MUSES
MELINA PAXINOS QUARTET (09.10.2026)

Personnel:

Melina Paxinos — Soprano Saxophone, Compositions & Arrangements
Yiannis Papadopoulos — Piano & Synthesizer
Ntinos Manos — Double Bass & electric Bass
Dimitris Klonis — Drums

Tracklist

Side A

1. For Kiki de Montparnasse

2. Engonopoulos' Route of Desire

3. Breakfast with Breton

4. The False Mirror Sees Mr. & Mrs. Woodman

Side B
5. Lee Miller's Lens
6. For Tamara de Lempicka
7. Buñuel's Dinner
8. A Thousand Kisses Deep

Production & Credits

Composed and arranged by Melina Paxinos
Except A Thousand Kisses Deep, written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson, arranged by Melina Paxinos with kind permission from Sony Music Publishing Germany.

Recorded at Sierra Studios, Athens
Mixed by George Kariotis
Mastered by Christos Zorbas

Photography — Ria Carajiaba
Artwork — Sofia BraiLA
Makeup — Sophia Gouliou

Vinyl release — Second Records, Austria (30.10.2026)
Digital distribution — recordJet

Released digitally on October 9, 2026.

VINYL RELEASE: 30.10.2026 through Second Records, Austria

Inspiration:

MUSES is the new album by Greek-German saxophonist and composer Melina Paxinos, an imaginative musical journey inspired by Surrealism, the artistic avant-garde of the interwar period, and the extraordinary personalities who challenged the boundaries of art, identity and convention.

Drawing inspiration from the worlds of painting, photography, literature and cinema, Paxinos creates an imaginary gathering of artists, dreamers and visionaries, where music becomes a space for freedom, desire, imagination and reinvention.

Each composition tells its own story, paying tribute to remarkable figures including Kiki de Montparnasse, Nikos Engonopoulos, André Breton, Man Ray, René Magritte, Lee Miller, Tamara de Lempicka, Leonard Cohen and Luis Buñuel.

Blending contemporary jazz with Mediterranean influences, expressive melodies, intricate rhythms and cinematic soundscapes, MUSES explores the dialogue between the past and the present, reality and dreams, structure and spontaneity.

The album also features a personal interpretation of Leonard Cohen's A Thousand Kisses Deep, arranged by Melina Paxinos with permission from Sony Music Publishing Germany.

More than a tribute to an artistic movement, MUSES is a celebration of creative independence and the courage to imagine beyond the familiar.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Sony Music Publishing for granting permission for the arrangement of Leonard Cohen's A Thousand Kisses Deep, and to the artists' families, representatives and estates who supported the artistic vision behind MUSES.

With gratitude to Aube Elléouët, Marisa de Lempicka, Errietti Engonopoulou, the Lee Miller Archives and the Man Ray International Association.

© 2026 Melina Paxinos Quartet

CollaborationS (2025)
Melina Paxinos Quartet

This is a vinyl-only release. (All tracks are available separately on all streaming platforms.)
This album showcases a selection of my collaborations from 2018 to 2024, featuring a diverse range of styles—from modern jazz with Greek influences to electronica and neo-classical orchestral music.

Side A

Athens V (feat. Ross Daly) – Melina Paxinos Quartet
Time (feat. Andreas Polyzogopoulos) – Melina Paxinos Quartet
Ta Matoklada sou Lampoun (Melina Paxinos Quartet Version) –
Markos Vamvakaris

Side B

Athens IV (Lena Platonos Remix coop. Stergios T.) – Melina Paxinos
For my Dad (feat. Baron Arnold, Alaa Zouiten) – Melina Paxinos Quartet
Choices - Melina Paxinos, Yiannis Papadopoulos
Amoroso – Melina Paxinos I Orchestral Experience
Love & War – Melina Paxinos I Orchestral Experience

Personnel side A:

Athens V (feat. Ross Daly) – Melina Paxinos Quartet (07:38)

Melina Paxinos: soprano saxophone, composition
Ross Daly: lyre
Yiannis Papadopoulos: piano
Ntinos Manos: upright bass
Dimitris Klonis: drums

Recording: George Kariotis, Dimitris Mourlas
Mixing: George Kariotis
Mastering: Christos Zorbas
Sierra Studios Athens (2019)

Time (feat. Andreas Polyzogopoulos) – Melina Paxinos Quartet (05:53)

Melina Paxinos: soprano saxophone, composition
Andreas Polyzogopoulos: trumpet
Yiannis Papadopoulos: piano
Ntinos Manos: upright bass
Dimitris Klonis: drums

Recording & mixing: George Kariotis
Mastering: Christos Zorbas
Sierra Studios, Athens (2022)

Ta Matoklada sou Lampoun (Melina Paxinos Quartet Version) – Markos Vamvakaris (07:22)

Markos Vamvakaris: composition
Melina Paxinos: soprano saxophone
Yiannis Papadopoulos: piano
Ntinos Manos: upright bass
Dimitris Klonis: drums

