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Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang: Atmosphères

Read "Atmosphères" reviewed by Rosarita Crisafi

by Rosarita Crisafi
July 17, 2017

Un suggestivo doppio album per l'etichetta ECM mostra il volto misterioso e affascinante di un quartetto di fuoriclasse. In primis l'enfant prodige Tigran Hamasyan, giovane pianista americano di origine armena di eccezionale talento capace di scavalcare con agilità le barriere del jazz. Assieme a Hamasyan alcune vecchie conoscenze dell'etichetta discografica tedesca, il musicista e produttore discografico norvegese Jan Bang, il trombettista Arve Henriksen e il chitarrista guitarist Eivind Aarset. L'attrazione fatale tra Hamasyan e Bang, anima del ...

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Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang: Atmosphères

Read "Atmosphères" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
September 13, 2016

This quartet came together at the suggestion of ECM label head Manfred Eicher after hearing a Punkt Festival recording of pianist Tigran Hamasyan in duo with live sampling musician Jan Bang. The addition of trumpeter Arve Henriksen and guitarist Eivind Aarset increased the textural possibilities, as well as providing a solo trumpet voice. Hamasyan was preparing an album of choral arrangements of Armenian sacred music--his ECM debut Luys i Luso (2015)--so Armenian themes from Komitas Vardapet were incorporated into this ...

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Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang: Atmosphères

Read "Atmosphères" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
September 2, 2016

Assembled at the invitation of ECM label-founder Manfred Eicher, pianist Tigran Hamasyan, trumpeter Arve Henriksen, guitarist Eivind Aarset and electronic sampling artist, Jan Bang came together for less than one half of a week in mid-2014 to create the double CD Atmosphères. There is a fair amount of inter-group history, Hamasyan being more the outsider but having worked with Bang at the 2013 Punkt Festival. There is, not surprisingly, a pristine quality to the music that one would expect from ...

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Tigran Hamasyan: Mockroot

Read "Mockroot" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
February 26, 2015

A rising star, pianist Tigran Hamasyan's releases have been fueled by his Armenian heritage and prodigious skills rooted in jazz and classic music training though not limited by either discipline. His debut on Nonesuch Mockroot continues to showcase his many interests which combine voice, electronica, folk and contemporary influences. Where 2014's stunning Shadow Theater (Sunnyside Records) featured an extended band, choral section, and rigorous production, Mockroot is no less captivating; Hamasyan in a trio setting with drummer ...

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Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater

Read "Shadow Theater" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
November 25, 2014

Con questa nuova opera, pubblicata due anni dopo A Fable, Tigran Hamasyan conferma la connessione col folklore armeno in una prospettiva nuova, mostrando d'essere un artista avventuroso e visionario, non solo un magnifico pianista. Eccetto pochi brani folk le musiche sono originali, presentate in una veste tanto innovativa quanto intrisa di valori tradizionali. Il progetto ha avuto un'elaborazione molto lunga: le melodie base sono state scritte da Tigran sei anni fa (quando aveva vent'anni) e per questo progetto ...

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Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater

Read "Shadow Theater" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
July 19, 2014

Pianist Tigran Hamasyan's Shadow Theater is an innovative convergence of composition and folk music from his birthplace in Armenia. Having performed since the age of three, gained acclaimed in Europe and won first place at the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, there's never been a question of his abilities. He shines in a traditional jazz trio setting in 2007's New Era (Plus Loin Music) with brothers François Moutin (bass) and Louis Moutin (drums) or showcasing virtuoso exploits in ...

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Tigran Hamasyan: A Fable

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 23, 2012

La pubblicazione di questo disco per la Verve ha evidenziato al pubblico internazionale il talento del ventiquattrenne pianista armeno, forse la più interessante rivelazione dell'anno appena trascorso. I più attenti alla scena jazzistica lo avevano notato da qualche tempo. Pur essendo ancora molto giovane Tigran ha svolto significative esperienze, vinto prestigiosi premi (il Martial Solal e il Monk Competition) e inciso tre dischi da leader: nel 2006 World Passion in trio col sassofonista Ben Wendel e il batterista Ari Hoenig, ...