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Tigran Hamasyan
Jazz des Cinq Continents - BOTV [CONCERT VERSION]
CITADELLE DE MARSEILLE
MONTÉE DU SOUVENIR FRANÇAIS
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ASSO JAZZ DES 5 CONTINENTS PRÉSENTE : TIGRAN HAMASYANTigran Hamasyan construit depuis plus de 25 ans sa planète jazz, bardée de projets tout aussi passionnants qu’innovants, avec comme « ciment musical » le répertoire traditionnel de son Arménie natale.Il est toujours difficile de présenter la carrière de ce boulimique de travail, qui débute à trois ans lorsqu'il découvre les touches noires et blanches d’un piano. Mais c’est sur scène, à seulement treize ans, qu’il attire l’attention de Chick Corea et d’Avishai Cohen lors de l’un de ses premiers concerts au festival de jazz d'Erevan. Tout s’enchaîne alors : il remporte le prestigieux concours Thelonious Monk et part étudier à Los Angeles le jazz contemporain et la musique arménienne. Depuis 2006, date de son premier album World Passion, Tigran sortira à une vitesse folle 11 albums, participera à de nombreux projets, dont Abu Nawas Rhapsody avec Dhafer Youssef, et proposera des créations, remportant à chaque fois l’adhésion d’un public de plus en plus nombreux. Repoussant une nouvelle fois ses propres frontières artistiques, il est de retour, sur disque et sur scène, avec The Bird of A Thousand Voices, un opéra moderne inspiré d'un conte mythologique initiatique arménien. Légende passionnante et tellement inspirante d’un oiseau dont le chant divin et envoûtant a le pouvoir de ramener l’amour et la paix. Une transmission importante pour Tigran dans un contexte géopolitique où les cultures ancestrales arméniennes disparaissent petit à petit. Le 4 juillet, la Citadelle de Marseille va porter haut en couleur les valeurs de cet oiseau aux mille voix et, par la magie scénique de Tigran, nous invitera pour un soir dans un havre de paix. Concert d'ouverture à 20h de Marie Carnage21h : concert de Tigran Hamasyan Une soirée en coproduction avec la Citadelle de Marseille.
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Tigran Hamasyan Biography
With pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan, potent jazz improvisation fuses with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia.
Turning 30 in 2017, he’s one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power.
Tigran’s latest adventurous project is 2017’s An Ancient Observer, his second solo album, his eighth overall as a sole leader, and his sophomore recording for Nonesuch. (Overall, this is his eighth recording as a sole leader.) Conceptually, An Ancient Observer is a poignant album focusing on the art of observing.
Tigran’s career has included an impressive number of accolades, including top piano award at the 2013 Montreux Jazz Festival and the grand prize at the prestigious 2006 Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition. One of his earliest albums, 2008’s New Era, was championed by one scribe who wrote that “with more seasoning and a calming maturity not driven by merely showing off, Hamasyan is certain to elevate his art to a top tier of jazz and world music expressionism.” Several years later he certainly made that statement prophetic as he was applauded by NPR Music: “With startling combinations of jazz, minimalist, electronic, folk and songwriterly elements…Hamasyan and his collaborators travel musical expanses marked with heavy grooves, ethereal voices, pristine piano playing and ancient melodies. You’ll hear nothing else like this in 2015.”
He has recorded on various labels —France’s Red Loins, Nonesuch and ECM— with his electro-acoustic powerhouse trio as well as the Yerevan State Chamber Choir for his 2015 Luys i Luso project focused on Armenian sacred music stretching stylistically from the 5th century to the 20th century.
In 2015, Tigran garnered the prestigious Paul Acket Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the following year earned the Echo Award (the German Grammy) for best international piano album of the year for his superb recording Mockroot.
Tigran has toured internationally for a fan bass that ranges from adventurous jazz aficionados to progressive hardcore metal listeners. Of his new recording, which he will be touring this spring in Europe and the U.S., Tigran says, “An Ancient Observer is presenting the observation of the world we live in now and the weight of our history we carry on our shoulders that is influencing us even if we don't realize it. This album is the observation of influences and experiences I had.”
Read MoreTurning 30 in 2017, he’s one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power.
Tigran’s latest adventurous project is 2017’s An Ancient Observer, his second solo album, his eighth overall as a sole leader, and his sophomore recording for Nonesuch. (Overall, this is his eighth recording as a sole leader.) Conceptually, An Ancient Observer is a poignant album focusing on the art of observing.
Tigran’s career has included an impressive number of accolades, including top piano award at the 2013 Montreux Jazz Festival and the grand prize at the prestigious 2006 Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition. One of his earliest albums, 2008’s New Era, was championed by one scribe who wrote that “with more seasoning and a calming maturity not driven by merely showing off, Hamasyan is certain to elevate his art to a top tier of jazz and world music expressionism.” Several years later he certainly made that statement prophetic as he was applauded by NPR Music: “With startling combinations of jazz, minimalist, electronic, folk and songwriterly elements…Hamasyan and his collaborators travel musical expanses marked with heavy grooves, ethereal voices, pristine piano playing and ancient melodies. You’ll hear nothing else like this in 2015.”
He has recorded on various labels —France’s Red Loins, Nonesuch and ECM— with his electro-acoustic powerhouse trio as well as the Yerevan State Chamber Choir for his 2015 Luys i Luso project focused on Armenian sacred music stretching stylistically from the 5th century to the 20th century.
In 2015, Tigran garnered the prestigious Paul Acket Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the following year earned the Echo Award (the German Grammy) for best international piano album of the year for his superb recording Mockroot.
Tigran has toured internationally for a fan bass that ranges from adventurous jazz aficionados to progressive hardcore metal listeners. Of his new recording, which he will be touring this spring in Europe and the U.S., Tigran says, “An Ancient Observer is presenting the observation of the world we live in now and the weight of our history we carry on our shoulders that is influencing us even if we don't realize it. This album is the observation of influences and experiences I had.”
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