Education
He studied classical guitar at the renowned Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ in Berlin and he also masters Bouzouki and Oud instruments.
He studied classical guitar at the renowned Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ in Berlin and he also masters Bouzouki and Oud instruments.
He is also the owner and manager of the jazz club b-flat in Berlin. His personal focus is on Rebetiko music, so called Asia Minor music and traditional Greek music Greek television ERT produced a documentary about the band touring Greece.
Amongst many others, Jannis Zotos did projects together with Mikis Theodorakis, Maria Farantouri or Dimitra Galani.
He did numerous recordings both as a sideman and under his own name. He teaches guitar at the Freie Musikschule Potsdam and lives in Berlin, Germany.
He used to be a member of the group percussion & strings.