Author Archives: Janine
Tigran tours UK and Ireland in Oct/Nov
After Tigran's sell out debut concert in Dublin earlier this year, he's back performing in Limerick 26 Oct, Bray 27 Oct and Cork Jazz Festival 28 October. An 8-date tour of the UK follows in Poole 31 Oct, Manchester 1 … Continue reading
Hariprasad Chaurasia at Parramasala Festival, Australia
Following on from Trilok Gurtu's inventive performance at last year's festival, we're pleased to announce Hariprasad Chaurasia at The Parramasala Festival in Parramatta, Australia on 11 November 2012. He will be performing with his group: Vijay Ghate, Bhawani Prasad Kathak and Vivek … Continue reading
Armenian Voices at Festival d’ile de France
Armenian Voices perform, under the direction of Sona Hovhannisyan, Komitas' The Divine Liturgy at Eglise Notre-Dame de Taverny on 16 September. A Masterclass conducted by Sona Hovhannisyan, 'Le Repertoire Sacre et Profane de Komitas' is on Saturday 15 September at … Continue reading
Trilok Gurtu, Oumou Sangare, Jan Garbarek
This year's La Mar de Musicas Festival in Cartegena celebrates the rhythmic music of the African continent. Trilok has invited Mali's acclaimed singer, Oumou Sangare to join him and Jan Garbarek on 24 June at the Auditorio El Batel. http://www.lamardemusicas.com/2012/avance.htm
Schleswig-Holstein Festival with Martin Grubinger
Trilok joins Martin Grubinger, Salzburg Camerata, Arial Zuckerman and Indian dancer Mukti Shri at this year's festival on 10 July. Featuring Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man & Appalachian Spring; Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story; Wolf Kerschek's Jazz Suite–A … Continue reading
Tigran with Herbie Hancock – UNESCO
Embracing at UNESCO's 1st International Jazz Day Launch Concert in Paris on 27 April – when they met up at Festival Orleans Jazz in 2008, Herbie quipped "Tigran, amazing, he's now my teacher". http://bit.ly/Ks33Xd
Live at Later….with Jools Holland
What a year Tigran's having at the Beeb – first sweetener Jamie Cullum's Radio 2, onto Gilles Peterson's Radio 1 and Radio 6 and now, performing Live on the BBC's flagship music TV show "LATER…with Jools Holland". BBC Two, … Continue reading
Cully Jazz Festival – Trilok & Tigran in Duet
"The long duet was freely developed – there was many a nod and mutual glance – and the pianist's tricks and fancies sat well over chattering tablas, brushed snare and full-on drum kit rock. There were set-piece endings, synchronised stabs … Continue reading
Tigran remixes with LV for Gilles Peterson
For Gilles Peterson's final BBC Radio 1 programme he invited Tigran into the legendary Maida Vale studios in London. Hyperdub artist/producers LV (Portico Quartet, Nitin Sawhney, Rumer) joined the mix with their array of toys and you can hear one … Continue reading
Trilok Gurtu – Keynote Speaker, Leeds Conference
Trilok Gurtu has been announced as Keynote Speaker at the 2012 Leeds International Jazz Education Conference, Leeds College of Music on 29 March. The Conference will focus on Jazz Practice in the 21st Century and includes delegates from around the … Continue reading