Nicky Skopelitis
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.
Discography
As leader or co-leader
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)
2009: Nicky_Babis_ Floros, Well, Anything Can Happen (Puzzlemusic, Greece)
2011: Floros Floridis - Nicky Skopelitis - Okay Temiz, Three Of A Sort (Morgenland)
Sideman (incomplete)
1981: Curlew: Curlew
1982: Material: One Down
1983: Herbie Hancock: Future Shock
1984: Herbie Hancock: Sound-System