Armenian Voices – St. Florent le Vieil, France

Armenian Voices Opera House Yerevan

Armenian Voices perform at the Scenes de Pays Festival, Sunday 22 January 2012 in the Abbey, St Florent le Vieil. The seven member choir, under the direction of Sona Hovhanisyan are Gevorg Avetisyan: basse, Vahagn Babloyan: basse, Areg Ghaghramanyan: basse, Artur Manukyan: tenor, Kim Sargsyan: basse, Edgar Varosyan: tenor, Narine Voskanyan: alto. Both ancient and new music from the Armenian nation has been a very well-kept secret which Armenian Voices explores, inviting the listener to share in the wealth of treasure it beholds.  http://bit.ly/u1YjPZ

Trilok Gurtu & special guest Niladri Kumar

Trilok Gurtu Niladri Kumar Parramasala Festival AustraliaParramasala Festival, Parramatta, Australia – 30 Oct-6 Nov 2011.  Trilok Gurtu with his group and special guest, Sitar maverick Niladri Kumar headline at the Riverside Theatre, 5 Nov.  Trilok performs '20 Years of Talking Tabla"  and Niladri conducts his Sitar Masterclass on 6 Nov.  Tickets:   http://bit.ly/qfYvqg

Jan Garbarek on Ireland’s RTE Lyric FM

In conversation with John Kelly on Monday 17 October.  Broadcast from 2pm GMT or subsequently on RTE iPlayer:   http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/jk/

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 September and can be purchased here (ROI delivery only). 
Upcoming UK/Ireland tour:  23 January Celtic Connections, Glasgow; 24 January NCH John Field Room, Dublin; 26 January Leeds Howard Assembly Room; 1 March Bristol St George's Brandon Hill.  Further dates to be announced

Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble

"Officium Novum" tour – performing St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin on Saturday 22 October; North Cathedral, Cork on Sunday 23 October.  Tickets can be purchased through Mintaka Music or Ticketmaster; St Patrick's Dublin and Everyman Palace Theatre Cork.  Further details here

Trilok at Sori Jazz Festival, July 2011

Rain Shadow in Yerevan, Armenia

Tigran Hamasyan’s “A Fable” – UK release 19/9

Tigran Hamasyan Daily Telegraph

4**** Review "……This new solo album shows his Armenian heritage is still alive in him, and many numbers have a riviting folk-like simplicity and sincerity in them……." 

 

Tigran Hamasyan Independent Sunday

 

Tigran Taking Off – Jazzwise Feature Sept 2011

Tigran-Taking-Off-Jazzwise-Sept_2011JAZZWISE Magazine's feature in September's issue: "The talk of the international festival circuit over the past year, the young pianist TIGRAN has the potential to make a huge impact………"  

Tigran Hamasyan’s ‘A Fable’ receives 4* Jazzwise review Sept 2011

Tigran Hamasyan Jazzwise 4 Star 'A Fable' cd review

Jazzwise Magazine's Selwyn Harris' 4* review of Tigran's new cd A Fable.  UK release date 19 September on Universal's Verve label to coincide with Tigran's concert at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall with TRILOK GURTU on 24 September.