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Tigran Hamasyan

In its ever-evolving state, jazz invites into its fold imaginative artists who freely and courageously pursue their own vision, not only built on tradition but also infused with their own personality and passion. In the case of pianist/keyboardist Tigran Hamasyan, potent jazz improvisation fuses with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. Turning 30 in 2017, he’s one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists of his generation. Tigran’s fresh sound is marked by an exploration of time signatures beyond 4/4 into 5/4 and 9/8, charged dynamics, the shifting between acoustic and electric modes of expression, all undergirded by an affinity to the grind of heavy metal.

Adam Holzman, John McLaughlin, Antoine Fafard and Brett Garsed

by Len Davis
January 28, 2024

The Big Picture from Adam Holzman and Brave New World, Black Light from John McLaughlin, CMD & The Nomads-Live, Antoine Fafard, Larry Coryell, Tom Coster and Steve Smith. Chris Minh Doky-Live, Allan Holdsworth, Tigran Hamasyan and Brett Garsed. Playlist Adam Holzman “Iron Curtain" from The Big Picture (Escapade) 00:00 John McLaughlin “Panditji" from Black ...

All One

By Ben Wendel

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: I Loves You Porgy; Wanderers; Throughout; Speak Joy; Tenderly; In Anima.

Mantova Jazz Festival 2023

by Angelo Leonardi
November 16, 2023

Mantova Jazz Festival Mantova, vari luoghi 13.10-10.11.2023 Giunto alla 43ma edizione, il jazz festival di Mantova continua a dimostrarsi attento agli sviluppi del jazz contemporaneo con programmi autorevolmente attrattivi, che presentano il meglio del panorama internazionale senza dimenticare i talenti locali. L'idea di fondo che ha guidato ...

Jazzkaar 2023

by Martin Longley
June 10, 2023

Jazzkaar Tallinn, Estonia April 23-30, 2023 Jazzkaar has now lost two days, this exceptional Estonian festival running at eight rather than ten, but still remaining epic when compared to most others. The opening Sunday might have only featured a single concert, but as the fresh week progressed, the scale incrementally increased, hitting ...

Ben Wendel: All One

by Jerome Wilson
June 7, 2023

Saxophonist Ben Wendel came up with a unique approach for this album of duets. He plays with a different musician on each of these six tracks, but while his guests stick to their primary instruments, Wendel fills in the space around them with multiple saxophone and bassoon parts, electronic effects, and percussion. The most ...

Tigran Hamasyan: Shoger Jan (Live at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 2010)

by Mike Jacobs
April 4, 2023

In 2010, Tigran Hamasyan may still have been on his way to becoming more of a known quantity but it's performances like this one that inevitably spread his reputation to larger audiences like wildfire. This 24-minute rendition of “Shoger Jan" was expanded to include spots from bassist Sam Miniae, Hamasyan and saxophonist Ben Wendel, but it ...

Jam Session: How Armenian Jazz Improvised Its Way Onto The World Stage

by Michael Sarian
March 31, 2023

Note: Originally published in the December 2021 issue of AGBU Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, world events began to mark a major shift in the cultural and socio-political landscape that would reverberate across the globe for the next hundred years. During this period, as the drum beat of existential ...

Stand Art

By Tigran Hamasyan

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: De-Dah; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; All The Things You Are; Big Foot; When A Woman Loves A Man; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; I Should Care; Invasion During An Operetta; Laura.

Sinton, Zucker, Zenón And More

by Bob Osborne
September 15, 2022

Another international mix of great new albums from Ben Zucker's Fifth Season, Josh Sinton, Miguel Zenón, No Base Trio, Rafael Zaldavar, Tigran Hamasyan, and a great historical recording from Henry Lowther's QuaternityPlaylist Show Intro 00:00 Ben Zucker´s Fifth Season “Counterproductives" from Semiterritory (ears&eyes) 00:45 Josh Sinton “The Heebie-Jeebies (to James P. Johnson)" from Steve ...