Takis Paterelis

Jazzet Music Hall (musicenterathens.com) celebrates the New Year with the saxophonist Takis Paterelis and his quartet. The Athens-based band will present its new project, "Traditions," with music from different periods of jazz.

"Poetry & Jazz" is the title of the new concert series being organized by the B&E Goulandris Foundation Museum in Athens (info at goulandris.gr; tickets at viva.gr), which starts on Friday with local act We Real Cool.

The Half Note in downtown Athens presents the Dimitris Kalantzis Quintet in a jazz tribute to Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The quintet is made up of Dimitris Kalantzis on the piano, Takis Paterelis on saxophone, Dimitris Papadopoulos on trumpet, Alex-Drakos Ktistakis on drums and Giorgos Georgiadis on bass. Doors open at 8.30 p.m. and the concert starts an hour later.