Category Archives: Tigran Hamasyan
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
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
4.5**** A Fable in March’s Downbeat
…..The album's closing piece is Tigran's arrangement of the Armenian hymn "Mother, Where Are You?" which serves as a reflective and moving coda to this gorgeous album. Chris Robinson March 2012 Tigran Downbeat Review
A song of yearning and hope and praise
With a firm yet delicate touch….. Tigran plays what he says is "simply one of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard". He's referring to the Armenian folk song "Mother, Where Are You?" which features on his recent release … Continue reading
Tigran performs UK/Ireland January 2012
Celebrating his "Les Victoires du Jazz 2011 Award" in Nice. Tigran makes his debut in Ireland on January 24 at the National Concert Hall's John Field Room, Dublin performing from his new release 'A Fable' on Verve Records. … Continue reading
Tigran wins French Grammy
Tigran Hamasyan, winner of the Thelonious Monk prize has been awarded a French Grammy last Friday; known as Les Victoires du Jazz/Pop. His award was for "International Album with French production". A FABLE was released in the UK/Ireland in … Continue reading