Michalis Cholevas is a musician, composer, and educator with a background in theoretical physics, jazz piano, and Byzantine and classical music. He has collaborated with several celebrated artists, has given concerts all around the world and is a founding member of the awarded music group Lingua Franca Ensemble. He has held a teaching position at Codarts University for the Arts, in the Netherlands, since 2008. His recent publications explore issues of improvisation, visualization and Makam analysis.