Tigran Hamasyan

Tigran Hamasyan is an Armenian jazz pianist and composer with major international recognition as a contemporary creative musician. His work is notable for combining jazz improvisation with Armenian folk influences, progressive structures, and elements of academic composition. Hamasyan has received awards at international jazz competitions and has performed at leading festivals and concert halls around the world. His albums are widely discussed for their innovative architecture and distinctive use of Armenian musical language. He is regarded as one of the Armenian musicians who most visibly brought Armenian cultural sound into the global landscape of contemporary music.