Athens born and living in Boston, keyboardist Lefteris Kordis brings an Eastern Mediterranean undercurrent to his jazz. On Mediterrana, Kordis stays in a quiet mode reminiscent of ECM albums but infused with Oriental modes played on synthesizer. The Hellenic influence is supported by the presence of Harris Lambrakis on ney, a Near Eastern flute, and Vasilis Kostas on laouto, a lute-like instrument. The elements blend together pleasingly, especially in calm passages performed by Kordis on piano.
