Tigran Hamasyan SOLO

Tigran Hamasyan was born in Gyumri (Armenia) in 1987. From the age of 2 he showed an extraordinary interest towards music. The tape player and piano became preferable than many other toys he had. At the age of 3 he was singing the great deal of Led Zeppelins, Deep Purples, Beatles, Louis Armstrongs, and Queens songs trying to accompany himself on the Piano. It was obvious for the parents the music is inseparable part of this childs life. At the age of 7 he entered the world of jazz. He was listening different jazz melodies and improvising on piano all day long. Soon he begins to attend music school for classic education. In 1997 their family moved to Yerevan. The profound study of the art of Duke Elington, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Miles Davis, Bud Powell and others was began. He comprehended everything so fast and so deeply, that soon reached a high technique and unique jazz thinking. At the same time the first own compositions appeared. He was rapidly acquainted with jazz stars Chick Korea, Avishai Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Ari Roland and begun to be highly estimated by jazz authorities. Studying music formally and practicing constantly, Hamasyan also immersed himself in his native lands rich folk music, which he incorporated into his jazz performances. Then followed a period of wide study of modern jazz and Armenian folk music which later helped him to achieve higher levels. Now based in New York, he has released 4 acclaimed albums in carrier (at only age of 24), recorded with musicians such as Ari Hoenig, Moutin brothers, Vardan Grigoryan. Awards: 2003: 1st prize in Jazz a Juan Revelations 2003 1st prize and public prize of Montreux Jazz Solo Piano 2006: 1st prize of Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano competition 2nd prize at Martial Solal Jazz piano competition