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Armen Nalbandian To Release New Solo Piano Album, Alis Grave Nil, On July 23rd

Source: Blacksmith Brother
June 25, 2014

On July 23rd, 2014, pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian will release Alis Grave Nil (Blacksmith Brother Music), his tenth album as a leader and second solo piano album. Alis Grave Nil is the follow-up to Nalbandian's newly released Time Waits from earlier this year, and features original compositions by Nalbandian, Charlie Chaplin, Eubie Blake, Kendrick Lamar and more! About Armen Nalbandian Armen Nalbandian (b. 1978 in Manchester, England) is a jazz pianist, composer and humanitarian. In addition to the piano, he has ...

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Armen Nalbandian To Release Solo Piano Album, Time Waits On May 23rd

Source: Blacksmith Brother
May 12, 2014

On May 23rd, 2014, pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian will release Time Waits (Blacksmith Brother Music), his ninth album as a leader and first solo piano album. Time Waits is also one of two solo piano albums that Nalbandian will be releasing this year and features several original compositions by Nalbandian as well as compositions by Thelonious Monk, Radiohead, and Hoagy Carmichael. About Armen Nalbandian Armen Nalbandian (b. 1978 in Manchester, England) is a jazz pianist, composer and humanitarian. In addition to ...

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Book / Magazine

Armen Nalbandian Publishes First Book: Portrait Of An Artist As A Young Improviser

Source: Blacksmith Brother
May 6, 2013

Musician Armen Nalbandian has published his first book; Portrait of an Artist as a Young Improviser, featuring essays and articles written during his tenure as Artist-in-Residence and Musical Director of the Fresno Art Museum, in addition to chronicling the creation if his classic album Manchester Born. From Blacksmith Brother: A look inside Armen Nalbandian's thought process as he created his classic album: Manchester Born and his performances throughout this time period. This book contains essays and entries written by Nalbandian ...

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Armen Nalbandian To Commemorate 35th Birthday By Reissuing Entire Catalog

Source: Blacksmith Brother
March 30, 2013

To commemorate his 35th birthday, Armen Nalbandian and his record label Blacksmith Brother will be reissuing his entire back catalog on April 6th, 2013. Many of his recordings were limited pressings when originally released and will now be available at music retailers worldwide. Included in the releases are Nalbandian’s experimental “prepared” fender rhodes album, Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off & his acclaimed trio album, Manchester Born in addition to recordings featuring Han Bennink, Nasheet Waits and Eric Revis. ...

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Armen Nalbandian To Release 8th Album: Surrounded By Snakes

Source: Blacksmith Brother
February 9, 2013

After weeks of speculation, Pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian announced via his twitter (@armennalbandian) on Friday afternoon that he would be releasing his 8th album entitled, Surrounded by Snakes, “very soon." Nalbandian’s record label, Blacksmith Brother, recently tweeted the vague “Beware the Ides of March” in late January, possibly hinting at a potential release date. Nalbandian's most recent albums, Quiet, as it's Kept featured Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits and Coup de Grace featured drummer Han Bennink. Nalbandian's most notable recent performances ...

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Performance / Tour

Pianist Armen Nalbandian joins Dave Chappelle on stage for Impromptu Performance at Yoshi's

Source: Blacksmith Brother
August 18, 2011

Recording

Armen Nalbandian to release new trio album with Nasheet Waits and Eric Revis, and duet album with Han Bennink on August 23rd

Source: Blacksmith Brother
August 1, 2011

On August 23rd, pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian will release two new recordings via his label Blacksmith Brother Music. The first being a live recording with drummer Han Bennink from January 2008 entitled Coup de Grace. The second being a follow-up to his 2007 trio recording Manchester Born, features Nalbandian on the fender rhodes and in a trio setting featuring bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits. The album comprises of all original compositions by Nalbandian and is entitled “Quiet, as it's ...

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