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Michael Sarian

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"Sarian's trumpet literally speaks"Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz

Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his "unique compositional and instrumental voice" (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) and his "endlessly renewable strain of lyric improvisation regardless of context or material." (Peter Margasak, Downbeat Magazine).

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Article: Catching Up With

Tigran Hamasyan: Music and Arts Have a Purpose to Elevate People Spiritually

Read "Tigran Hamasyan: Music and Arts Have a Purpose to Elevate People Spiritually" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan is a composer who has built his career on defying expectations, taking chances, exploring and pushing the boundaries between genres and geographies. His albums serve as a testament to his diverse musical tastes where any combination of musical possibilities can emerge. In a sense, he has managed to find a way to ...

Results for pages tagged "Armenia"...

Musician

Arthur Satyan

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Born in Yerevan, Armenia, in the family of leading Armenian composers... More than 20 years of music education in 2 leading conservatories of former USSR - Moscow (Russia) & Yerevan (Armenia) Professor of Piano, Founder and currently the Dean of Jazz Department at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music Worked and Performed with: Larry Coryell, Charles Davis, Matana Roberts, Ed Cherry, Ray Vega, Murali Coryell, Joe Lee Wilson, Melissa Walker, Phillip Manuel, Deborah Davis, Tex Allen, Ryo Kawasaki, Salim Washington and many others... Current Projects: Arthur Satyan Acoustic Ensemble Arthur Satyan Organ Quartet Arthur Satyan ARTology Band

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Choral Music – Profeti della Quinta, Glorea Die Cantores, The Sixteen, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Tigran Mansurian

Read "Choral Music – Profeti della Quinta, Glorea Die Cantores, The Sixteen, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Tigran Mansurian" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Profeti della Quinta, Elam Rotem The Carlo G Manuscript: Virtuoso liturgical music from the early 17th century Glossa Records 2016 One gets to the point where only the most obscure music is satisfying. Enter The Carlo G Manuscript. The only thing this story lacks is murder and a donkey. About 15 ...

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Article: Album Review

The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble: Komitas

Read "Komitas" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the wealth of melodies that Gurdjieff initially heard and was inspired by during the travels he undertook during his lifetime through the Caucasus, the Near East ...

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Article: Live Review

Armen Hyusnunts and Vahagn Hayrapetyan at Forsh Club Yerevan Armenia

Read "Armen Hyusnunts and Vahagn Hayrapetyan at Forsh Club Yerevan Armenia" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Armen Hyusnunts and Vahagn Hayrapetyan Forsh Club Yerevan, Armenia July 2, 2015 One of the most exciting additions to Yerevan's (Armenia) creative music scene has been the opening of Forsh Club in November of 2014. The venue is named after its proprietor's violinist and vocalist Vahan Gevorkyan's sobriquet. With its intimate ...

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Article: Album Review

Tigran Mansurian: Quasi Parlando

Read "Quasi Parlando" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian's poignant and introspective Quasi Parlando on ECM consists of four string concertos. Two penned almost three decades apart and two others that he wrote specifically for each of the soloists on the album; violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and cellist Anja Lechner. The unifying theme of this splendid disc, and one that recurs throughout ...


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