Wed 3/11 @ 7:30-9PM
Tigran Hamasyan is known first of all a jazz pianist, but he’s a lot more than that. The Armenian musician/composer incorporates a wide range of elements into his sound, including progressive rock, heavy metal and Armenia folk music, in addition to elements of improvision that are native to jazz.
The 38-year-old musician won first place at the Montreux and Thelonius Monk Institute of jazz competitions when he was just in his teens and released his debut album at age 17. Since then, he’s won international acclaim in the jazz community, earning attention from such jazz keyboard greats as Herbie Hancock and the late Chick Corea. He’s currently touring with his newly released album Manifeste, accompanied by two fellow Armenians, drummer Arman Mnatsakanyan and keyboard player Yessaï Karapetian, and Illinois native Evan Marien on bass. He’ll be stopping at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium this week.
Go here for tickets.
clevelandart.org/events/tigran-hamasyan-manifeste