Tigran Hamasyan

About Tigran Hamasyan

Although first moved as a child by bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles, Tigran Hamasyan would focus his musical sights on jazz, becoming an adept piano player. Inspired by the sounds of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Miles Davis, Hamasyan found himself part of the festivities at the 2nd Yerevan Jazz Festival in 2000. Just a few years later, he would go on to win a number of contests, one of which was at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival. Recorded with his band Aratta Rebirth, Red Hail hit stores in February of 2009. ~ Chris True