - (guitarist) Man-Yee Lam : Awakened to a Dream (Starlight Music 2000) - (guitarist) Aris Tomas : Wild World (Wizard Records 2003) - (guitarist, producer) [ 21] Philip Hamilton: Blues, Rhythm, Rhythm & Blues (Montenegro Records 2003) - (guitarist) Ensemble Elektra : Afrodite's Smile (Milo Records 2004) - (guitarist) Christie : Who Needs Love (Christie Productions 2005) - (guitarist) Richard Khuzami : Fused (Dahdoo Records 2006) - (guitarist) Lina Orfanos : Enchanted Night (Romanos Productions 2007) - (guitarist, producer, arranger) Mitch Zorba : Zorba (Young Pals Music 2009) - (guitarist, co-writer, co-producer) Emre Yilmaz : Kaderin Yerine (Yasar Kekeva Plakcılık 2011) - (guitarist, arranger producer) Argyro Kaparou : Xeirolaves (R-Time 2012) - (guitarist) Angeliki : Middle Earth Sea (Angel Bee Productions 2013) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) Dimitris Maramis-Lina Orfanos : Ay Amor (Romanos Productions 2013) - (guitarist) Amanda Homi : Till I Reach Bombay (Drumgirl 2013) - (guitarist, arranger) Tasso Zapanti : Reflections Upon (Zapanti Music 2014) - (guitarist) Lina Orfanos : Mathausen/Desserters (Babinis Productions 2015) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Trombone Atrevido (ODEG 2015), (guitarist, arranger, composer, producer) Νικοs Platyrachos/George Dalaras : Ta Astega (Feelgood Records 2015) - (guitar) [ 22] Lina Orfanos : Essentially Ella (Babinis Productions 2016) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) Doros Dimosthenous : Compere (Purple Lily Records 2016) - (guitarist) [ 23] Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Ethereal - (AL 2017) - (guitarist, composer, arranger, producer) [ 24] Nikos Platyrachos/Dimitris Lentzos : Mavri Mpogia sto Marmaro (MLK 2018) - (guitarist) [ 25] Korina Legaki , George Andreou, Nikos Xydakis : Neos Kosmos (Mikri Arktos 2019) - (guitarist) [ 26] Lina Orfanos : Dream (Bambinis Productions, 2019) - (composer, guitarist, arranger, producer) [ 27] [ 28] Samo Salamon : Almost Alone, Vol 1 (Samo Salamon 2020) - (featured guitarist) [ 29] Lina Orfanos - Love Matters (Bambinis/Romanos Productions, 2021) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) [ 30] Aggeliki: Samba Griega (Rtime, Polyglottal Music 2021) - (arranger, producer, guitarist) [ 31] Vaggelis Tzitzis : Apostalagmata (Metronomos 2022) - (guitarist) Lina Orfanos : Ta Lyrika (Metronomos 2024) - (guitarist, arranger, producer) Featured in Compilations ROW : Rivers of the World (ROW - 2001) - (guitarist) KOSMOS 93.6 : Ethnic Collection (Universal Music/MINOS 2005) -(composer, arranger, guitarist, producer) [ 32] Various Artists (Lyra- 2008) - (guitarist, arranger) Music for Film and Theater Everything for a reason- 2000 - directed by Vlas Parlapanides, written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides, executive producer Larry Meistrich [ 33] Niko's restaurant - 2001(short) -written by Evan Camfield and Efterpi Charalambidis , directed by Efterpi Charalambidis [ 34] Just Cause - 2014(short) -written and directed by Paul Krisikos [ 35] Gallathea (play) (2002) References ↑ "KOSMOS 93.6 – Ethnic collection vol2 & vol3" . 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Retrieved 2020-12-27 . ↑ Anatomia Enos Eglimatos (Enteka Astinomika Tragoudia) , retrieved 2023-09-02 ↑ Spiros Exaras: The Dwarf Planets , retrieved 2020-11-15 ↑ The Magic of Christmas - Single by Spiros Exaras , retrieved 2021-12-27 ↑ Yanni Mou to Mandili Sou / Take 5 (Medley) , retrieved 2021-10-14 ↑ Christmas Fantasy - Single by Achilles Liarmakopoulos & Spiros Exaras , retrieved 2021-12-27 ↑ Take Five (Live) , retrieved 2023-09-02 ↑ The Three Secrets of Rain , retrieved 2023-09-02 ↑ "spiros exaras music" . www.spirosexaras.com . Retrieved 2016-03-25 . ↑ "Spiros Exaras | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-03-25 . ↑ "Θωμάς Μπακαλάκος - Απ' Την Ελλάδα Γεια Χαρά" . Discogs . Retrieved 2017-09-19 . ↑ "Aris Tomas* - Wild World" . Discogs . Retrieved 2017-09-19 . ↑ DalarasWebTeam. "Παρουσίαση Δίσκου "Τα άστεγα" - Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras" . Γιώργος Νταλάρας - George Dalaras (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-04-18 . ↑ "Spiros Exaras Music" . spirosexaras.com . Retrieved 2017-09-19 . ↑ Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Nostos , retrieved 2017-03-29 ↑ Mavri Bogia Sto Marmaro , retrieved 2021-10-14 ↑ "Γιώργος Ανδρέου - Νίκος Ξυδάκης. Ερμηνεύει η Κορίνα Λεγάκη" . Athens Voice (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-01-02 . ↑ ♫ Dream Odyssey - Lina Orfanos. Listen @cdbaby , retrieved 2020-01-02 ↑ Love Matters , retrieved 2021-10-14 ↑ Almost Alone Vol. 1 , retrieved 2023-09-02 ↑ Love Matters , retrieved 2021-10-14 ↑ Samba Griega , retrieved 2021-10-14 ↑ "spiros exaras music" . www.spirosexaras.com . Retrieved 2016-03-29 . ↑ Parlapanides, Vlas (2000-10-23), Everything for a Reason , retrieved 2016-03-25 ↑ Charalambidis, Efterpi (2000-01-01), Niko's Restaurant , retrieved 2016-03-25 ↑ Krisikos, Paul (2000-01-01), Just Cause , retrieved 2016-03-25 This page is based on this
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