Former Professional Greek Folk Dancer with the Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey, George Manioudakis continues his Greek heritage by learning the klarino. Though not coming from a musical family, he always had a interest in Greek Music and especially sounds of the "klarino" from an early age. After taking lessons from the top clarinet players from Greece and many years of hard practice, he has become a well known clarinet player throughout the USA and in Nafpaktos, Greece where he toured with the great clarinet player Bebis Vasilaris. George has played at greek weddings, dances, night clubs, and festivals in 35 states throughout the USA, including his last performance in Dallas, Texas at the greek festival with the fantastic band Apollonia. Thanks to George the sound of the "klarino" will be around for many years, and more after that with his 7 year old son Dimitri coming up in the greek music world.