Recording & mixing: George Kariotis
Mastering: Christos Zorbas
Sierra Studios, Athens (2022)

Personnel side B:

Athens IV (Lena Platonos Remix coop. Stergios T.) – Melina Paxinos (03:56)

Lena Platonos: Remix arrangement
Stergios T.: Remix arrangement, editing, programming & mixing
Melina Paxinos: soprano saxophone, composition

Soprano saxophone recording: George Kariotis
Mastering: Panagiotis Petronikolos
Sierra Studios Athens (2020)

For my Dad (feat. Baron Arnold, Alaa Zouiten) – Melina Paxinos Quartet (06:44)

Melina Paxinos: alto saxophone, composition
Baron Arnold: trombone
Alaa Zouiten: oud
Yiannis Papadopoulos: piano
Richard Mueller: upright bass
Aidan Lowe: drums

Recording, mixing & mastering: Rainer Robben AudioCue Berlin (2018)

Choices - Melina Paxinos, Yiannis Papadopoulos (04:32)

Melina Paxinos: soprano saxophone, composition
Yiannis Papadopoulos: piano

Recording & mixing: George Kariotis
Mastering: Christos Zorbas
Sierra Studios, Athens (2022)

Amoroso – Melina Paxinos I Orchestral Experience (02:46)
Love & War – Melina Paxinos I Orchestral Experience (03:16)

Composition & orchestration: Melina Paxinos
Music preparation: Alexander Trampas
Score supervisor: Vasilis Milesis

Violin I: Laertis Kokolanis
Violin II: Vasilis Soukas
Viola: Ilias Sdoukos
Cello: Michalis Porfyris
Double bass: Alexander Trampas
Clarinet: Mario Adrover Pardo
Bassoon: Andreas Spuropoulos

Recording: Alexandros Chrysidis
Mixing: George Kariotis
Mastering: Christos Zorbas
Sierra Studios Athens (2024)

All tracks composed, arranged, orchestrated and produced by Melina Paxinos Except ‘Ta Matoklada sou Lampoun’ by Markos Vamvakaris

Label: Hellenic Jazz Society (2025)
Distribution: Sieveking Sound Germany

Time (2022)
MELINA PAXINOS QUARTET
(feat. Andreas Polyzogopoulos)

LISTEN:

Personnel:

Melina Paxinos/ soprano, alto sax & compositions

Yiannis Papadoupoulos/ Piano

Dimitris Klonis/ drums

Ntinos Manos/ acoustic & e. bass

Andreas Polyzogopoulos/ trumpet & flugelhorn (guest on track 1 & 5)

Rec & MIX: George Kariotis (Sierra Studios, Athens)

MASTERING: Christos Zorbas (Sierra Studios, Athens)

Photos: Ria Carajiaba
Artwork: Sofia Braila

Label: MachenMachenMachen!/2te Sensation (PlazaPlasa) Hamburg
DISTR.: KONTOR NEW MEDIA

ATHENS (2019)

MELINA PAXINOS QUARTET
(feat. Ross Daly)

Personnel:

Melina Paxinos/ soprano, alto sax & compositions

Yiannis Papadoupoulos/ keys, juno

Dimitris Klonis/ drums

Ntinos Manos/ acoustic & e. bass

guest: ROSS DALY/ lyra

Rec, MIX & MASTERING at Sierra Studios Athens:

George Kariotis, Dimitris Mourlas, Christos Zorbas

Label: MachenMachenMachen! (PlazaPlasa)

DISTR.: KONTOR NEW MEDIA

Artwork: Diana Masterova, Hannes Eils

Photos: Ria Carajiaba

BOOKLET: Diana Masterova

CIRCLE OF ODDNESS (2018)
Melina Paxinos Quartet
(feat. Alaa Zouiten & Baron Arnold)

LISTEN:

Personnel:

Melina Paxinos/ alto, soprano sax & compositions

Yiannis papadopoulos/ keys, fender rhodes

richard mueller/ ac. & el. bass

aidan lowe/ drums

guests:

alaa zouiten/ oud

baron arnold/ trombone

rec, Mix & mastering: audio Cue Berlin, rainer Robben

Label: PlazaPlasa, MachenMachenMachen

DISTR.: KONTOR NEW MEDIA

Artwork: Diana Masterova
Photo: Katja ruge

LINER NOTES:
The album “Circle of Oddness” is centered around two concepts. One the one hand I wanted to form a circle between odd and even meters; biginning at 4/4 going through 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8 (4/4), 9/8 until arriving back again at 4/4. Through the combination of these odd and even meters on the other hand I wanted to achieve the resulting number pi= 3.14 by the greek mathematician, physicist and engineer Archimedes as a reference to my dad who always used to open his suitcase with this number combination and to whom this album is dedicated.

To navigate us through this album journey we are joined by this intangible number pi like a steady travel companion leading us through a mystical musical labyrinth of odd and even time signatures. The “Circle of Oddness” therefore represents a connection between these odd and even time signatures which - put together in a certain calculation - give us the number pi.