Vocalist and educator Erini Tornesaki aka "Erini" grew up in a musical family on the island of Crete, Greece. She played the piano and cello and performed with her hometown’s string orchestra and choir. As a descendant of Greek-Anatolian refugees, Erini’s mother introduced her to the Greek - Anatolian musical tradition. Going on to complete a Master at the Berklee College of Music paved new paths of experimentation for Erini as she redefined the constraints of genre and birthed a new sound combining Greek traditional music with contrasting genres such as jazz, pop and classical music. Erini has had the opportunity to showcase her musical heritage at Carnegie Hall and she was an Official Selection Showcase artist at WOMEX 2023. She has sung in 2 Grammy-nominated albums and has collaborated with artists such as Danilo Perez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Nella, Jorge Glem and Daniel Hope and Greek Artists such as Vasilis Skoulas, George Xylouris and Pantelis Thalassinos. She has directed and presented three productions commissioned by the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Greek National Opera. Erini is also a professor at the Berklee College of Music and presents workshops and lectures of Greek traditional music in universities including Harvard, Princeton, Tufts amongst others. Erini has been awarded the Greek America Foundation’s 40 under 40 Award, the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Traditional Arts Fellowship and the New Music USA Grant Award. Erini serves as a choral judge at the Greek Orthodox Folk Dance & Choral Festival (FDF). She is the co-founder and artistic director of the arts organization Avlés. Erini's debut album “Fos” was released in June 2024 with Ropeadope and Minos EMI (A Universal Music Group Company).