Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist.

Life and career

He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz during his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef.

Discography

As sideman

With Cat Anderson With Ted Curson With Manu Dibango With Maxime Le Forestier With others