Nicky Skopelitis

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Nicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments.

Although Skopelitis has recorded few albums as a bandleader, he has appeared on many more recordings, often collaborating with prolific bass guitarist and producer Bill Laswell.

Until 1987 or so, he used the spelling "Scopelitis" for his last name.

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Discography [edit]

As leader or co-leader [edit]

  • 1989: Next To Nothing (Venture Records)
  • 1991: with Sonny Sharrock: Faith Moves (CMP Records)
  • 1993: Ekstasis (Axiom)
  • 1993: Ekstasis Live
  • 1998: Ekstasis: Wake Up And Dream (Cyber Octave)
  • 2001: with Raoul Björkenheim : Revelator (Innerhythmic)

Sideman (incomplete) [edit]

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