Spiros Exaras

Of Exaras' work, Al Di Meola says "The sophistication and eloquence one can hear makes it clear to me that Spiros Exaras' way of executing guitar is compelling and beautiful". A graduate of the Athens Conservatory of Music with degrees in classical guitar and composition, Spiros Exaras is an internationally acclaimed musician, regarded as a master of fusing musical cultures. In his native Greece, Spiros has performed with the Greek National Radio Television Orchestra (ERT), the Orchestra of Colors, Kamerata Symphony Orchestra, as well as working with such acclaimed composers and singers as Yannis Markopoulos, Mario Frangoulis, Alkistis Protopsalti, Kostas Hatzis, Evanthia Reboutsika, among others. Internationally, Spiros has played with such artists as Shirley Bassey, Stacey Kent, Mark Murphy, Randy Brecker, Gerardo Velez, Tessa Souter, Arturo O'farrill and Dave Valentin, among others. Exaras also played the searing guitar solo on Mariah Carey's platinum hit "My All". He has released 12 albums and 9 singles while he has wrote the score for several films and theatrical plays. Exaras has been nominated at the World Entertainment Awards 2026, in the category of “Best Jazz Solo Performance”. He is also the recipient of the Bronz Medal of the prestigious Global Music Awards, in the categories of “Contemporary/Classical” and “Composition/Composer”. And the recipient of the prestigious ‘Intercontinental Music Awards’ in the category of Latin-Jazz. www.spirosexaras.com